Blown
This cat makes a cameo in BLOWN. It’s been a busy summer for me, no lounging by the pool drinking coconut-infused cocktails, and that’s just the way I like it. The big news is that I’ll have a new...
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A movie about a bass player. Finally. The film adaptation of Salty opens on September 8th in the United States. I’m hoping you’ll go out and see it. It’s really fun. Here’s a taste.
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“The man can tell a story, oh, yes, indeed.”—T. C. Boyle Coming in June 2018 Hailed as “the slightly more well-adjusted offspring of Hunter S. Thompson and James Ellroy” (Los Angeles Times), Mark...
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Machu Picchu I never know what to do in the gap between finishing a book and publishing a book. It’s a weird downtime where other people are doing their thing: copyediting and typesetting, making...
View ArticleGet ready to get ready
It’s starting to get real. Publisher’s Weekly calls Blown a “…surprising, memorable novel.” And Kirkus Reviews says “Another madcap crime caper, one with a little temper and a dirty mind.” The book...
View ArticleJune 12th 2018
It’s publication day for Blown! I’m really excited because I think this is my best novel yet. I hope you’ll buy it from your local independent bookstore and give it a read. It’s been five years between...
View ArticleT is for Texas
T is for Texas There are so many wonderful independent bookstores in Texas that it’s almost like there’s some kind of revolution going on. And why not? We need a revolution. Of course going to Texas...
View ArticleThe Work is Ongoing
Greece. I was back in Greece in September. Floating around some of the small Cyclades on a boat, then doing research in Athens for a new nonfiction project. I did a lot of walking around Athens....
View ArticleCoup de Vent
Blown has been published in France under the title Coup de vent which means a “gust of wind” or a “blow of wind” depending. It’s published by éditions Gallmeister, which is new to me, but translated...
View ArticleRude Talk in Athens
View of the city and the Acropolis from the Pynx I’m really happy to share the news that the nonfiction book I’ve been working on for the last three years has found a home. I think it’s my best book,...
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