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Crime Reads – Art Theft and Forgery

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Jonathan

I’ve spent a lot of time researching art theft and forgery. One in particular—the notorious 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum. Here’s how it went: a recently fired employee hid in a closet overnight, emerged at dawn on a day the Read more…

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Medium.com – The First Day of the Rest of My Life as a Widower

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Jonathan

Medium.com has featured an excerpt of The Widower’s Notebook as a featured member story. The First Day of the Rest of My Life as a Widower. My wife’s mysterious death, and what came next. I start with the part where I am paralyzed, back pressed Read more…

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The Art of The Widower’s Notebook

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jonathan

After my wife, Joy’s, sudden death I hid all of the photographs – it was too painful for me to have them around, particularly to come upon them unexpectedly. I needed to be prepared, in control, and drawing provided that. … Continue reading →

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Praise for The Widower’s Notebook

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jonathan

“The Widower’s Notebook is a searing rendition of the complex relationship between men and grief—an intense despair that is too often starved for words. This chronicle of devastation is itself devastating, a deeply powerful and unflinchingly honest report of how painfully and strangely life continues Read more…

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Vintage Magazine Quarterly – Visual Essay

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jonathan

I’m very proud to be part of the 4th issue of Vintage Magazine, the brainchild of Ivy Baer Sherman, and the most glorious, beautiful and amazing magazine (so much more than that; think, ART), modeled after the brilliant and short-lived Flair Magazine of the early Read more…

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Favorite First Lines in the Atlantic Monthly

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Jonathan

Joe Fassler of the Atlantic Monthly asked me, along with 21 other writers, for our favorite first line of a novel. I have more than one but chose my all time favorite. You will have to skim down (I think it’s alphabetical) to find mine. Read more…

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Crime Fiction Lover Blog – What Does It Take?

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Jonathan

This past September I was guest columnist for the Crime Fiction Lover blog talking about how one can become a crime writer.  Here is an excerpt: “Today we’re honoured to present a guest column by one of the most respected names in crime fiction – Read more…

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Where Art Thou – Jonathan Santlofer Lives, Writes and Paints Inside Flower District Loft

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jonathan

By Micki Siegel When mystery writer and artist Jonathan Santlofer wakes up each morning, he can smell the roses — literally. That’s because Santlofer and his wife, Joy, a food historian, live right in the heart of Chelsea’s flower district. He recalls the day they Read more…

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Prose and Pictures – Mulholland Books Blog

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Jonathan

Here is a snippet of a post I did on the Mulholland Books blog: “Not everyone was schooled on comic books. But I was. I had a roomful: Superman, Batman, The Green Hornet, Spiderman; Archie, Betty and Veronica, Riverdale High, Little Archie. I had Classic Read more…

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Writing at the Dark End – Reading Party Event – The New Yorker

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Jonathan

by Macy Halford It was criminal how sexy it was. Writers of different genres intermingling, their poisons of choice (Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir) placid in Dixie cups. Bright lights, marble busts of dead authors, buttercream-yellow walls and crown molding, an overwhelming air of camaraderie. This Read more…

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