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No More AP Book Reviews

No More AP Book Reviews

One of the hardest things to do, especially as a new author, is to convince a reader to take a chance—spend their hard-earned money and their even harder-earned free time—on your book. Book reviews have always been one of the best ways to get in front of potential

Coming Soon To A Bookstore Near You (August 12, 2025)

Coming Soon To A Bookstore Near You (August 12, 2025)

All book descriptions provided by the publisher. Anonymous Male: A Life Among Spies By Christopher Whitcomb Random House Available in Hardcover, ebook, audiobook In September 2001, Christopher Whitcomb was the most visible FBI agent in the world. His bestselling memoir, Cold Zero, had led to novels, articles in GQ, and

Albums I Like — Sophisticated Giant by Dexter Gordon

Albums I Like — Sophisticated Giant by Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon had been gone for a long time—14 years in Europe, mostly in Copenhagen and Paris. So when he finally came back to the States in the mid-1970s, it wasn’t just a return—it was a homecoming. Live sets of his triumphant return to the Village Vanguard

I'm Fine, How Are You?

I'm Fine, How Are You?

Letters are now emails. Phone calls are now texts. Snark is the new smile. You are now more likely to sue your neighbor in court than you are to talk to them over the shared fence. Plenty of sociologists have written papers on the dangers of social media. Our news

A Little Thing Happened In Bledsoe County

A Little Thing Happened In Bledsoe County

If you don’t live in Southeast Tennessee, maybe this sounds like one of those “only in the South” deals—part county fair, part spectacle, part mystery as to how exactly we all ended up here. But if you’ve spent any time in these parts, you know the fair

The Ballad of James Killingsworth

The Ballad of James Killingsworth

Back in the early Aughts, I worked for a company called ARS, and Brad York was my right-hand man. Brad and I sat across from each other with four or five other people in a dingy little office that had once been the card room of a golf course clubhouse,

A Eulogy For Si

A Eulogy For Si

It’s been a year since the death of my grandmother, Si. A whole year without her laugh, her smile, her stubbornness, and her stories—and somehow, she’s still with me. I was honored to speak at her funeral. This is what I said that day. Ladies and gentlemen,