? I wrote a character reference for John Schulman, which I repeated in person at his recent sentencing hearing. It went like this: His current legal troubles are incomprehensible to me because, over our 35-year association, I have never known him to be anything but a generous, considerate and caring man who […] More >>
Archives for June 2020
Tulsa Blog
Man, what a rally! Trump said a million people came! And get a load of this guy, taking the selfie with his man-crush in the background. He probably also thinks, if he’s capable of thought, that he’s exercising his 1st Amendment rights. But all he’s really gonna do is… Make America Sick Again. Maybe that’s […] More >>
When We Get Back to Normal, Normal Will Have Moved
Sorry to be a day late with this, but I’m also a dollar short. I threw away my first “stimulus” credit card, thinking it was a scam. The card was made out and mailed to a non-existent person with my first name and my wife’s last name – “Gregory Crotty.” Judging by the support already […] More >>
Marvin Getman’s Guest Blog
Our Inboxes are exploding with pronouncements about last week’s four virtual book fairs. In search of something as authentic as, but different than, book dealer bleatings, I thought I’d go to the source, one of them, and ask promoter Marvin Getman to share with us the process through which he arrived at www.getmansvirtual.com So, without […] More >>
The Future Is Now! (Well, actually, it will arrive at noon on Tuesday, June 2)
Okay, folks, hold onto your hats (but let your wallets loose). You’re about to be zapped into an alternate universe, AKA THE FUTURE** in which book fairs happen on your computer! First of all… Then, on Thursday, June 4, at 10 am, go to abaa.org/virtualbookfair. Hundreds of dealers, thousands of high-quality books! ** N.B […] More >>