The Tv Commercials, Which Are Endless And

I Got Overwhelmed By The Magnitude Of The Celebrity Culture In America. My Background Is As A News Journalist, And Newsrooms In The Us Are Shrinking - Investigation Teams Are Being Terminated Or Shrunk On Newspapers All Around The Country. The One Aspect That's Expanded Is Coverage Of Celebrity Culture.

I Never Laugh Or Smile When I Am Writing. When I Come Home For Lunch After Writing All Morning, My Wife Says I Look Like I Just Came Home From A Funeral. This Is Not Bragging. This Is An Illness.

My Books Are Shelved In Different Places, Depending On The Bookstore. Sometimes They Can Be Found In The Mystery Section, Sometimes In The Humor Department, And Occasionally Even In The Literature Aisle, Which Is Somewhat Astounding.

As Frightening As This May Sound, What You See In The Books Is The Way I See The World. And So Far I Haven't Seen Anything, Either In Florida Or Elsewhere, To Dissuade Me From It.

Ironically, I Come From A Family Of Lawyers - My Dad, My Grandfather, And Now My Oldest Son. And Some Of My Very Best Friends Are Lawyers, Though They Don't Resemble The Ones That Appear In My Novels.