Archive - The Chatner

November 2024

"Some merry at dinner and dead at supper"

Edward Hall, who wrote the Tudor history Hall’s Chronicle, described the plague year of 1523 when, “Suddenly there came a plague of sickness, called the…

Nov 25 •

The State of Book Marketing in 1943: "You Can't Do Business With Hitler" and "The Pocket Book of Boners"

“YOU CAN’T DO BUSINESS WITH HITLER by Douglas Miller. Mr. Miller, for many years American Commercial Attaché in Berlin, portrays a clear, factual…

Nov 20 •

"Why I stole my mother's lover" – a partial inspiration for "Women's Hotel"

I got to do a fun group interview with LitHub that’s out this week, if you’d care to read it.

Nov 12 •

Things Michiganders Have Said To Me About My Dogs

Previously in this series: Things Italian men of a certain age have said to me about my dogs.

Nov 8 •

"I Accuse You Of Wanting To Be Pope": Conclave Makes Sure You Know You're At The Movies

no spoilers I swear

Nov 4 •

What Will Please The Baby?

The baby is two days shy of being seven months old.

Nov 1 •

October 2024

All I Want Is To Be Humbled By My Success This Year

All I want is to become well and truly humbled by my success this year.

Oct 29 •

Women's Hotel Book Tour

Why not come out and see me on the Women’s Hotel book tour this month?

Oct 11 •

I'll Tell You This For Free: Never Soak A Pan For Any Longer Than Twenty Minutes

Your job was to soak it, now it’s being soaked, later on something else will probably happen, but that’s not your concern. Once you go down that path…

Oct 3 •

September 2024

Force-Ranking Choir Directors By Hotness in Alcman's Partheneion

Should you like to preorder a copy of my next book, Women’s Hotel, from the Strand, you can do so here. Should you like a 20% discount in doing so, you…

Sep 30 •

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