Well.. maybe not. But my presentation at the Yes Cinema on Monday night is being promoted along with that Robert Downey Jr. hit on Yes promotional material. Oh, and "Much Ado About Nothing" also gets its due on this poster: I'm looking forward to the presentation!
Photos – The Buddy Schumacher Series
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 →
Start of a new book?
I've been debating whether to take "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" and turn it into a narrative nonfiction (or creative nonfiction) book, and perhaps beyond that a screenplay. This genre of book basically is rooted in fact, but reads like fiction. My book right now reads like a documentary. To achieve... Continue Reading →
Senior Center comments
I just got an email from Judi Parmeter, with the Wauwatosa Senior Center, where I will be speaking in March. She said that the Contemporary Book group from the center has read "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" and conducted a discussion on it. I provided a few discussion questions for them,... Continue Reading →
Johnson County Museum photos
These photos were taken, and apparently one was manipulated, by Mark Freeland, a fantastic photographer who lives in Franklin, Indiana, on Feb. 1, 2013 at the Johnson County Museum of History in Franklin. The museum has my book available in its gift shop. All copies are autographed. Thanks, Mark!
Book club discussion at new cafe
Below are a few photos taken at a discussion I had with some wonderful ladies at their book club meeting at the new 66 Water Street Arts Cafe in downtown Franklin, Ind., on Jan. 23. The club had chosen my book as one of its reads, and I was honored to meet with the members. This... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 