Fantastic interview Cousinbrother Peter. Unfortunately, my pile of books from Substack is now nearly as tall as I am and I'm making slow headway on them. (I am a great shame to my family.) But thanks for adding to the list.
Hi Junkman. As a man, a friend of men, and high school teacher of young men, I’m going to stand by ‘men can be idiots.’ I think the qualifier ‘can be’ is much better than ‘are,’ and I much prefer ‘idiots,’ which suggests men can be educated and redeemed (as Lou is, I think, in the novel) as opposed to ‘irredeemably evil,’ which seems to be the judgmental position of many nonfiction writers, fiction writers, and progressive ‘thinkers’ working today.
Nice job fellas. Please put me down for an ARC of the jersey bookie memoir, er, novel.
I’m back, Peter. Great post. More later.
I was one who anticipated that. By the reviews and blurbs. Read more like a romance blend
Your review gave a clinic on how to write the low-down and gritty from a literary perspective, though—I saved it!
Fantastic interview Cousinbrother Peter. Unfortunately, my pile of books from Substack is now nearly as tall as I am and I'm making slow headway on them. (I am a great shame to my family.) But thanks for adding to the list.
Hi Junkman. As a man, a friend of men, and high school teacher of young men, I’m going to stand by ‘men can be idiots.’ I think the qualifier ‘can be’ is much better than ‘are,’ and I much prefer ‘idiots,’ which suggests men can be educated and redeemed (as Lou is, I think, in the novel) as opposed to ‘irredeemably evil,’ which seems to be the judgmental position of many nonfiction writers, fiction writers, and progressive ‘thinkers’ working today.
This just in from our Men Can Be Idiots desk... Two high-ranking cabinet officials having a chin-up contest. :-)