VIETNAM MARINES
And to fellow marines who fought in Vietnam: Let us remember that our war was the costliest, in terms of overall combat casualties, in our 238-year history: 101, 689 killed and wounded in battle, as compared with 87,940 in WWII.USMC
Nov. 10th, 1775: The U.S. Marine Corps was established in a Philadelphia saloon, Tun Tavern. Raise a glass, all marines, active and former, everywhere, and wish yourselves a happy 238th.MSNBC
I’ll be interviewed about The Longest Road on the Alex Witt show on MSNBC. Date: Saturday, Nov.2. Time:12:30pm.EXCELLENT INTERVIEW
Every writer wishes for an interviewer like Terrance McNally of KPFK in Los Angeles. Click on this link to hear his interview with me about The Longest Road. http://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_130922_130040freeforum.MP3A Crime Novel’s Revival
This coming February, HarperCollins is going to re-issue my 1996 novel, Equation for Evil. It’s been my sole venture into the realm of crime fiction, although it transcends the limitations of genre. In its examination of violence in today’s America, its...Philip Caputo’s 6 Favorite Travel Books
My thumbnail “reviews” of these can be found at: http://theweek.com/article/index/247764/philip-caputos-6-favorite-travel-booksMy travel conversation with William Least Heat-Moon
I enjoyed this conversation with William Least Heat-Moon, whom I had long admired but not met before, and thank the New York Times for bringing it about.
A milestone in the THE LONGEST ROAD journey: Publication day
As we near publication day (July 16) for THE LONGEST ROAD, it’s been interesting reading the early reaction to the book on Amazon and GoodReads as well various media reviews whose links I’m collecting on my site.
Inside the writing of The Longest Road
A lot of people, maybe most people, think they can write a book. Are you one of them? My recent writing journey.
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