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Heroes For My Son - Dallas Signing
This is how you welcome someone to Dallas. Never have I seen a bigger balder head on a stadium.I'll be at Borders tonight at 7:00 PMView Larger Map
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Bestseller List
I'm breaking one of my rules. I never go out there and yell from the rooftops when we get on the bestseller list. And y'know why? Because being on a stupid list doesn't mean anything. It doesn't make...
View ArticleWhy I Love Kodak
Okay, now that the tour has calmed and my family recognizes me again, I finally got a chance to upload all the photos from the Heroes For My Son book tour to our regular Brad Meltzer Facebook page.The...
View ArticleVook
I know it looks like a typo, but a vook is a video book, and the nice people who made the vook for Heroes For My Son gave me three free videos to share. So let's share. I must say, when I first heard...
View ArticleVook 2: The Wraith of Vook
As promised, here's the second Vook video, this one for Harry Houdini.b
View ArticleSan Diego Schedule
Here's my San Diego schedule this year. I'm taking my son for the first time and doing no signings, no anything. Just a short panel and enjoying the rest of it as a fan. So here's the one...
View ArticleMeltzer's Greatest Dance Mix
Last night was my wife's 40th -- and in honor of it, I spent the afternoon reassembling the original greatest dance mix known to humankind -- the mix that was used in every single college party I was...
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Comicon Report
Just now back from taking my son to Comicon for the first time for the full indoctrination. And while so much of the fun of Comicon these days is bitching about how good Comicon used to be in the old...
View ArticleDavid Thompson
Just now heard about the death of David Thompson, who ran Houston's premiere mystery bookstore, Murder By The Book. David hosted one of my first signings ever when The Tenth Justice was FIRST...
View ArticleRIP Stephen J. Cannell
Yes, Stephen Cannell was responsible for my childhood. But he was also one of the nicest guys around. So nice, in fact, that when we wanted to use the Greatest American Hero theme on the soundtrack for...
View ArticleOrdinary Heroes
I get fun mail. And hate mail. And sad mail. But this is the best mail -- and the entire reason I wrote Heroes For My Son. Never forget the heroes you see every day.Dear Mr. Meltzer,Two months ago,...
View ArticleFor Hanukkah
For Hanukkah, I give you this gift: www.MyFamilyIsMoreJewishThanYours.com.
View ArticleDecoded Premiere
Thanks to everyone who watched the Decoded premiere last night on History Channel. And the love you've been sending means so so much. Can't even tell you how many times it's made bring the tears. The...
View ArticleDeep Throat
Here it is -- world premiere of the TV commercial for The Inner Circle (with the best gravel-voice EVAH)!Two books ago, they had me do the voiceover -- and then everyone asked: Who's that woman?This...
View ArticleDoes Fiction Matter?
The Saturday Evening Post asked me if fiction matters. Here's my answer. (And if you're a new reader of the blog, Hi there. Don't steal nothin').Does Fiction Matter?By Brad MeltzerSimple question,...
View ArticleHugs for YOU
I'm now finally home after the long tour (me to my kids: "Hi, I'm your father. Remember me?"). And yes, there's truly only one thing that needs to be said: thankyouthankyouthankYOU for what you did for...
View ArticleFighting the Lightning: A Eulogy for Stewart Meltzer
My father was struck by lighting. And so was his father, my grandfather.That’s not a metaphor. They were both actually struck by a flaming bolt of lightning from the sky.And though this is my father’s...
View ArticleThe Goblin Book
The Goblin Bookby Brad MeltzerOn his deathbed, my grandfather gave me The Goblin Book.“It’ll work for you,” he whispered. “It will.”Don’t worry. I was confused too. I didn’t like creepy old...
View ArticleSUBMIT YOUR HERO Contest Winner
Here's the winner of our SUBMIT YOUR HERO contest -- and the writeup I did that'll go in their personalized copy of Heroes For My Daughter. Tough to be grandma firefighter. Loved every single one that...
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Need your help
We've narrowed it to these two attached covers for the new novel, and as always, would love your help picking the winner. So please vote and tell us which one you like best (one on the right or one on...
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