Sunday, December 20, 2015

CAR CRAZY Appearances: National and Regional, Right Now and Upcoming...

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Opportunities abounding now and in the future for media and in-person appearances for CAR CRAZY.  To wit: This weekend, Dec. 19 and 20, ...
Friday, December 11, 2015

My Dad and Airplanes

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Author's Note: I wrote this three  years ago, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of my father's death. Like his memory, it ha...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

VIDEO: More classic cars in action. PLUS: another great review by a car lover!

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At the bottom of this post, you will find links to more classic cars, including 1 1904 Oldsmobile and a 1912 Packard, running at the launch ...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Talking cars on national PBS and worldwide VOA TV, plus a nice new review

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Spent a wonderful half hour talking old cars -- and new cars -- and looking at photos of same -- with the distinguished LLewellyn King, h...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Scenes from a signing

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Spent a fine hour and a half at Barrington Books Retold in Garden City, Rhode Island, on Sunday, November 29. A great store run by great pe...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Busy weekend for #CarCrazy!

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The Thanksgiving weekend will bring thanks-worthy things for Car Crazy and I invite you to participate. From 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, No...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Listen to a fun hour talking old cars on Drive Thru Radio!

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On Saturday, Nov. 14, I was the guest on Drive Thru Radio, AM-790, Providence, R.I., hosted by Paul Zangari and his brother John, who have l...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Appearances and signings. And a reading with photos of very old cars!

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As we enter the second week of publication for CAR CRAZY, the schedule of events is taking shape. And there's a lot on tap. I invite yo...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

In My Merry Oldsmobile (and Model T, Packard and Duryea)

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"In My Merry Oldsmobile" was one of the hit songs of 1905, a huge year for the automobile industry -- and a huge year in many of t...
Monday, November 2, 2015

Remarks, rides and a reading at the 11/1/15 launch party, Pell Center, Newport, RI

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On a glorious fall day, we packed the house at Salve Regina University's Pell Center in Newport, R.I., for the launch party for CAR CRAZ...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Last Call for Classic Cars in Newport, R.I., 11/1!

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You still have time -- but not much! -- to register for the free Car Crazy launch party, 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Pell Center, 518 Be...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

Like Kirkus, Library Journal gives CAR CRAZY two thumbs up!

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In another pre-publication review, Library Journal on Oct. 1, 2015, praises the book, calling it "engrossing and well-written...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Indies like CAR CRAZY!

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Enjoyed meeting independent booksellers, friends, authors and some of the Perseus Books sales folks at the annual October New England Indepe...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Talk and signing at the Barrington Public Library

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Please join me at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, for a talk and signing at the Barrington (R.I.) Public Library! More details here. And don...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Registration for the free launch party now open

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LAUNCH PARTY! Please join us on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in Newport, R.I., at the official launch party for the book! Free and open to the ...
Friday, September 11, 2015

CAR CRAZY is coming November 3, 2015!

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Fasten your seat belts for the imminent arrival of my ninth book of non-fiction (and 16th book overall). On Nov. 3, 2015, Perseus Books/...
Sunday, August 2, 2015

H.P. Lovecraft contest evokes spirit of The Baby Hope Theft

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft The Providence Journal is back in the short story contest business with this summer's H.P. Lovecraft co...