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Forrest Gump Goes to Beirut

We all have a little Forrest Gump in us. A bit of Leonard Zelig. We’ve all had those moments when, suddenly, we are not merely witnesses to an instant fraught with meaning, but we are participants in the scene. We … Continue reading

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War and peace and the meaning of heels

The main reason I went to Beirut earlier this month was so I could see “The Dark Knight Rises” four more times at 35,000 feet. Four of the six flights I was on offered the movie as an entertainment option, … Continue reading

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The Sandcastle Girls — the video trailer

If you have 29 seconds. . . And that’s all it takes. . . You can watch a short video preview of my new novel, “The Sandcastle Girls.” Simply click here. It was produced by Doubleday Books. And if, after … Continue reading

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