Someone at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) came up with a brilliant idea: rather than causing or contributing to damaging fires when the weather turns dry and windy, they will shut off power to over 800,000 of its customers. For how long? They don’t know—it...
by Alan Jacobson The following article appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of Suspense Magazine. Posted here with permission. The findings have been tabulated and the data parsed. The results of the Authors Guild landmark years-long study on author income trends are...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to sign an executive order suspending the death penalty. While there hasn’t been an execution in the state since 2006, there are over 700 inmates on death row. How serious is the governor about this? He ordered that...
Rare Bird Books, 2018 (trade paperback, eBook)Brilliance Audio, 2019 (audiobook) It’s no secret that authors have a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. The oft-repeated cliché that “the book was better than the movie” holds true for more reasons than the average...
Following are topics designed to provide a stimulating discussion—but be careful…if you have not read Dark Side of the Moon yet, the questions below contain spoilers: 1) What did you enjoy most about Dark Side of the Moon? 2) Was the plot engaging? Did the story...
