Harvard Cold Case Reopened
With this post, I’m announcing a reward for the return of a priceless object taken from my dorm room between 1978 and 1980. I was living in Eliot House at Harvard College. Even if you have no direct knowledge of the theft, I ask that you re-tweet this post or share it on Facebook—because somewhere, someplace, somebody knows the whereabouts of a missing treasure.
Perfect Manhattan
Many thanks to my friend, Ned Skinner, for sending a jar of “Cherry Man” maraschinos. Cherry Man is the only brand for mixing the perfect Manhattan. And for your Thanksgiving pleasure, I’m posting my favorite recipe:
Weigh in on the Girlfriend Controversy
I’m a huge football fan, and in my opinion there’s nothing like a good quarterback controversy. Mark Sanchez versus Tim Tebow, for example. The thing is–I never expected a personnel controversy to work its way into the Grove O’Rourke series. On second thought, there’s no football in my writing. Perhaps the better analogy is Ginger or Mary Ann.
Art Theft
I’ve been researching art heists recently. Today, I came across this poem by John Updike. The New Yorker published Stolen on April 14, 2003. Updike suggests how treasures taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum might feel about their plight:
How Internet Porn Helped Me Land a Literary Agent
She didn’t buy the explanation. She concluded that I was suffering from an Internet porn addiction. And one Saturday, while I was exercising in our basement, she sneaked into my office with a zip drive and a mission.
How Internet Porn Helped Me Land a Literary Agent
She didn’t buy the explanation. She concluded that I was suffering from an Internet porn addiction. And one Saturday, while I was exercising in our basement, she sneaked into my office with a zip drive and a mission.
Lunch with Norb
Here is the idea. I'm happiest when I am out talking with people. All people, the more the better. When I travel I eat lunch, go out for coffee, or relax over a glass of wine at the end of the day. So I'm going to invite readers and anyone else who wants to...
MR. PRESIDENT
Norb’s new eBook short. $1.99
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What happens when greed collides with blind ambition? In this short story, available exclusively as an eBook, Grove O’Rourke discovers how far powerful adversaries will go to push their political agendas. The prize: the presidency of the United States.
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.