James J Patterson remembers his hero, Robert Bly, from Patterson's forthcoming book, "Junk Shop Window" from Alan Squire Publishing. It is a late Sunday afternoon in downtown Atlanta. The Conference on Myth, Fantasy, and Imagination, on the last of its four days, is taking a breather between … [Read more...] about Hermes at the Kakistocracy Hotel
James J. Patterson’s “Live from the Reading Room” Continues Strong into its 16th episode
See a full archive of the series' previous episodes HERE On the latest episode of James J. Patterson's "Live from the Reading Room" (LFTRR), Patterson discusses searching for literary inspiration in writing. He regales us with stories of famed creative processes from PD James to Henry Miller … [Read more...] about James J. Patterson’s “Live from the Reading Room” Continues Strong into its 16th episode
Author, Branka Cubrilo, Talks New Novel, “Dethroned,” with James J. Patterson
Croatian-born author, Cubrilo, is able to read and write in several languages. She recently sat down with James J. Patterson to compare languages and talk about her new geo-political thriller novel, "Dethroned." The difference between a work being translated and a work written in a second … [Read more...] about Author, Branka Cubrilo, Talks New Novel, “Dethroned,” with James J. Patterson
An Interview with “Roughnecks” Author, James J. Patterson
"You can change the dimensional make-up in someone’s mind with a single chord of musical phrase, or excite their imagination, invoke any of the mindful emotions. You can do the same thing with images in words, of course. But music can find a direct path to a person’s core that he or she may have … [Read more...] about An Interview with “Roughnecks” Author, James J. Patterson
Donald Trump and the False Infallibility of Riches
Donald Trump has proven to the world what Washingtonians have been experiencing, albeit on a smaller scale, with a local billionaire named Daniel Snyder, for years, that a person being rich guarantees nothing when it comes to having the competence, expertise, and most of all, the ethical … [Read more...] about Donald Trump and the False Infallibility of Riches
The World of Yesterday (Armistice Day, 2018)
From the forthcoming collection Junk Shop Window My father always said that his first memory was of standing on the couch in his parent’s living room, small hands on the back cushion, peering out a picture widow at a neighborhood street in Bend, Oregon. There is a slow-moving line of cars and … [Read more...] about The World of Yesterday (Armistice Day, 2018)