My George HW Bush reality check as a young journo
I was a cockly journo at 19. (Try to imagine. Haha.) As a sophomore at U of Illinois, I'd landed the politics beat at The Daily Illini,...
Another PARKLAND deadline, DONE!
This was the biggest round of Parkland rewrites. Whew! So glad to have that done. I sadly stressed Harper's production people by the...
Vote for Columbine: finalist for Goodreads 'Best of the Best' of past 10 years
OK, that was a long title. :) Goodreads is doing its annual Goodreads Choice Awards, and for the 10th anniversary, they have a "Best of...
Writing inspiration for non-poets: Mary Oliver's 'A Poetry Handbook'
I came out to Sag Harbor (generous friends!) to work on edits of my book Parkland: Birth of a Movement, and for inspiration, I brought...
Signed 12 COLUMBINE copies at B&N
I signed a dozen copies of Columbine at B&N Union Square today. They ship worldwide. Ordering info here. I have been working round the...
New subtitle: 'Parkland: Birth of a Movement'
I have never been big on subtitles, but decided this book could use one, to convey that while the title and cover are similar to...
'Finished' writing my PARKLAND book!
Done!* Asterisk there and quotation marks, because that’s only the first draft. But what a weight off that is. I sent Parkland to my...
My next book: 'Parkland'
I swore I would never go back. I got to Columbine before most of the SWAT teams went in, and I have followed the survivors for 19 years....
Denver Parkland/RoadToChange tour--signed 'Columbine' copies
I just had a great trip to Aurora, Denver and Littleton, following the amazing Parkland kids, for still more material for my upcoming...
Announcement coming
Hmmmmm. For once I'm at a loss of what to say here. Just to keep your eyes open, because I've got a big announcement coming. I'm not sure...
