Barry Trotter (Book 1)
The Hogwash School for Wizards was the most famous school in the wizarding world, and Barry Trotter was its most famous student. His mere presence made sure that every year twenty candidates applied for every open spot, no matter how rapacious Hogwash's tuition became. As a result, Barry and the school had come to an unspoken agreement: regardless of his grades, Barry could remain at Hogwash for as long as he wished. He had just begun his eleventh year...Freshman
Sleepy with boredom and gassy from lunch, Hart Fox sat in the hard plastic chair outside his dean's office. A kid walked in the door, pink detention slip in hand, bobbing his head a little so that the purple spikes of his mohawk didn't get bent on the transom. He slumped down next to Hart. Hart nodded--he remembered tis joker from sophomore American History, constantly arguing in favor of anarcho-syndicalism. Was his name Henry?...Sophomore
Arcing lazily through the air, the Frisbee smacked against the window. “Ooo-oo!” a chiseled and shirtless boy teased as it wobbleplummeted to the ground. “Sarah's in troub-le!”The beauty-boy was righter than he knew: Of all the windows on campus to hit, this one was the worst. It belonged to Stutts’ Professor of Clandestine Affairs, Glenbard North, who had destroyed more students than there were blades of grass on the freshly resodded Old Quad below...Coming Soon!
All you really gotta know is, I'm writing new things constantly and the more I write, the better my books get. So if you've read my earlier work--and millions of you have--we should keep in touch. This fall, at least one and maybe two new books will be available: a Dickens parody AND a comic mystery loosely based on The Beatles. Drop me an email at mikesnewbooks[at]gmail[dot]com, and I'll be sure to let you know release dates, special deals, etc.Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Attention, WW I fans!
Fans? Is that right...?
Let's say it this way: For those of you interested in the Great War (which was fought 1914-18, there've been SO many and they've all been SO INCREDIBLY GREAT, I can understand if you've lost track), check out this site.
Let's say it this way: For those of you interested in the Great War (which was fought 1914-18, there've been SO many and they've all been SO INCREDIBLY GREAT, I can understand if you've lost track), check out this site.
Politics as stand-up
Kung-Fu Monkey, a recovering stand-up, analyzes Democratic ineptitude in terms of basic audience management. Interesting...and, once you realize it, blindingly obvious.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Around the World in 72 Pubs
Though alcoholism is draped across my family tree like so much Spanish moss, this odyssey was simply too fun not to pass along:
Go to their website and recommend a pub. I was very disappointed to read that they weren't going through New York City; I can think of at least four worthy pubs there, all haunts of mine "back in the day"...
McSorley's Ale House (if you haven't read Joseph Mitchell's profile on this, you must)
Chumley's (an old Village speakeasy where you can get your Benchley/Parker on)
White Horse Tavern (where Dylan Thomas died; now herds of NYU students make you WANT to die)
Ear Inn (supposedly the oldest bar in Manhattan, though McSorley's might have a thing or two to say about that).
UPDATE: Friend Greg Raskin reports, "Chumleys collapsed (literally, physically) and is no more."
Boo-hoo! How dare the world change without my authorization!
"By now I trust you are aware of the nature of this initiative. For those that are not let's put it in simple mathematical terms - 2 men, 20 days, 6 continents, 5 equatorial crossings and 72 pubs. You don't need to be a genius to work out that this equals at the very least 1 severe hangover, 6 bouts of jetlag and 2 empty pockets..."
Go to their website and recommend a pub. I was very disappointed to read that they weren't going through New York City; I can think of at least four worthy pubs there, all haunts of mine "back in the day"...
McSorley's Ale House (if you haven't read Joseph Mitchell's profile on this, you must)
Chumley's (an old Village speakeasy where you can get your Benchley/Parker on)
White Horse Tavern (where Dylan Thomas died; now herds of NYU students make you WANT to die)
Ear Inn (supposedly the oldest bar in Manhattan, though McSorley's might have a thing or two to say about that).
UPDATE: Friend Greg Raskin reports, "Chumleys collapsed (literally, physically) and is no more."
Boo-hoo! How dare the world change without my authorization!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
"Gooble, gobble, one of us!"
With Halloween coming up--yes, I will be at the Aero's all-night horror marathon, at least until they bust out the Italian "gialli"--this site about Tod Browning's "Freaks" seemed necessary.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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