Ask the Author: Jonathan Shapiro
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Jonathan Shapiro
Duterte is a thug. His "war on drugs" is crime against law and a civilized society. America's long and sad history as an imperial power over the Philippines requires we condemn him. But we won't. To quote our President...sad.
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Six. Any longer is overthinking. Any less is irresponsible.
Jonathan Shapiro
My mom, who reads at least 100 books a year, and is running out of choices.
Jonathan Shapiro
Noir. Neo-noir. Classic noir. Noir noir. Noir.
Jonathan Shapiro
Money. Fame. And the love of women.
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Good question. So good it took me nine months to answer. Sorry. All TV culture is based on literature, even in America...
Jonathan Shapiro
is it too late to say yes, she's new...and I'm sorry it took nine months to answer your question.
Jonathan Shapiro
All e-platforms, the publisher Ankerwycke Press, fine bookstores or everywhere, Amazon...or I'll send you one.
Jonathan Shapiro
Wisconsin. I would visit cheese factories. I believe they might also be called dairies.
Jonathan Shapiro
Reading books is how we learn to live with ourselves and other people. It is the means by which we develop an inner life and recognize our soul and the soul's of every human being who has ever lived. How else would we meet and truly get to know the Schlegel sisters, Huck Finn, or Lord Jim? My life would have been incomplete had I never know Sydney Carlton or Kohelth. I cannot imagine life without a sense of humor or the ability to read books.
Jonathan Shapiro
Always. I think every writer does. It isn't always or usually clear to the reader or the writer what part of real life the story is based on. But I don't think humans can create anything that doesn't arise from real experiences, either of the writer or of others.
Jonathan Shapiro
Looks interesting!
Jonathan Shapiro
Of course! Fire away.
Jonathan Shapiro
The character Lizzie Scott in my novel Deadly Force was inspired by a number of great women I worked with at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia and Central District of California...tough as nails, brilliant, competitive and committed prosecutors who I admired and loved.
Jonathan Shapiro
It's about Lizzie Scott, a former college athlete and current amateur boxer, who works as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California (my old office). She grew up and still lives in the Inland Empire. In Deadly Force, the first in a trilogy of books, Lizzie has to prosecute a police officer accused of illegally using deadly force against a suspect during a traffic stop.
Jonathan Shapiro
Sounds good. Best of luck with it. I like anybody who writes or reads books.
Jonathan Shapiro
Moby Dick? Narcissistic father (Captain Ahab had a kid), definitely a stalker, and if you replace whaling for cyber...maybe not. I got nothing. Good idea for a book, though. You may have to write it, Marcus.
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