TUSCON EVENT
It’s always gratifying for an author on a speaking tour to fill a ballroom. More than 300 people attended the Friends of Saddlebrooke Libraries luncheon in Tuscon, Arizona, where I spoke about The Longest Road and read excerpts from the book on Friday, Nov. 22d....MY PERSONAL WALL, VETERANS DAY, 2013
Herewith, in memoriam, the names of comrades and the dates of their deaths. They are among the 14,844 Marines killed in Vietnam: LCPL. CARROLL FANKHAUSER 7/30/1965; PFC ROBERT FERNANDEZ, 5/20/1965; CPL. BRIAN GAUTHIER, 7/11/1965; LCPL. REYNALDO GUZMAN, 1/25/1966;...VIETNAM MARINES
And to fellow marines who fought in Vietnam: Let us remember that our war was the costliest, in terms of overall combat casualties, in our 238-year history: 101, 689 killed and wounded in battle, as compared with 87,940 in WWII.USMC
Nov. 10th, 1775: The U.S. Marine Corps was established in a Philadelphia saloon, Tun Tavern. Raise a glass, all marines, active and former, everywhere, and wish yourselves a happy 238th.MSNBC
I’ll be interviewed about The Longest Road on the Alex Witt show on MSNBC. Date: Saturday, Nov.2. Time:12:30pm.EXCELLENT INTERVIEW
Every writer wishes for an interviewer like Terrance McNally of KPFK in Los Angeles. Click on this link to hear his interview with me about The Longest Road. http://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_130922_130040freeforum.MP3A Crime Novel’s Revival
This coming February, HarperCollins is going to re-issue my 1996 novel, Equation for Evil. It’s been my sole venture into the realm of crime fiction, although it transcends the limitations of genre. In its examination of violence in today’s America, its...Philip Caputo’s 6 Favorite Travel Books
My thumbnail “reviews” of these can be found at: http://theweek.com/article/index/247764/philip-caputos-6-favorite-travel-booksMy travel conversation with William Least Heat-Moon
I enjoyed this conversation with William Least Heat-Moon, whom I had long admired but not met before, and thank the New York Times for bringing it about.
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