by Tom DeWolf | Aug 26, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
Akee Tree: A Descendant’s Quest for His Slave Ancestors on the Eskridge Planation, written by Stephen Hanks, was recently published by American History Press. I was particularly interested in the publication of this book for a couple of reasons. First,...
by Tom DeWolf | May 30, 2013 | Books, Reviews
Having recently completed Dan Brown’s new thriller Inferno, I’m reminded how much more pessimistic I am regarding the likelihood of survival for humankind in the future. In addition to extreme over-population of our planet (one of the central themes of...
by Tom DeWolf | May 26, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
Home. Finally I have time to write. Uh, not so fast, there Tommy… From October through April mine was a life spent primarily on the road; promoting Gather at the Table with my writing partner Sharon Morgan and speaking solo at several colleges, universities and...
by Tom DeWolf | May 3, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
When I closed the cover after finishing Janis Ian’s autobiography, Society’s Child, I took a deep breath, sighed, and wished there were more. It was a walk through her life, and by extension, my own… a walk through the music and history of Janis Ian,...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 6, 2013 | Books, Reviews
It is rare that a story stuns me. I chose The Perks of Being a Wallflower from Redbox on Sunday night because Emma Watson is in it and it had good ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. As the movie ended I had tears in my eyes. They weren’t from sadness or because of the story,...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 1, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
J.D. Salinger was born January 1, 1919. He died 91 years later on January 27, 2010. Catcher in the Rye was his only novel; published in 1951. A few years ago I pulled out Catcher and began typing it word-for-word into my computer. I wanted to know what it felt like to...
