Least favorite words
The Guardian reported on words most hated by a selection of English poets. These included redacted, pulchritude, and appall. My wife’s least favorite word is moist. It literally grosses her…
One day to go…
Something Missing was reviewed by the Free Lance Star in Fredericksburg, VA, today, and in glowing terms, and more than 75% of the readers in Amazon’s Vine program have given the…
“Something Missing” in the Boston Globe!
It’s just two days from the release of Something Missing, and this morning the book received favorable mention in Jan Gardner’s Shelf Life column in the Boston Globe. Having grown…
Guest review of SOMETHING MISSING
A big thank you to Alan Bradley, author of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, who was kind enough to write a guest review for Something Missing for…
Star Trek: Coincidentally flawed
In 1982 I wrote a letter to Steven Spielberg suggesting he hire me as the Common Sense Director for his movies. I explained that my role would be to point…
“Something Missing” making a name for itself
I found a few tidbits of good news regarding Something Missing as I surfed the web and combed through my email today: First, Something Missing was listed in Goodreads’ July newsletter…
Group descriptors
A murder of crows. A pride of lions. A gaggle of geese. All great ways of describing a group of animals. I recently heard a new one I liked a…
Literary love connections
The Guardian recently published a piece on Border’s new dating site for bibliophiles in the UK, which promises to bring together singletons based on their unique literary interests. "Unlike other…
Book covers
Designer Chip Kidd posted a gallery of some of his favorite book covers since 2000. Some excellent choices. I’ve come to like the cover of Something Missing a lot as…
“Unexpectedly, Milo” – A synopsis
Since I posted about the sale of my next book, I’ve received several requests for a synopsis from booksellers, friends, relatives, and a few strangers. I adore my agent, Taryn,…
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