Blog Posts for Gary M. Pomerantz

The Devil's Tickets Book Party in Pasadena

Gary M. Pomerantz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:45:29 -0700

The book party in Pasadena, with more than 100 guests at the Western Justice Center, was classy, fun, and memorable. My friend, actor Cully Fredricksen, flew down from the Bay Area and performed his Jack Bennett monologue one more time. Cully is an intense performer, and the role makes his intensity surge. Truly, he inhabits Jack Bennett, and becomes him. Moments before going on stage, ...

Book Tour Update: From KC

Gary M. Pomerantz — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:56:58 -0700

From KC: Myrtle and Jack's town turned out for The Devil's Tickets. I started last night at a reception at the Mission Hills Country Club. Then an overflow crowd of more than 300 showed up for my talk as part of the Truman Forum lecture series on the Plaza sponsored by Rainy Day Books and the KC Public Library. The event took place at the library's Plaza Branch, a lovely building only a few ...

Book Tour Update: Atlanta

Gary M. Pomerantz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:15:10 -0700

From Atlanta: One of the joys of a book tour is seeing old friends along the way. In Atlanta -- which is always home to me -- I met more than a few. Then again, I almost didn't make it to Atlanta. Thunderstorms forced my plane from Toronto to divert to Charlotte. That meant the cancellation of my book talk at The Carter Center, breaking my heart. (Even worse, Air Canada wouldn't let us off the ...

Book Tour Update: King Edward Hotel in Toronto

Gary M. Pomerantz — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:39:06 -0700

At the historic King Edward Hotel in Toronto this morning, I told the more than 200 guests at the Ben McNally/ Toronto Globe & Mail literary brunch that two things impressed me most about Canadians:1.) their sweaters (they laughed, but I meant it); and 2.) that Canadians never seem stressed out. "Don't they serve coffee up here?" I asked.At the book signing that followed, several ...

The Regency Whist Club

Gary M. Pomerantz — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:36:27 -0700

Last night I spoke at The Regency Whist Club, an elegant and historic place. A four-story brownstone at 15 East 67th Street, immaculately kept, and more than a century old, the Regency dates as a club to 1936, the Age of Culbertson. As members ate dinner, I spoke for about 30 minutes, telling the stories of the Bennetts and Culbertsons and about the days when bridge was all the rage. Earlier ...