Right now I'm writing a nonfiction book for FSG, The Undressing of America, about the bizarre cabal of cultural fringies who revolutionized publishing in the '20s with the original "reality media." And I'm collaborating with my old NationalLampoon-mate Will J ...
I just uploaded the latest chapter of Million Dollar Ideas, the satirical novel set in '40s Hollywood that Will Jacobs are writing and trying out on line.
I've just uploaded the seventh installment of My Pal Splendid Man, the sort-of novel, sort-of short story collection that Will Jacobs and I have been trying out on line, about a would-be writ
It was a tough time to be out of the country, October 24th through November 2nd. Missing Halloween wasn't such a big deal--this was the first year my son was too old to care much.
The new Associated Press poll is getting a lot of play in the news. That's the one that shows a virtual tie in the presidential race, 44% Obama to 43% McCain.
Have Republicans en masse gone insane? Or is it only that the sane ones are keeping very quiet, hoping not to be noticed while those who are cracking up dominate the news?
I didn't expect much when I tuned in to the Al Smith Dinner, the charity event where presidential candidates make jokes about themselves and each other.
A couple of weeks ago I linked to Ayelet Waldman's brainchild, Books for Barack. Yesterday she officially called it closed--and it was a success beyond her greatest expectations.
Ayelet Waldman is blogging about her work for the Obama campaign, most recently a fundraiser she's running called "Books for Barack." Dozens of contemporary authors are sending her signed co
