Hi, my name is John. I like books, so I decided to write one. Let's see how that goes . . .

My favorite authors and interests run the gamut: Kurt Vonnegut, Gore Vidal, historical fiction, biographies,  Joan Didion, Jack Kerouac, Dominick Dunne, non-fiction, short stories, George Saunders, Richard Yates, and anything about mid-century America.