Question: How Long Did Drafted WWII Soldiers Serve?
I’m working on a story and have a question that I would have thought would be easy to answer. But I’ve run into dead ends (maybe I’m just being stupid this morning) so maybe you can help answer my question. If you were drafted into the military during World War II, how long were you…
continue readingThe Life and Ambitions of a Patteson Co-Author
Most of the co-authors I know work with celebrities on their high profile memoirs. But bestselling author James Patterson has a stable of co-authors who churn out his chart topping books. In yesterday’s New York Times, Charles McGrath had an interesting profile of Peter de Jonge, a Patterson collaborator who is now promoting his own…
continue readingA Detailed Look at Collecting Obsession
I spent a good deal of time wrapped up in Tony Bacon’s Million Dollar Les Paul: In Search of the Most Valuable Guitar in the World this past weekend. It’s an engaging read that is an exhaustive look into the roots of a collecting craze involving 1958 to 1960 Gibson Les Paul guitars. Bacon points…
continue readingBack to Normal
It’s back to the grindstone here. I was in Antigua last week working on a magazine article and Internet access was a bit more elusive than I figured. The Internet in my hotel was down and the wi-fi at the local coffeeshop next door was the equivalent of a 1996 dial-up. Hence, the lack of…
continue readingBlack Dogs
If, like me, you’re struggling to cheer up on this tax day, then pop down to your local bookstore and spend whatever meager amount of money you might have left on Jason Buhrmester’s debut novel, Black Dogs: The Possibly True Story of Classic Rock’s Greatest Robbery. It’s a tremendously fun read, full of seventies rock…
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