Every religion needs its leader, and in Owen Egerton
[http://www.owenegerton.com/]’s The Book of Harold: The Illegitimate Son of God,
it takes Harold Peeks, the “Most Improved Sales Analyst” for
I’ve always enjoyed driving by myself on long trips; it normally provides a time
for reflection and sifting through thoughts. It was on one of these drives down
a vacant highway through
The wall of notebooks was the sexiest place in the bookstore. I would stand
before it, searching for just the right one that might be perfect for recording
all of my brilliant thoughts.
John Updike was a living legend around Gordon College. He lived mere miles from
our tiny campus, and swapping tales of “Updike sightings” was a common pastime
among English majors.
Once, Updike visited
About nine years ago, I decided that I wanted to write a book. This came as no
major surprise to the people who knew me. After all, I’d started drinking at a