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Mark Twain When one ponders the state of the bookstore industry, a famous line attributed to Mark Twain comes to mind: “The report of my...
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May 13, 20195 min read
Fats: the Good and the Bad
Over the last several years, I’ve written a plethora of blog posts about the three hoaxes of the apothecary: statin drugs, cholesterol,...
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Apr 26, 20194 min read
Deliciously Demented Dorsey
Tim Dorsey Tim Dorsey is insane. He’s certifiable. That’s the only conclusion one can reach after reading Triggerfish Twist. Actually,...
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Mar 12, 20192 min read
A Head Start on Spring
Spring is about to, well, spring. I don’t know about you, but I’m doing cartwheels – and, for good measure, handsprings. Not really. Used...
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Mar 11, 20193 min read
A Franzen Family Affair
Jonathan Franzen If you’re looking for a shoot-’em-up, graphically violent novel with car chases, explosions, murders and torn bodies,...
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Mar 2, 20194 min read
The Bible and the Toyota
It’s doubtful the people who populate the Bible had any inkling that the automobile would one day replace the donkey on the road from...
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Feb 8, 20194 min read
Justice Gone Awry
A recent event here in Palm Beach County, Florida, echoes – in reverse – the injustice meted out to the main character in my book Murder...
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Jan 27, 20192 min read
Book It!
The deed is done. I have a publishing contract for my new novel, tentatively titled BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS. I suspect it will stick – the...
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Jan 11, 20193 min read
The Real Thing
Garry Moore Remember that 1970s TV show To Tell the Truth, hosted by Garry Moore? He would recite a biography, and a panel questioned...
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Dec 20, 20188 min read
Bob’s 2018 Christmas Letter
BOB’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EPISTLE Dear Family, Friends, Citizens, U.S. Capitol Lend me your ears. Mine have not been serving me all that...
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Dec 6, 20183 min read
A Bloody Quandary
After a long period of newsletter inaction, your not-so-faithful scribe is back in the business of the written word. The drought was...
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Oct 22, 20182 min read
Book Bonanza Redux
A few days ago — Oct. 17 or 18, I think it was — I sent this book giveaway offer to you. If you tried to access the deal, you might have...
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Oct 17, 20182 min read
Book Bonanza
In many parts of the country, the leaves have turned to radiant hues of gold, red, orange and yellow, the prelude to their demise. The...
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Oct 9, 20184 min read
The Road Not Taken
Dear Senator Collins, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins A good many people who waited with bated breath for your decision on the Brett Kavanaugh...
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Sep 26, 20183 min read
In the Key of Jazz
Everybody knows about Key West, where the primary industry is celebration of life. But a similar enclave exists well up the Sunshine...
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Sep 20, 20182 min read
Jazz Booked
At a downtown Lake Worth, Florida, store Tuesday night, a group of at least a dozen musicians stood just inside the door and posed for a...
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Sep 19, 20184 min read
Spare the Hyphen and Spoil the Phrase
It’s been a long time since The Grammar Grouch has groaned and moaned, and he’s getting testy. Time for him to purge those damned,...
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Sep 8, 20181 min read
It’s a Mystery
Yul Brynner, The King and I Hello, young readers, whoever you are, Or if you’re old, or almost. All my good pages go with you tonight,...
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Aug 28, 20183 min read
The Thrill Has Come
The life of an author is full of ups and downs, like the Amazon rankings on hiser (my gender-neutral pronoun) books. One becomes addicted...
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Jul 15, 20183 min read
Cheesy vs. Cultured
Norton Museum of Art Les Nuages Donald Trump can trash our allies and praise our enemies all he wants, but his treasonous activities of...
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