I cancelled my subscription to Men’s Health yesterday. I loved that magazine…funny, informative,brash, helpful tips…but yesterday they splashed Barack Obama’s portrait on the cover. I don’t need my escape magazine to push their agenda in my face.
This past weekend, Comedy Central’s John Stewart spoke before a group of Boston college students and opened [...]

God bless ‘em. This past weekend they were in Detroit at the Great Lakes Booksellers show, and they showed up in droves. I don’t know if it was a better than expected turnout or less than expected, but they were everywhere at the convention. And the publishers showed up as well, with [...]

There’s this list that goes out to all the independent book stores…and there’s a boat-load of them! It used to be called Book Sense, but now its new name is Indie Next Pick. And in October, people like Ian Rankin, Dennis Lehane ( Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone) and Kent Krueger are listed. [...]

So I was on my way home from Judy’s book launch Sunday, and talking to my attorney/good friend/book collector/avid reader, Don Witter, and for some reason he starts on a story about Bob Feller. Now Cleveland people know Bob Feller. I know C.R. was well aware of him and I’m certain Casey and [...]

This week is dedicated to C.R. I am still in shock over the passing of a good friend, a great writer, and a fellow blogger. Please, keep C.R.’s family in your prayers and remember that your past deeds reflect on the present and the future.
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Yes, we had a fabulous signing at the new B&N in Lima, Ohio last Thursday. The store sold over 90 copies of Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, and for this town, that’s a good number. Maybe not as good as the number Judy and I sold in Findlay, Ohio, but close.
But what I [...]

My newest book launches today and we’re having the official party at B&N in Lima, Ohio on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. You’re all invited. Stuff Dreams Are Made Of is the second in a series about two young guys in Miami who buy a used box truck and get into a [...]

I got a note from a friend who suggested I consider his idea for a new mystery. He swears it’s the truth. A man is lying on his death bed, and his wife is holding his hand. He is coughing, his eyes red with fever and he gazes at his mate and [...]

Falchion – A falchion ([fɔːlʃən], from Old French fauchon, ultimately from Latin falx “sickle”) is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao. The weapon combined the weight and power of an axe with the versatility of a sword.
Sounds like a nifty murder weapon. [...]

I never know what to say when someone says “Oh, you’re a writer? Have I heard of you?” Considering that most readers don’t remember author’s names and don’t remember book titles ( I’m the worst), it is doubtful that this person has heard of me, or even James Patterson for that matter. [...]