Winner Best Historical Novel Award – New Mexico-Arizona Books Awards Ceremony
It was a great and unexpected honor. On November 18, 2016, at the New Mexico-Arizona Books Awards ceremony held in Albuquerque, NM, my book, "West of Penance," received the award for Best Historical Novel. (My wife made me post this...
CelluloidJunkies Podcast: William Friedkin: Films of Aberration, Obsession, and Reality
If you enjoy films, I’d like to invite you to visit www.CelluloidJunkies.com. They are a group of cinema buffs down in Australia and every month they choose a different film to discuss. Being the author of William Friedkin: Films of Aberration,...
Rest in Peace – William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty passed away on January 12, 2017. The cause was multiple myeloma. His novel, THE EXORCIST, about a 12-year-old girl possessed by the Devil, was a landmark in horror fiction. The film version, directed by William Friedkin from...
Western films – Destry Rides Again
About once a month several of us meet to watch Western films and discuss them. Our group includes Johnny D. Boggs, award-winning author of numerous Western novels (including his recent RETURN TO RED RIVER), Kirk Ellis, Emmy-winning writer (HBO’s...
