Philip Caputo (June 10, 1941 – May 7, 2026)

by | May 8, 2026 | Event, News

Philip Caputo never wanted it to end this way: peacefully and in his own home. He hoped to die in the manner in which he lived—dramatically and with panache—as a writer, adventurer, warrior, sportsman, and raconteur. But cancer claimed him in his bed at home in...

Check the King

by | Oct 18, 2025 | Event

The last time I posted on this page was way back in April and far away in Tucson; but if the place was different today — Westport, Connecticut —the subject was the same: a protest against President Trump and his administration. Today’s theme was “No Kings,” a...

TRUTH DECAY

by | Oct 21, 2019 | Event

I was invited to be keynote speaker at the 2019 Connecticut Book Awards ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 20. The event, sponsored by the Connecticut Center for the Book, took place in the Hartford Public Library. Below is a copy of my remarks. It’s all in uppercase to...

TUCSON BOOK FESTIVAL

by | Mar 7, 2018 | Event

I will be speaking at the Tucson Book Festival, the third largest in the country, this weekend: Saturday, March 10, at 1pm with novelists Kevin Canty and Ron Hansen on writing historical fiction, and on Sunday, March 11, with Francisco Cantú about lives on the...