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Boston Globe review

There was a favorable review of Something Missing in the Boston Globe today.  Among the many pleasing lines from the piece was this gem: Though the book is essentially a high-concept caper, it is deftly constructed, really exciting at a couple of junctures, moving at others, and very, very funny. The “very, very funny” descriptor always…

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More attention for “Something Missing”

Newsday is picking up the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s highly favorable review of Something Missing to run on Sunday, September 6! My father-in-law informs me that Newsday has the seventeenth largest circulation in the country. Not only is the review favorable, but it’s my favorite review thus far. The writer seems to understand the book like…

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Well-timed and welcomed!

It’s after midnight. It’s still incredibly hot and humid, even though I’m on the Connecticut shoreline, and the sun has been down for hours. I’ve just finished loading two tons of DJ equipment into the truck and am preparing for an hour drive back home after spending the last seven hours entertaining at a wedding.…

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A fine day

After a long day of fun and sun at Mystic Seaport on the Connecticut shoreline, including a stop in Bank Square Books, an independent book store where I was unable to purchase a copy of the New York Times (but saw their last copy of my book on the shelf), I stopped in at Borders…

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Capping off a perfect day

In addition to the review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, a handful of other reviews of Something Missing were published yesterday in a variety of locations, including: A review by Lindsey Losnedahl, Las Vegas Review-Journal assistant features editor for the Las Vegas Review-Journal A review by John Mesjak, an independent sales rep…

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New York Times Sunday Book Review!

No need to wait until Sunday! The New York Times Sunday Book Review was published online this afternoon, and (I still cannot believe it) my book, Something Missing, was included! My book. My name. In the Sunday Book Review. The review is short but very positive, and it’s the third book listed. I still can’t…

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New York Times Book Review!

I just received word that Something Missing will receive a review in this weekend’s New York Times Book Review. This is another one of those moments that I will not soon forget. Of course, as soon as I received the email from my publicist, I called my wife to tell her of the great news, but…

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