Originally Published September 11, 2026 Obviously, A Book Place This week, my best friend moved to Thailand. He has a lot of books. I mean, a LOT of books. He's there, but his books aren't, yet. What kind of place did he move into? Judge for yourself, but I know what it will look like soon: A book place. A Book Place, Soon! Not a library, it's my friend's apartment! And he has many more shelves! My kid is contemplating marriage. I mean, they bought a condo this year; can marriage be far off?...
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Originally Published August 30, 2026 Why I Love Bethany Beach Books If you read my last newsletter about jury duty, you know I tend to proselytize when it comes to my book. (Sorry, but it’s the only one I’ve got, and I may never write anything better.) (In my defense, it DID win a Kirkus Star.) You: He’s never going to shut up about that star, is he? Me: Not a chance. Anywho, I found myself on family vacation this week at Bethany Beach, Delaware, one of the most beautiful beaches on the East...
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Originally Published on August 7, 2026 A Jury of Readers A jury summons in your mailbox is about as welcome as a case of pink eye. But seeing as how the alternative is a justice system in which we have no say, maybe it's best not to complain too much. Besides, civic duty and all that. So when my summons came, I drove the 40 miles out to the county courts, hoping I wouldn't actually be called to be a trial juror. No such luck. I was Juror #12. I almost dodged it. Almost. If you've ever served...
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Originally Published July 31, 2026 Native Wins a Kirkus Star At a literary convention in Pittsburgh last week, I looked forward to two key opportunities for my debut novel, Native Species: a scheduled reading, which would enable me to reach a room full of potential readers; and a pitch session with a literary agent, which might conceivably enable me to have my book published traditionally. Things did not go well. The convention organizers—wonderful, kindhearted people—inadvertently forgot to...
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Originally published July 10, 2026 Indie Authors + Indie Booksellers: An Excellent Match It's a match made in heaven, but not one I ever thought about: independent bookstores and independently published authors. Once I self-published my first novel, though, I began to take notice. Poor Little Indie Author Independent authors like me have to accept some hard truths: We will never be reviewed in the New York Times. Our books will never be for sale in Barnes & Noble, or any other bookseller...
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Originally published May 9, 2026 Early Reviews of Native Species Are In! Well, at least some reviews. Nine on Amazon, and 20 on Goodreads. None so far on Audible, though I know a few people have listened to the audiobook. (It's a hoot and a half, I can assure you.) I'm delighted with the reviews received so far, mostly from my fellow authors, book influencers, and friends. I've posted a few of them on my website, so that, in the unlikely event that potential readers actually find it, they'll...
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Originally Published April 8, 2026 Native Species Audiobook: Available Now! Many of you who have trouble finding time to read have been asking me about an audiobook. I'm happy to announce that the audiobook for Native Species, narrated by yours truly, is now (April 8) available on Audible, and it will become available on iTunes and Amazon in the next few days. And for those who have the book but have not yet read it: the combination of book + audiobook narration provides a wonderfully...
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Originally published March 20, 2026 Dream Into Action Thanks to my family, friends, and fellow book lovers for coming to yesterday's book launch for Native Species!
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Originally published March 3, 2026 Book Signing! Join us 7pm Thursday, March 19 at The Next Chapter bookstore in Huntington, NY, where I'll be giving a brief talk about my debut novel, Native Species. Buy your book at the store to have it signed! This event is free and open to the public. The paperback was released March 2 and is now available everywhere. The ebook and audiobook will be released March 23.
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