Please enjoy this online webinar featuring DeLillo’s former editor, Gerald Howard,
and me in a freewheeling conversation sponsored by the Library of America. Click here to watch and listen.
“Why Don DeLillo Deserves the Nobel”
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Flamenco Rojo
In April, 2023, the Loyola University Maryland Jazz Combo debuted my composition “Flamenco Rojo.” I’m happy to share it with you. Please click on this link to view. Hope you enjoy it!
Shakshuka!
The Loyola Jazz Combo’s premiere performance of my composition, “Shakshuka,” is now available for viewing on YouTube. Check it out here.
Pushcart Nomination!
I’m delighted to announce that my creative nonfiction piece, “Why I Break Stuff,” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the editors of The Maine Review. I am deeply honored by this nomination! Here’s a link to the essay:
Please enjoy this interview and performance excerpt from our driveway show on 9/4/21!
New Creative Nonfiction Piece Published!
I’m delighted to announce that my latest creative nonfiction essay, “Why I Break Stuff,” has just been published by The Maine Review!
Here is the url: https://mainereview.com/why-i-break-stuff/. Hope you enjoy it!
The Osteen family, ca. 1972.
New Book Published!
I’m delighted to announce the publication of my latest book, Fake It: Fictions of Forgery, by the University of Virginia Press. I had a wonderful time learning about these outrageous frauds and con artists and I think you will too. The book also includes 27 images (they’re in color in the ebook). Get your copy today! https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5246.
My Latest Creative Nonfiction Piece
I’m delighted to announce that my latest creative nonfiction piece, entitled “Convocation,” has just been published by Ars Medica, a Canadian journal of medical humanities. The essay recounts a scary episode in our life with Cameron (below). Fans of classic rock may particularly enjoy it! Click on the link below to gain access to the issue. You will need to create an account to read the article, but accounts are free. https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/issue/current.
CSJQ’s At-Home Concert
With COVID-19 devastating the live music scene, we musicians have to find new ways to share our sounds. My band, Cold Spring Jazz Quartet, did just that yesterday, June 13th, playing a live show to socially-distanced friends and neighbors. Here’s a very brief clip from the concert, provided by neighbor Brad Cox. https://www.facebook.com/bradfordacox/videos/10223884445124148/?t=5
For more about the band, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/coldspringjazz/.
I’ll be updating the band website soon! 
Beatles Book Published!
I’m delighted to announce the official publication of my new book, The Beatles through a Glass Onion: Reconsidering the White Album, by the University of Michigan Press. This is something of a dream come true for this lifelong Beatles fan and musician. I’m grateful to my terrific contributors, as well as to the dedicatees listed on the Acknowledgments page. Please buy a copy!
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