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Bea Franco (October 13, 1920 – August 15, 2013)
I learned yesterday via Tim Z. Hernandez that Bea Franco, the woman who inspired Jack Kerouac to write one of his most beautiful passages in On the Road, passed away at the age of 92. Bea Franco was...
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Tim Z. Hernandez Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Manana Means Heaven
Tim Z. Hernandez photo courtesy of the University of Arizona Press I’ve often thought that poets make the best prose writers, and I was reminded of this once again as I read award-winning poet Tim Z....
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I’m Talking with Tim Z. Hernandez; Join Us!
This Thursday I’m going to be in conversation with Tim Z. Hernandez, author of Manana Means Heaven, at the Spanish Harlem bookstore La Casa Azul. DJ Darren de Leon will be spinning music from the...
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Tonite: I’m Talking with Tim Z. Hernandez
Just a quick reminder that I’ll be expanding upon my interview with award-winning poet Tim Z. Hernandez at La Casa Azul (143 E. 103rd, NYC) tonight at 6:00. We’ll be talking about his new book Manana...
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“Burning Furiously Beautiful” eBook Now Available!
Happy Monday! I have BIG news to share today. Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” is now available as an eBook! You can get it for $8.99 at Lulu. Here’s a bit...
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6 Best Books of 2013, According to Me
It’s that time of year when everyone’s doing their Best of 2013 lists, so I figured I’d add mine! I know most people pick 5 or 10, but I picked 6. Why 6, you ask? For arbitrary reasons. Yes, I read...
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Two Love Stories Inspired by Jack Kerouac
“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk- real straight talk about souls,...
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