By Jennifer McCartney Warren Adler is best known as the author of The War of the Roses, the 1981 million-copy bestseller about a divorcing couple that became a blockbuster film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. His latest release, Torture Man, comes 35 years after the publication of his first bestselling book. What readers likely […]
I write because I have stories to tell. As a shy young girl, I was afraid to talk to people, but I could write. I poured my heart onto paper, creating new worlds for myself and occasionally for my teachers who encouraged me to write more. Later, I became a lawyer who integrated peacemaking and […]
The writing bug hit me at seven years old, when I created a story about ninjas stealing my mother’s car, and it never really let go. Writing is the main thing that enables me to make sense of this weird world, and I often discover what or how I think about a given subject as […]
One of the imponderables of the fiction writing trade is just how much physical description is enough in order to fully flesh out a character’s identity. In years past many novels contained illustrations that purported to show images of the characters as conceived by the author. A prime example would be the work of Hablot Knight […]
Previous publications of Warren Adler (The War of the Roses) and James C. Humes (Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman) promise an educational and pleasurable read in this historical thriller, and it delivers. Target Churchill, set in the 1940s, has all the breathless pacing of a strong thriller, but adds historical accuracy and insights into the […]
Growing up, I wanted to be an actress. I studied theater in college and even spent time at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. When I realized I wasn’t very good and didn’t have the desire to get any better, I had to ask myself why exactly I’d pursued acting for so long. What about it intrigued […]
“Boom, Boom, Boom” as read by Warren Adler [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/QkKs1jyy84s” align=”center” autoplay=”yes”] It ain’t my world no more And I’m getting tired of keeping score I feel trapped in an endless maze Wherever I turn is the latest craze Even when I try to list the things I hate I’m always at the gate too […]
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