My friend and high school classmate, Art Mellor, took some photos of me at his Milwaukee studio last week. Some were serious, some were silly and some were done so he could test out some lighting and other technical photo things. One of the things we did was a series of shots with my book... Continue Reading →
Wauwatosa is cool
My wife and kids and I spent some time Saturday dropping off business cards for "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" at several Wauwatosa businesses on Saturday. Everyone was very cordial, and I found out that there are some very cool businesses in town that I hadn't visited before. We hit The... Continue Reading →
Promotional poster ready to go
Here is the poster we'll be using to promote my program at the Yes Cinema in Columbus, Indiana, on August 19. You'll be seeing it around Columbus soon. And you should start seeing it on-screen before movies at the Yes in the near future. There's already one in Out of the Blue Finds, a neat... Continue Reading →
More details for Yes Cinema program
We've worked out a few of the details for my Monday, August 19, presentation on "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher” at the Yes Cinema in Columbus, Indiana. This event will be a fundraiser for the Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Care Center, a nonprofit agency helping out folks in central Columbus. As such, we... Continue Reading →
This is what the book is all about
These comments from Carolyn Richards Chamberlain on "Murder in Wauwatosa" really get to the heart of what this book is all about. It's not just a story of a tragic murder of a child. That is the vehicle. But all the issues related to this case are the real stories. Thanks, Carolyn! "As I got... Continue Reading →
A spike on the bestseller list
After 3 1/2 months of waiting, Amazon's bestseller ranking have finally been updated, and we got some good news for "Murder in Wauwatosa." Since early February, Amazon had been working on repairing something that caused the rankings to go down. They just came back up, and I was happy to see that Buddy Schumacher's story... Continue Reading →
Appearing live on stage! And raising money for a good cause, too.
Time for my next big announcement. I've been talking to representatives of the YES Cinema & Conference Center in Columbus, Indiana, and we're planning a multimedia presentation, discussion and book signing for "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" at the theater sometime in August, most likely a Monday evening late in the month... Continue Reading →
Starting on a screenplay
The time has come for me to start writing a screenplay for the story of Buddy Schumacher, and I'll have plenty of time to work on it this week. With gallbladder surgery scheduled Monday morning, I'll be off of work for the better part of the week, if not all week. This provides an excellent... Continue Reading →
‘Can I see some ID?’
Over spring break recently, I spent some time in Milwaukee/Wauwatosa promoting the book. During some off-time, my wife and I went to the Barnes & Noble store at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa. I wanted to make sure all the copies of "Murder in Wauwatosa" there were signed, plus I was interested in seeing the new... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 