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New York Public Library Book of the Day

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Jonathan

Honored “The Last Mona Lisa” is the New York Public Library “Book of the Day”! The New York Public Library is an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education.

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When It Comes to Grief and Loss

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Jonathan

Sometimes the thing you least want to do becomes the very thing that touches other people most. I never wanted to write The Widowers Notebook, a book that chronicles my wife, Joy’s sudden death. I resisted writing it, then resisted publishing it. I told myself Read more…

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On the Road – Views from The Widower’s Notebook Tour

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Jonathan

Still on the road and meeting such great audiences for The Widower’s Notebook. Please check out the latest pics from my travels.

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Salon Talks – It Occurs to Me That I Am America Interview

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Jonathan

Mary Elizabeth Williams interviews Jonathan Santlofer and Angela Flournoy about the new Anthology It Occurs to Me That I Am America for Salon Talks.

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It Occurs to Me That I Am America – Excerpt

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Jonathan

The following is an excerpt from It Occurs to Me That I am American IT OCCURS TO ME THAT I AM AMERICA Foreword The idea for this book came together over a weekend not long after the 2016 presidential election. For weeks I had been Read more…

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Strand Books Event – Panel Discussion with Anthology Contributors

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Jonathan

When: Tuesday January 16: 7:00PM – 8:00PM Where: Strand Books, New York, NY Just in time for the anniversary of the Trump presidency, this thought-provoking anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors. The literary world erupted in righteous anger whe Donald Trump became Read more…

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It Occurs To Me That I am America – Available January 2018

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Jonathan

Now more than ever, we must ask ourselves: Who are the WE in We the People? In It Occurs to Me That I Am America, more than 50 bestselling and award-winning authors and artists consider the fundamental ideals of a free, just, and compassionate democracy Read more…

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Gaslight (Excerpt from Alive in Shape and Color)

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Jonathan

The Following is an excerpt from Alive in Shape and Color   GASLIGHT by Jonathan Santlofer She saw it again, not a picture this time, just the hard cold truth: a handsome young man who had married her for money. What else could he possibly Read more…

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Night Windows (Excerpt from In Sunlight or In Shadow)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Jonathan

(The following is an excerpt from the anthology In Sunlight or In Shadow) Night Windows by Jonathan Santlofer There she is again, pink bra, pink slip, in one window then the next, appearing then disappearing, a picture in a zoetrope, flickering, evanescent, maddening. Yes, that’s Read more…

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In Sunlight or In Shadow

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jonathan

Edward Hopper, that most American of artists: girlie shows, movie theaters, gas stations at night, that famous diner, strangers glimpsed in windows, the lonely streets, landscapes filled with yearning. Despite the isolation, or because of it, Hopper strikes a chord, touches us, draws us in. Read more…

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