Where Have I Been?
Well, it’s been a while. Sorry about that. Sometimes life gets in the way. THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES was released into the world on June 4. The experience has been gratifying and devastating in equal measure. On the one hand, that people are reading it at all is...
Let’s Be Real
I recently read All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, by Bryn Greenwood and it kind of blew me away. It was uncomfortable, and challenging. It is really hard to say that I loved it, but I did. I have not one thing in common with the characters, but I cared about them...
What’s your book about?
That shouldn’t be a hard question. I spent more than two years writing THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES. It was in my head all the time. I could hear the characters’ voices, I could see what they were wearing, I knew why they were doing what they were doing, even when...
Book Clubs
I love the idea of book clubs (but I’ve never considered joining one). I know that some are very serious, and some are primarily an excuse to get away from one’s spouse and kids and to drink wine and eat cheese and crackers. I am not married, and I don’t have kids....
Time Flies Like an Arrow
People have asked me how, in between practicing law, being a deeply devoted watcher of TV and roasting the occasional chicken, I found the time to write a novel. The truth is that I have no idea. I didn’t set out to write a novel. I wrote a short story, The Mostly...
Bookreporter on THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES
THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES does not read like a first novel. It reads like exactly what it is: an accomplished work of fiction written by a super-talented writer. Click here to read the review
Numbers Count
I read about a study a few years ago using phone cases on Amazon.com that found that we're more likely to buy a product by reason of the number of reviews it has, than by reason of what they say. Just think about that for a second. Weird, right? But ok, hold that...
The Truth About the Title
The truth is that The Truth About Parallel Lines was not always the title. Just between us, I am still madly in love with my original title – Love is Like the Color Blue – even though I knew from early on that there were some problems with it. Among other things,...
Listen Up
I will be putting out an audiobook version of The Truth About Parallel Lines. I’m not sure exactly when it will be available. Right now, I am listening to one and a half minute auditions. It is super-weird, but fun. And speaking of listening, I did an interview...
Story Hour
I was seriously in love with my fifth grade teacher, Mr. Harsanyi. He was 25 years old. (My sister had been in his class two years before, his first year teaching.) I heard a few years ago that he retired in 2011, after 40 years. He was my first male teacher, and my...