The Right Question
Five months into grieving the loss of my mother, it’s become clear I’ve been asking myself the wrong question about the process. The question I’ve been asking is “When will
Nothing Has Changed (But I Know It Has)
How can I put into words What my heart feels? It’s the deepest thing When somebody you love dies – Ian Hunter, “Michael Picasso” Sometimes I think the hardest part of d
Earthquakes
Growing up in California, you get used to earthquakes. They’re impossible to predict, but you always know another one will come eventually. All you can do is prepare as best you
I Need to Know Who the Drummer Is
One of my regular music publicist correspondents sent me an electronic one-sheet recently that caught my interest, so, as I always do, I requested a physical copy of the album he w
Tom Petty: Making Magic
It’s a mark of respect, this business of obsessively listening to our musical idols’ songs in the days after they pass, but also a ritual of mourning. We listen to remember—m
Never Break the Chain
Writing a book is a journey culminating in a moment not unlike a key one in this very story: the author hands his or her baby off to the reader, saying “Here. This is yours n
Drawing Winners, Jacket Quotes & You
Thanks to all who entered our drawing for one of three copies of the new Tim Green novel Never Break the Chain. The winners are: Melissa Arian Kristine Waldenburg and an unidentifi
Outside Looking In
Never Break the Chain once again finds Tim Green on the outside looking in. In Believe in Me, Tim has just lost his father, and longs to find a way into the road family he discover
Can of Worms, Opened
One of the things that made me want to interview musicians in the first place (a story told in My Heart Sing the Harmony) is that I enjoy reading the resulting interviews so much.
The Wrapping on the Package
The cover of the book is like the wrapping on the package—except it’s permanent. It needs to convey something essential about the story within—mood or themes or a moment or a