‘Solomon Scandals’ movie? D.C.-Hollywood link—and a family one, too, with a ‘Lassie’ angle
Hollywood mentions pop up in The Solomon Scandals, my Washington newspaper novel. L.A. and D.C. overlap, all right, and even
Plot
Enjoying the gritty depictions of Washington power players in the fabulous House of Cards series on Netflix? Then you might
Scandals is fiction, but in real-life outrages, D.C. is catching up
The Solomon Scandals is fiction, but Washington is doing a great job of catching up. The latest scandal out of
The Jonathan Stone-David Rothman Q. & A.
Jonathan Stone, the reporter in The Solomon Scandals, grilled me for this Q. & A.—uncut. STONE: Why’s Scandals copyrighted in
Free audio
A free MP3 of the start of The Solomon Scandals—one hour of a total of about eight—is now downloadable for
Characters
Rebecca Kitiona-Fenton: Great-grandniece of Jonathan Stone, the narrator. Tireless student of “previrtual media,” the inky old paper kind. Jon Stone,
Budd Schulberg, ‘What Makes Sammy Run?’ and ‘The Solomon Scandals’
Originally posted on Aug. 6, 2009. Moved back to play up basics of The Solomon Scandals. – D.R. RIP, Budd
Chapters One, Two, and Three—samples
Chapter One Wendy Blevin’s obituary in the Washington Telegram ran only 578 words—a notably miserly length. As much as anyone,
Free audio of ‘Scandals’ start is now online for everyone
A free MP3 of the start of The Solomon Scandals—one hour of a total of about eight—is now online for
David Rothman at Large 