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The bells of St. Peter’s toll with solemn finality, and the cobblestone streets of the Eternal City feel heavier beneath my feet. I find myself back in Vatican Square, where not that long ago, I stood among thousands, watching Pope Francis extend his hands in blessing. It was a moment of rare connection—one man in white before an ocean of souls, each seeking something: hope, absolution, direction. 

Friends with whom I grew up or who know the story of how I was almost thrown into a special education classroom in the second grade often marvel that I’ve built a life with words. They shake their heads and say, “It’s a miracle you’re a writer.”

Resurrecting Lucy’s El Adobe Café, a beloved Hollywood landmark facing a hopeful revival, restaurateur heiress Patricia Casado fights to restore her father Frank’s legacy. After years of decline, closure, and a bitter inheritance battle, her determination shines, blending nostalgia and resilience to bring this cherished hub back to life.

People often ask me which is my favorite out of all the books I’ve written, and I always reply that books are like children–you love them all equally but differently. Why didn’t they use some? Maybe those singers that they used in that thing we’re well known but I had heard of one of them I think out of the three or four that they used.

The author explains how THE BOOK OF MARILYN stems from his first column at the LA Herald Examiner that his editor rejected, causing him to resign and later inspiring his new debut novel.

Disappointed that the 62-year-old Demi Moore lost the Oscar for Best Actress to a woman more than half her age? You’re not alone. In a Twitter post that has already been viewed more than five million times, a observed what should have been the obvious: “Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison is basically the plot of ‘The Substance’!