I was very flattered to have been invited to dinner by the members of the Book Club in Briarcliff, who had chosen The Coup as their April selection. Not since I was in a bassinette have I been the focus of a room full of women, and it was fun! Lisa Tane, Phyllis Neider, Christine …
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Today’s compliment comes from Eric Effron, the executive editor of The Week: “I truly enjoyed your book. I got sucked in as I took off for Florida last week, and the next thing I knew, I was landing with 15 pages to go. You made it all see so absurd, yet also believable–a neat trick!” …
I received a note this morning from Neal Rechtman, who is the author of a political thriller called The 28th Amendment which was published earlier this year by Bascom Hill. “I just finished reading The Coup last night. As I’m sure you know, the last few dozen pages you can’t put it down: it’s a …
Last Sunday, at the beautiful Mansion at Rosecliff in Briacliff Manor, BriCA–the Briarcliff Council for the Arts–had its inaugural program. Not only am I happy to be one of the members of the committee, but I am very pleased to say that I was part of the event. An impressive audience of about sixty friends …
On April 1st, The Coup was published in the United Kingdom by Old Street, and today we received our first review. Writing in Telegraph.co.uk, Susanna Yager says “With the American presidential primaries in full swing, The Coup, Jamie Malanowski’s satirical look behind the scenes at the White House, is timely. Vice-President Godwin Pope is fed …
This morning I received this nice note from Kyler Baldwin Nerison, who is the president of the Mu Sigma Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Minnesota: “Dear Mr. Malanowski, I just read the “State of the Union” [a shortened version of the first chapter of The Coup] from the July ’07 Playboy …
Just received a note from Harry Lee of Crestwood, Kentucky. He writes “I just finished your book, The Coup, and I must say it was a very good read, in fact it was a page-turner. Your character development was masterful, the pace was enjoyably steady and your insight of the political process is, well, delightfully …
Is life is imitating The Coup? With the publication of a story in The New York Times about John McCain‘s relationship with a comely female lobbyist, we’re certainly in the neighborhood. A presidential candidate and a female lobbyist have some kind of relationship–is it sex? Is it a flirtation? Is it an older guy just …
I was thrilled to receive a note from my old friend from college Ron Hull, who had seen The Coup mentioned in LaSalle’s alumni notes. Ron, as it turns out, is Senior Counsel at Underberg & Kessler, a law firm in Rochester NY, where he specializes environmental law. In 2007, Ron was named by Law …
I received a wonderful and totally unexpected Christmas present the other day when I got this note from a writer in Los Angeles named Chris Farnsworth. “Mr. Malanowski,” he begins. “I don’t usually write the authors of books to tell them how much I enjoyed their works — I’m a writer also, and I’m usually …