Did I Go Too Far This Time?
Mary: “Nobody says ‘pantyhose’ anymore.” Me: “Then what do they say?” So began my education into the differences between stockings, leggings, and tights. When Mary and I were walking though San Francisco recently, she pulled me...
Did I Go Too Far This Time
Mary: “Nobody says ‘pantyhose’ anymore.” Me: “Then what do they say?” So began my education into the differences between stockings, leggings, and tights. When Mary and I were walking though San Francisco recently, she pulled me close and pointed to a stylish, young...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Being Partners
Last week I took a cue from Clint Eastwood and talked shop with an empty chair. Here's how that conversation went. (And yes, as with the Pale Rider, you only get to hear my side). -- It's January. Time for us to sit down and discuss our partnership. No, I...
Mohegan Sun Big Book Getaway February 22nd
This promises to be a great event for readers and authors. I am on this panel in very good company. NOVEL IDEAS – MALE AUTHORS IN JOURNALISM AND FICTION Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 a.m. Pete Hamill: an...
Five Predictions for 2014
Fiction is predictive. In my novel, The Trust, a Catholic charity launders money through a sex superstore. Total fiction from the depths of my imagination. Several months after The Trust was published, Connecticut authorities indicted a Catholic priest for cooking...
Can Either Sex Really Do IT Right?
Write a protagonist of the opposite sex, that is. ...today's female novelists rarely take on a male voice, but when they do, their success rate seems noteworthy. This past year's "it" book was Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, in which the author tells one story from both...
The Wolf of Wall Street
There are Top Producers. Then there are… wolves.
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A Big Shout-Out to the Philippines
During the spring of 1980, I graduated from college on a Thursday afternoon and landed in Manila three days later. I spent the summer working for a bank, where I made great friends and developed a lasting affection for the Philippines. The country is comprised of...
Norb Vonnegut
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.