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So I ve done this with other books, but it s been a while and The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson, is dropping next week. Soooo basically, I m gonna post some Bo Jackson trivia here. E-mail your answers to pearlmanj22@gmail.com. The people with the most correct answers win a (ridiculously sweet) [ ]
So as most of the modernized world knows by now, Pickleball is a thing. But not merely a thing. A thang. Your mom is playing it. My mom is playing it. Your mom s mom is playing it. My mom s mom is eh, dead. But were Marta Herz not dead, she d likely be playing Pickleball. [ ]
So I ve never aspired to be famous, because fame seems to truly suck. But—one thing that doesn t suck about fame is you 100% know people will turn out for your book signings. That s why people like Oprah and Will Smith can do a 40-book tour and sell thousands upon thousands of books without much of [ ]
I received the heartbreaking news today that Josh Putterman has passed away. Unless you were a reader of The Review (the University of Delaware s student newspaper) back in the late-1980s/early-1990s, or one who has a particular interest in New Jersey-based copy editors/page designers, it s unlikely Josh s name rings a bell. In my life/career trajectory, however, [ ]
My father in law died yesterday. His name was Richard Guggenheimer. He was 78, and had been struggling with health issues for quite the spell. He was a good man. I think, too often, we use the occasion of someone s death to exaggerate the positives; to pretend as if our lost beloved hovered above water [ ]
I appeared on The Herd to chat Winning Time, Lakers and my writing career.
I m in Nocona, Texas—a town I d never heard of before a few weeks ago. The man I m visiting suggested I hit up the new coffee shop in town. Which is how I wound up here, sitting at a table inside 217 Coffee. I have to say—these are my favorite types of places. Outside, Clay Street [ ]
As I type this I m sitting inside a tiny cafe in Fort Stockton, Texas. The name of the place is Glitzy s Brew Coffee Shop. It s the best (and only) java joint in town, and it s as quaint as can be: T-shirts for sale, country music playing from a nearby speaker, nicknacks left and right, up [ ]
I appeared on the Golf Digest Podcast to explain why my day filing episode one of Winning Time was better than my wedding. In my defense, the wife 100-percent agrees.
On Oct. 4, 2022, my 10th book, The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson, hits shelves. It s available for pre-order now. And, for readers of this site, a special offer: Buy four copies, get the fifth for the price of five.