Straight Outta Corbett

From now on, when you see this action photo of me deep in book-signing mode, you might want to beware. When you see this title, you might want to take care. The headline and black-and-white image means we’re going off-road for a while, taking a rugged detour that’s still related to the harsh social issues […]

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Just Tell People About the Book

We sold a few books last month at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. For two days I stood in hot sunshine along the tent-lined midway like a pre-casino Atlantic City barker trying to persuade marks to step off the boardwalk and take a seat in the brightly-lit auction showroom. I wasn’t looking for […]

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