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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What hits the spot better after a late evening Zoom meeting than a charcuterie supper to relax and graze upon? Nothing.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Pub Day to Matt Goldman, one of the best. Best authors, best people.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Full house at RJ Julia Booksellers to hear James R. Benn in conversation with Karen Olson about his latest—Book 21 in his Billy Boyle WW2 series, The Ninth Circle. It was a great event. His tour continues this week (see panel on right).

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Comforting supper on a Nor’easter night. Homemade chili and a cloudy beer.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'll be there! Would not miss the opportunity to hear James R. Benn!

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Better an autopen than an autocrat.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A nor’easter’s opening act.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The fruits of my labor of love this weekend.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Toasting the last weekend of summer with one fine Negroni.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

BOTD David McCallum. We shared a flight one Sunday a month from JFK to Burbank. He was commuting to play Ducky; I was a writer for Craig Ferguson. Once he asked me to write jokes for his Robert Vaughn roast and said he'd pay $5 for every one he used. He still owes me $20.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

BOTD 1932, Robert B. Parker. Such an early inspiration to me. Met him at a book signing at Vroman's in Pasadena. Instead of a book, I presented him with the bill of my Boston Braves hat. He was amused, signed it, and we had one fine chat, we did.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Agatha Christie BOTD 1890. Love this portrait of her by Kate Boxer in Manetta's Bar at Fleming's Mayfair on Half Moon Street, London.

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James McCrone @jmccrone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday, Sept 20! #SouthPhilly

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Weekend reading follow-up: A modern Shakespearean mystery.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That peaceful Sunday feeling.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One more 25th Anniversary post. 2 weeks after, I had business in Manhattan and captured these documentary shots that made real what seemed unreal. Unseen are the railroad commuter lots full of cars whose drivers never came back to claim them. So much we can't shake.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Weekend reading. With humble thanks to the author for including me in his Acks.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

These Angells are in heaven. My friends David and Lynn Angell left Cape Cod to fly out of Boston to go to the Emmys. Their plane was the first one to hit the World Trade Center. A quarter century later, it still pains me. They were lovely, generous people who are remembered and missed like so many.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I made it easy to access KR Raye's podcast. I posted 1-click links on my website for each platform. Here's the link to take you there: www.tomstraw.com/media

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Get off my rock. And what's with the turd?

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This Thursday, join the fun! To make it easy, I've posted 1-Click links to each platform here on my website: www.tomstraw.com/author-event...

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy Book Birthday to the addictively readable Jonathan Santlofer. This new one sounds like a perfect 10.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

To celebrate this Labor Day, I look for the union label.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Now Ready for Prime Time. Welcoming Paul Cavalconte to weekday mornings on NYC’s WQXR Classical after many years as weekend host. So glad.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It looks like he lost a bet.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Number 6 trivia: 6 of Patrick McGoohan's Danger Man episodes were shot in Portmeirion, Wales, later known as The Village. Who else always felt Number Six was really John Drake?

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I hold an enduring affection for The Prisoner, which began shooting 60 years ago this month. My friends know this because they’re junkies, too. Everyone else is, well, unmutual.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So long to Jeff Spurgeon who just signed off his morning show on WQXR to begin his retirement after 30 years at New York City's classical music station. Godspeed, sir. And thank you.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations to the wildly talented Howard Rodman for this Kirkus Review of one of my favorite novels, The Great Eastern. Here's the link for the full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/.../howa.../...

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Had a blast going off the wall on KR Raye's Off the Page podcast. It drops one week from today at 3:30pm EDT

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I shall call him Mick. Mick Heron.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy Book Birthday to James R. Benn, one of those rare authors who can make history come alive in thrilling mysteries. Even Commander Ian Fleming makes an appearance in this, the 21st installment of the Billy Boyle WW2 series.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A peachy weekend. Thought I'd better hurry and paint this before it ended up in tonight's dessert.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Friday libation: Jameson Old Fashioned with homemade Guinness simple syrup and black walnut bitters.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Highly recommended. No reservations.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Her enduring song is of humanity, inclusion, and always love.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tonight, 8PM EDT, LIVE on The Poisoned Pen Bookstore's virtual links. Great conversation with a great author. FB and YT channel links embedded here: calendar.time.ly/9plshfqx/pos...

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Word is out. Happy North American pub day to one of my favorite Canadian exports! Congratulations, Linwood. Cannot wait to jump into this one.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Capping a week of writing rigor by relaxing with good company including Mr. Surf and Mr. Turf.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Lantern Fly has arrived in Connecticut. But not from the DC Universe. It's an invasive pest that threatens trees and agriculture. It's in 153 of the state's 169 towns. I shot this fella outside a supermarket in Guilford. One of dozens I saw.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

On National Radio Day, a glimpse of my first paid gig. High school senior by day, KVFM in the San Fernando Valley by night.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Mister Heron. I shall name him Greg.

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