James D. Best

NYU teaches a class in storytelling the Tisch School of the Arts. On the first day of class, Professor Liotti invited Trey Parker and Matt S...

In a previous post I lamented our poor travel luck of late. The good news is that once we left the USA, all of our travel difficultie...

Yesterday my wife and I left Paris for Omaha. That’s not a sentence most people would enjoy writing, but we’ve been gone a month a...

The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale is now available in audio. Jim Tedder has done an exceptional job in narrating this fourth book in the St...

Some author’s dread poor  reviews from  readers. I like to hear what readers think and find I learn more from critical reviews. Besides...

Coming Soon in Audio Jim Tedder has agreed to narrate The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale and has already completed 6 chapters. This is exc...

My best birthday gift. Click here to see the full video .

We're off to San Diego to escape winter in Nebraska. If the body is willing, I also hope to get in a little surfing. Actually, we d...

My wife and I just returned home from  seeing our son’s family  in New York City. He and his wife have three young kids and because they gr...

Last post I commented on how the New York Public Library has become a gathering place for electronic enthusiasts who never feel a need to b...

The New York Public Library is one of the world’s great institutions. The Map Room is grand space with an impressive collection....

On Friday, my wife and I flew from San Diego to New York City. What a difference. Of course the weather went from balmy to nippy, but that ...