Books are better than the movie version

    I recently listened to the audiobook The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. It's quite a story (though with a lot of cursing). The heart and meat of the story is about the very complicated relationship of the three Wingo children from birth until their mid-30s. From the synopsis of the movie from the 1990s starring Nick Nolte and Barbara Streisand, I got the distinct impression the movie "adaptation" was very loosely based on the novel itself. By the looks of the movie (and a word from my sixteen year old son), it is more about the relationship between Tom Wingo (Nolte) and his sister Savannah's psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstein (Streisand) and a whole lot less about the siblings' relationships.

My advice--always read the book and skip the movie. The book is most certainly always going to better.

Book Trailer

   Take a look at this cool 15-second trailer from Tate Publishing for my book, Three Dead Leaves, which airs on national TV channels.

  

Thank you! to all who stopped to chat at the Barnes & Noble Bookseller Author Event on Saturday, April 6.

You can never have too many books.

And Tish, the manager, had the e-book version of Three Dead Leaves on the rotating Nook display at the front of the story. Thank you. It looked pretty awesome to see my cover bigger than life.