Emilio

Review of The Mistress’s Daughter

This is one of those stories that began as an article and was then expanded into book length form. It came across to me as being padded and it’s not that long of a book. There are no chapter breaks. The book is basically broken into two parts: the first part covers the time of the author first learning that her biological mother is looking for her to her mother’s death; the second part of the book deals with the author’s genealogy search for more information about her past.

Best selling author (not): My experience with my first book signing

Like most two story Borders the upstairs was dedicated mostly to music, which meant that there wasn’t much in the way of traffic. In fact, there was hardly any traffic. The setup upstairs was perfect for a lecture type presentation. It was quiet and there was lots of room. But I was doing a meet and greet type of book signing. So I grabbed a bunch of bookmarks and headed downstairs. My first plan was to hand out bookmarks to every person who walked into the store. But then I realized that I’d run out of bookmarks in ten minutes. So I changed my criteria. I would only hand out bookmarks to people who stopped by the display to check out my book.

Chicago Book Signing

I’ll be at the Borders in Schaumberg, Illinois from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm to promote my book 35 Miles From Shore. For maps and additional information about this stop just click on any of the links below.

Review of Charlie Wilson’s War

This film tells the story of Charlie Wilson, a Texas Congressman played by Tom Hanks, who, along with a socialite and CIA agent, supply arms to Afghan fighters in order to force the Russians to abandon Afghanistan. Not exactly source material for a comedy, but that’s the tone the film takes with the subject.

Review of The Assassination of Jesse James

The story told here is about Jesse James growing paranoia and the idolization of the man by Robert Ford. Jesse is constantly in fear of his pursuers. He moves frequently. He changes gang members. He questions the path his life has taken. Robert Ford wants what he believes Jesse James has: respect, notoriety, and fame.

35 Miles From Shore Book Tour

The 35 Miles From Shore book tour officially begins this month. I’ll be visiting book stores for book signings and a slideshow presentation at some stops. Additionally, I will be doing a virtual book tour this entire month.