My Quote in September’s ASJA Monthly Newsletter

ASJA (asja.org) is the American Society of Journalists & Authors. ASJA is the only professional association focused on independent nonfiction writers.

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Upcoming Articles

Beth Raymer, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling; Jackie O: On the Couch, JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and Matt Wayne, The Celebrity Magician.

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American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)

American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Weekly Featured Member: Dorri Olds. ASJA is the only professional association focused on independent nonfiction writers.

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Face to Face — A Mother’s Story Of Her Son’s Attempted Suicide

“It was just before Thanksgiving when my son put a shotgun under his chin and pulled the trigger. He survived but the blast obliterated his face.” — Judith Casey, author of the book, Face to Face

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Break On Through To The Other Side — Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters

In 1964, Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and thirteen “Merry Pranksters” painted a bus in frenzied Day-Glo, named it “Furthur” and took off on an LSD-fueled road trip. Now 10 years after Kesey’s death, filmmakers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney have captured it all in a new movie, Magic Trip, opening in theaters August 12.

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Susan Shapiro’s 6th Annual “Shrinks Are Away” reading

Authors Susan Shapiro, Molly Jong-Fast, David Goodwillie, Lindsay Harrison and poet Harvey Shapiro New York City reading at McNally Jackson booksellers on August 1st.

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August 1: Shrinks Are Away Reading

August 1: Shrinks Are Away Reading at McNally Jackson Booksellers, NYC. Susan Shapiro, author of 8 books in 8 years.

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Famous Writers Rejected

Rejections of Famous Authors and Their Famous Books: Carrie, Lust for LIfe, Gone With the Wind, A Wrinkle in Time…

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Upcoming August Articles

Movies: Vera Farmiga, Higher Ground; Magic Trip about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Book Face to Face by Judith Casey

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Authors Steve Geng, Beth Raymer and Robert Anasi Read From Their New Books at The West Cafe.

New York City reading with authors Steve Geng (Thick as Thieves), Beth Raymer (Lay the Favorite) and Robert Anasi (The Gloves, Golden Man) at The West Cafe.

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