by Tom DeWolf | Oct 21, 2012 | Appearances by Tom, Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
Check it out, friends! Sharon and I were interviewed by Melissa Harris-Perry this morning on her MSNBC show. We were pleased to learn that both she and her producer read our book before having us on. Kind of rare for “big stage” interviews. But don’t...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 26, 2012 | Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table
One week after Gather at the Table is released on October 9, another book will be published that I hope my readers will strongly consider picking up. Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves will be published on October 16. I first encountered author...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 26, 2012 | Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table
Check out the new Gather at the Table website! My writing partner Sharon Morgan and I have been working for several weeks with James DeWolf Perry (Executive Director of The Tracing Center) to design and build the site. Thanks to James, our new website is now online...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 25, 2012 | Books, Reviews, Healthy Living
Ernest Callenbach self-published Ecotopia in 1975 after being rejected by 25 publishers. He died two months ago on April 16, 2012. The novel is the story of what happened when Washington, Oregon, and Northern California seceded from the United States in 1979 to create...
by Tom DeWolf | May 20, 2012 | Books, Reviews
I don’t advocate texting or talking on your cell phone while driving. I had a close call the other day when some yahoo veered into my lane just ahead of me while he was doing something on his phone. But I have become a strong advocate of reading while driving....
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 6, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Movies, Reviews
The movie of the best-selling novel The Help is now available for home viewing on video. (Spoiler alert! Key plot points are divulged through the web links in this post.) For anyone who missed it in the theater, I highly recommend you watch The Help. When the book...