This was hilarious.

I have it on good authority that Lee in Distribution would have chosen my book “The Seminarian” if anyone had asked.

A guy could learn a lot about sexy face from the elephant seal. Those penguins cannot get enough.

Here’s Brigitte standing at the crest of Shackleton’s Walk on Iuth Georgia Island. She is a mountain girl at heart. She’ll put up with the ocean but she loves the mountains.

It is my policy to make at least one friend anywhere I go. This is Ethan from South Georgia Island. (I am wearing the yellow backpack.)

This is me and Brigitte jumping into the Antarctic Ocean. Neither of us died.

Keeping tabs on the family, that’s me HH way down there at the bottom edge of the world.

BOOM! BUENOS AIRES!

I have it on very good authority that my book, The Seminarian, is #21 on this list.

I have it on very good that my book “The Seminarian” is #11 on this list.

What a great evening at the Canadian Consulate honoring Giller Prize nominees. That’s my pal @shorez on the left, me in the middle looking like a prissy version of my Dad and Giller nominee (and former student!) mossy_goat on the right. Read her wonderful book “Curiosities: A Novel”.

Let this mark the beginning of shameless self promotion! I have a book with Blackstone coming out in May! You’ve been warned!

I just got off the 1st zoom with my team at Blackstone Publishing (
@BlackstoneAudio
-- I have a team!!! ) about my book that's coming out next May. You may get tired of hearing about it. I didn't ask permission to show a screen cap of my team, but here's me listening.

I am not happy.

The thing about Laura Lippman is that she makes it look so effortless that you can forget how very good she is.

I'm here! And to prove it, here's a photo of my Weirdo Dog on the beach.