Here is the announcement on the Sterling North Book and Film Festival website announcing my appearance there on Sept. 27.For more information on the festival, which will be conducted in Edgerton, Wisconsin, click here.
Breaking News of a Big Author Event in Wisconsin
Just confirmed: I'm going to be one of the presenting authors at the Sterling North Book and Film Festival at Edgerton (Wis.) High School on Sat., Sept. 27. Time of my presentation to be announced. I'll be giving a PowerPoint presentation, complete with sound, on "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher."This is... Continue Reading →
I just received the first T-shirt featuring the cover of my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher." I've got the cover on the front and back of the shirt. I also got a QR code put on the front, in case people who have that sort of reader on their smartphones... Continue Reading →
Update on my next book
The follow-up to "Murder in Wauwatosa" will be something much different. My first effort was a true story that involved tons of research, interviews and days spent in front of a microfilm machine reading gobs and gobs of newspaper articles. The book I'm writing now is a fiction kids' book focusing on a sixth-grade boy... Continue Reading →
Indiana Authors Book Signing
I'm pleased to announce that I'm one of the authors invited to participate in the Indiana Authors Book Signing March 28-29 at the Jennings County Public Library in North Vernon. I'll be there, with copies of my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," from 3-6 p.m. Friday, March 28 and from... Continue Reading →
We’re back in the top 1%
It's been a while, but "Murder in Wauwatosa" has jumped back into the top 1% of books ranked by Amazon's author website. Of more than 8 million paperbacks listed on the site, "Murder in Wauwatosa" hit spot No. 62,660 on Feb. 12, 2014.We've only finished a day ranked that high three other times since the... Continue Reading →
2013 in review (Thanks!)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,700 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to... Continue Reading →
Middle-schooler’s book report on “Murder in Wauwatosa”
OK, this is totally cool. We now have access to the first known book report on "Murder in Wauwatosa," and it's fantastic! Longfellow Middle School student Katie Scallon did a book report on "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" and put together a slide show with music for her presentation. I also... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 