I'd like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Wishing you good luck and God's blessings in all your endeavors, good health to you and your families, and other good stuff I can't think of right now. Paul
Coffeeshop event; restocking books at the museum in Franklin
Hi everybody. Hope you're prepared for Christmas ... and some of the wintry weather hitting some of your areas today! We'll be adding a book signing in Franklin, Indiana, soon. The wonderful folks at Benjamin's Coffeehouse, right across from the Johnson County Courthouse, will allow me to spend some time on a Saturday morning soon... Continue Reading →
Attention Wauwatosa, Brookfield and Elm Grove!
Attention citizens of Wauwatosa, Brookfield and Elm Grove! Look at your Now newspapers today and you'll see a half-page ad for my book. It's a very nice ad that the folks there put together for me. Tell your friends, if you have any, and even strangers you meet about the book, so they will purchase... Continue Reading →
A letter from a happy reader
A letter I received via email the other day regarding the book: December 13, 3012 Dear Paul Hoffman, Thank you for writing your book about Buddy Schuhmacher. I found it at Sam's Club about 10 days ago and bought one for myself and my family and one for a book club book exchange. It... Continue Reading →
Read Wauwatosa Now next week … and every week!
NOW ad Dec2012 Next week's Wauwatosa Now will contain this half-page ad for my book (click on the above link). They're running a special right now, so I bought a half-pager, full color for barely more money than it would have cost for a much smaller ad. And adding color was not that much more... Continue Reading →
Book club event in Franklin, Indiana
I've been invited to speak at a book club meeting in Franklin, Indiana, on Jan. 22. The club has selected "Murder in Wauwatosa" as one of its selections.This is going to be fun. Sorry, if you're not a member, you can't crash the party. I've been told that there is another book club, this one... Continue Reading →
Mention in fellow author’s “Next Big Thing”
Fellow Columbus, Indiana author Ron Collins mentioned me in his "Next Big Thing" post on his blog. Check it out here. Ron's post was in my response to a Next Big Thing post I had made that tagged him to follow through with something similar. Ron’s work has appeared in Asimov’s, Analog, Nature and several other... Continue Reading →
Signed books in Wauwatosa
I spent part of Thanksgiving weekend, namely "Black Friday," battling crowds to get to my books, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," at the Wauwatosa bookstores. I signed all the books they had at Barnes & Noble at the Mayfair Mall and at The Little Read Book in the Village.So, if you... Continue Reading →
Program in downtown Milwaukee on March 19
I'll be presenting a program on the book, and whatever else I've found out since the book published in June 2012, in a University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program on March 19, 2013, from noon to 1:15 p.m. The program, titled "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," will... Continue Reading →
Location of Buddy’s grave
I've had a few people ask me recently how to find Buddy Schumacher's grave. My wife and I went there today and have some landmarks to look for when finding it. Here we go: It's at the Wauwatosa Cemetery, just north of Longfellow Middle School, which is at 76th Street (Wauwatosa Avenue) and North Avenue.... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 