Apr 27, 2012 | Shakespeare - The Novel
While the brilliant and wily Cesco is schooled in his new duties at the hand of a hard master, Pietro Alaghieri travels to Avignon, current seat of the Papacy, to fight his excommunication and plead for Cesco's legitimacy. But an old foe has been waiting for this...
Apr 26, 2012 | Books - Shakespeare - The Novel
Romeo & Juliet is the greatest love story ever told. And every story has a beginning. A sweeping novel of Renaissance Italy, THE MASTER OF VERONA follows Pietro Alaghieri, eldest son of the poet Dante, as he’s caught up by the charisma and genius of Verona’s...
Jul 8, 2010 | Books - Shakespeare - The Novel
Now that the rights to VOICE OF THE FALCONER are mine again, I can have a little fun and share some pieces. I've been touched by the e-mails and postings from readers saddened by the publication fall-out, and without giving too much away, I want to let...
Jun 7, 2010 | Books - Publishing - Shakespeare - The Novel - Writing
This news should be sad – many will find it so – but to me, at this point, it's a relief. The publishing rights to my second Mercutio book, VOICE OF THE FALCONER, are mine again. St. Martin's Press and I have parted ways. It was an amicable...
Apr 14, 2007 | Books - Publishing - Shakespeare - The Novel
This is the text that will appear on the dust-jacket flap. I am pleased to say I had a hand in crafting it – all those years hanging around my parents’ ad agency must have rubbed off a bit. Romeo and Juliet is the greatest...
