Norb Vonnegut's Blog, page 9

Recently, Peachy interviewed me for her column, Movers and Shakers. No holds barred. We covered everything, Here's one example, but I recommend that you check out the full column:

Many thanks to my friend, Ned Skinner, for sending a jar of "Cherry Man" maraschinos. Cherry Man is the only brand for mixing the perfect Manhattan. And for your Thanksgiving pleasure, I'm posting my favorite recipe:

I'm a huge football fan, and in my opinion there's nothing like a good quarterback controversy. Mark Sanchez versus Tim Tebow, for example. The thing is--I never expected a personnel controversy to work its way into the Grove O'Rourke series. On second thought, there's no football in my writing. Perhaps the better analogy is Ginger or Mary Ann.

I've been researching art heists recently. Today, I came across this poem by John Updike.

She didn’t buy the explanation. She concluded that I was suffering from an Internet porn addiction. And one Saturday, while I was exercising in our basement, she sneaked into my office with a zip drive and a mission.

Here is the idea. I'm happiest when I am out talking with people. All people, the more the better. When I travel I eat lunch, go out for coffee, or relax over a glass of wine at the end of the day. So I'm going to invite readers and anyone else who wants to talk [...]

I recently disappeared into the world of Defending Jacob, and the experience was nothing short of delicious. William Landay has written a treasure of a novel, one that I won't forget any time soon.

Peachy and her team selected The Gods of Greenwich for their celebratory 500th post in the Read This category. They absolutely raved about Jimmy Cusack's big adventure in the center of the hedge fund universe:

The New York Times recently interviewed Tippi Hedren, for an article entitled The Revenge of Alfred Hitchcock's Muse. Her comments inspired one of the characters in my new novel ... now in progress.

My new Grove O'Rourke thriller, Mr. President, is here today. It's a short eBook available online at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Here's a short synopsis of the plot: