In the Works: I'm currently working on the yet untitled harrowing true crime story of the home invasion murders in Cheshire, Connecticut. See "Works" page for updated info on this story.  Me  Bernie and Me |
BiographyI began my writing career in the mid 1980s while working as a bartender at the famous writer’s hangout, Elaine’s restaurant. Never one to rush into things, at the age of 40 I enrolled in Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. There I wrote a proposal for a family memoir of three generations of New York City police. The proposal sold at auction and the book, My Father’s Gun, garnered critical acclaim. In 2003, My Father’s Gun was made into a feature-length, award winning, “docu-movie” aired on the History Channel. Since My Father’s Gun, I’ve written: Indian Summer (Rodale 2003), a biography of the first American Indian to play major league baseball (Indian Summer was finalist in the Great Lakes Booksellers Awards), the true-crime story Safe Harbor, a Murder in Nantucket (St. Martin Press 2006), and my newest endeavor: Last Call at Elaine’s, a memoir of my nights behind Elaine’s bar, which will be published by St. Martin’s Press this coming April. In addition to my writing career, I teach writing and journalism. I live in Manhattan with my dog, Bernie. I'm an avid golfer and a Mets fan (alas). For the full story go to: www.blogtalkradio.com/ |
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