Subway etiquette and the social order: Are you a Left-Stepper, Right-Stepper or Parker?
Washington, D.C., the main setting of The Solomon Scandals, is like Hollywood or an Army base. It’s a city of
Author: David Rothman
David Rothman is the founder and publisher of the TeleRead e-book site and cofounder of LibraryEndowment.org. He is also author of Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival. Other books are The Solomon Scandals novel and six tech-related books on topics ranging from the Internet to laptops. Passionate on digital divide issues, he is now pushing for the creation of a national digital library endowment.
How some newspapers sell out to Wall Street
The corrupt Washington Telegram in The Solomon Scandals is, mercifully, fictitious. But in real life, some newspapers are selling out
Major characters—from the real estate tycoon to the Spinoza-crazed reporter
Rebecca Kitiona-Fenton: Great-grandniece of Jonathan Stone, the narrator. Tireless student of “previrtual media,” the inky old paper kind. Jon Stone,
How to buy ‘Scandals’ outside the U.S.
Scandals may be as close as your keyboard even if you live outside the U.S. Try the Book Depository. It
Is a big newspaper a military-style organization—or factory in disguise?
Military veterans have been some of the most appreciative readers of The Solomon Scandals. I’m not surprised. Jon Stone, the
A regular visitor? What would you like to read about?
As far off from D.C. as mainland China and the Philippines, surfers are dropping by. Some visit this site regularly,
Good-bye, Sen. Kennedy
My protagonist, Jon Stone, gave me a good grilling about the actual investigation that inspired The Solomon Scandals. Among those
From Bob Dylan to D.C.’s white-collar crooks: U.K. music site’s 3,000-word Q&A with David Rothman
Pennyblackmusic, a U.K. music site, has just posted a 3,000-word Q&A with David Rothman. Here’s the start. Can Bob Dylan
How to buy ‘Scandals’ outside the U.S.
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