Bonalibro

Where did you get the idea for it? I wanted to write a sort of blues, a story of loss and disappointment that would, nonetheless, be a joy to read. I visualized a former President, broke and on the road, attempting to live in the world he'd wrought, just like the rest of us. The character stands for a class of people in need of a real comeuppance. Once he gets it, though, it leads to something positive.  What influenced you?  My years in Italy, when I was in my twenties, were probably my formative Read more [...]

The Lion and the Journalist is a new title from Lyons Press. It first in the Fall of 2009 on Authonomy.com. I was the first to spot it and champion it to other readers. What impressed me, in particular, was the way Mr. Bishop introduced the reader to Roosevelt upon his death, through the eyes of his trusted house servants and those humbler friends who had known him best. It seemed like a most fitting tribute to one who had been such a champion of the common people. Much of the book was still unwritten, Read more [...]