A good friend of mine passed away from cancer last week. It may seem strange to call someone I never met in person a good friend, but John Mammoser was one of the first people I connected with on Facebook way, way back when. This was an era when I sought out the people who... Continue Reading →
August 2020 Monday (Aug. 3) is my birthday. You don’t have to get me anything. It’s OK. I understand. You’re busy. The whole mask thing has you upside down and inside out. I’m not that important. All of that is totally understandable. But, since it’s my special day. I’m going to treat myself. After my... Continue Reading →
I've been doing this publishing thing for just over a week now, and already it's led to some opportunities I hadn't expected. On March 30, I published a book of memoirs, essays and song lyrics by a longtime musician with my 18% Gray Publishing arm of creative genius. "Shut Up and Listen: Me vs. Me:... Continue Reading →
You can go ahead and add the title of "publisher" to my resume. Not that I update my resume anymore. Just sayin'. It's a title I didn't think I'd ever have, mush less aspire to have. Author, journalist, sports writer, editor ... sure, all those titles I expected to have at one point in my... Continue Reading →
I'm eager to get back to Kentucky this fall to be part of Imaginarium Convention. This will be the second straight year I've been chosen to serve as a guest to lend what expertise I have to panels. And this year, my wife will also be serving as a guest. The convention is a three-day... Continue Reading →
The History Press, my publisher, is going through the first edits on "Wicked Columbus Indiana," my second book. We will go through two edits apiece before the book gets published. Seems like this is about a six-week process, so we should be out early March I'd imagine. We will keep everyone up to date and... Continue Reading →
I have been invited to be a panelist at Imaginarium 2016, "the nation's premiere creative writing convention, to be held October 7-9 in Louisville, Kentucky. Imaginarium Convention is an annual event centered entirely around creative writing, including the worlds of books, movies, gaming, music, and comics/graphic novels. The convention features extensive programming content, with panels and... Continue Reading →
Did you know that a record company based in Gary, Indiana, was the first U.S. distributor of Beatles records? That same label also had such legendary artists as the Four Seasons, Jimmy Reed and John Lee Hooker. That company, Vee-Jay Records was owned by the husband/wife team of Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken. I... Continue Reading →
Hey folks! Here's an update on the Aug. 1 "Making of Paul Hoffman's book" program at MARN (Milwaukee Artists Resource Network), 5407 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, Wis. 414.732.2121 Reception will start at 5 p.m. Discussion/talk featuring yours truly will begin at 6 p.m. There is a very real possibility you'll be entertained by a jazz trio... Continue Reading →
If you like to sift through groovy used vinyl records, get yourself some fine baked goods and purchase my book, you can now do all three at The Mix, 901 Washington St., Columbus, IN. (812) 373-7690. All books are signed. Oh, and they have two nice soft chairs in the store in which you... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 