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First, thanks to the thousands of people who\u2019ve emailed me to compliment my new website. I can\u2019t take credit for designing it, but I did pay for it.<\/p>\n

Thanks, too, for your suggestions for improving the website, which were helpful. We\u2019re still tweaking it, adding videos and other sections which we hope are informative and entertaining. Please check out my website<\/a> for updates and additions.<\/p>\n

And now for a commercial message: On Tuesday, September 27, the mass market paperback edition of my most recent novel, Radiant Angel<\/a><\/em>, was released. Radiant Angel<\/em> is also available in hardcover, trade paperback, audio and, of course, eBook. Please buy this book \u2013 my publisher needs the money.<\/p>\n

So here it is October and there\u2019s a chill in the air here in the Northeast, and soon there\u2019ll be frost on the pumpkins and ice in my scotch as I switch from beer to Dewar\u2019s and soda. No pumpkin lattes for me. My stomach turns just thinking about that.<\/p>\n

On another note, let me take this opportunity to wish my Jewish friends and readers and the Jewish side of my family a blessed Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n

Also, for my paisanos, Happy Columbus Day. We know that Columbus Day is no longer politically correct, but not much of history is.<\/p>\n

And finally, Happy Halloween \u2013 my ten-year-old\u2019s favorite holiday after Christmas. The most frightening thing about Halloween is the price of the costumes. When I was ten, we used to make our own \u2013 now they\u2019re made by Gucci. Have a safe and fun day.<\/p>\n

Another commercial message: I was asked to contribute a recipe for a book titled The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes<\/a><\/em>. The editor of this book, Natalie Eve Garrett, is a friend of my daughter\u2019s, a very nice lady, and very talented, so I said yes \u2013 even though I don\u2019t have a recipe for anything except scotch and soda. But I did remember an old Army recipe for Spam & Beans and you\u2019ll find it in this excellent cookbook \u2013 along with much better recipes \u2013 which will be published, October 11. You\u2019ll love this book and it makes an excellent hostess gift.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve decided to give away one signed copy of Natalie\u2019s book for my latest Newsletter contest beginning October 11 through October 31. One winner will be randomly selected from anyone who signs up for my Newsletter<\/a>. If you are already signed up, then you are entered to win. Good luck. And congratulations to Tom from Hamilton, Ohio for winning our September contest of the complete DeMille collection.<\/p>\n

On a completely different topic, my good friend Deana Martin (daughter of Dean) has just released a new album called Swing Street<\/a><\/em>, which I\u2019ve listened to and loved. This beautiful lady has a beautiful voice and she\u2019s chosen some of the best classics to include in her new album. I\u2019m still humming her rendition of \u201cThat\u2019s Life\u201d as I write this. For more information, please visit her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still hard at work on my Cuba book. I\u2019ll post the first chapter or two on my website soon, and I hope you\u2019ll agree with me that it\u2019s worth the wait.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for October. See you in November. Don\u2019t forget to vote on November 8, and remember in a democracy we get the government we deserve.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\"Nelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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