Hooray for independent bookstores like Book Cellar! It opened in early October in the perfect location, an abandoned space at the corner of Lake Avenue and J Street in quaint downtown Lake Worth. The proprietors, who own a similar store in Colorado, reviewed my book MURDER IN PALM BEACH: The Homicide That Never Died, and […]
Yippee ki-yah ki-yah ki-yo! My new novel is done. Finito. Fini. Das Ende. The End. All that remains is the editing and choosing a final title. Plus, of course, a publisher. These days, a lot of authors create titles that include keywords, so their books will come up when readers enter the words in Google […]
Republican leadership Throughout my long adult life, I have never considered myself a political ideologue. Rather, I like to think of myself as a pragmatist: whatever works best for the most people, while showing compassion for those at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. But it has become abundantly clear that, in general, the […]
President Obama Despite all of the cautionary advice against it, President Obama several days ago used the N word. No, that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about Nazi. A number of voices in the media have in the past criticized a tendency to compare politicians or political actions with Nazis or Nazism. But […]
A crowded Book Cellar Independent bookstores are bucking the trend in brick-and-mortar retail stores heading downward. For the last eight or so years, nonchain bookstores have been moving in the opposite direction. The Book Cellar, a new store in downtown Lake Worth, Florida, is evidence of that. The store has been popular since its opening […]
Bob’s Christmas Letter 2017 Dear Family and Friends, I do not bring you tidings of great joy. The Miami Dolphins just lost their chance to make the playoffs due to the worst decision possible by the coach in paying $10 million for a has-been – nay, a never-was – quarterback. Oh, you don’t like the […]
“Words matter” is a buzz phrase tossed around frequently these days, and remarks yesterday by our clueless, callous, boorish and shockingly unpresidential president shined neon lights on the phrase when he referred to Haiti and African nations as “sh*thole countries.” But I digress even before getting started. This is not a political commentary. Rather, it […]
President Trump Open Letter to Trump Supporters: Let’s see if I understand this. You voted for Donald Trump because you thought he was Mr. Straight Shooter who was allergic to Washington politics. If I’ve been following the news correctly, President Trump just waffled twice, causing a government shutdown – because of politics. And you still […]
Today, I am departing from my usual blather about whatever. Instead, I have a fun surprise to share with you. I’ve teamed up with 35-plus fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of crime thrillers to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a brand new eReader to the Grand Prize winner! But even if you’re not […]
A reminder, folks: The big BOOK GIVEAWAY ends tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 12. So if you want to get a treasure trove of crime novels by accomplished writers, FREE, you need to act pronto. Enter the giveaway by clicking here: http://bit.ly/criminalintent-feb2018 If you missed my first invitation to garner a bunch of books free and possibly win […]