Just heard the resounding news that my story "Desperate Times, Desperate Crimes" from The New England Review 45.3 has just won a Pushcart Prize. My thanks to Jim Gavin at Tiger Van Books who did the heavy lifting on this one, and Carolyn Kuebler at NER who did the fine tuning.

Apparently there is one brilliant literary critic in the wilds of Pasadena who happens to be whiling away her days at Vroman’s Bookstore. Ocassionally she makes her opinions known and bibliophiles of taste take note. Chocolates for Ella if I ever get out to the San Gabriel.

Couldn't ask for a better launch for "Hollywoodski". Chevalier's Books put together a great event, 80+ people and they sold every copy of the book they had.

Relentlessly promoting my new book atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris. What actually happened was that the lovely Sonya Cassidy brought her copy over from London, handed it to me along with a glass of champagne then recorded my sheepish grin for posterity. Official publication date is January 21st.