The Critics Have Spoken! The Gorilla is happy to announce that "Life and Death at the Dog Park" is reviewed in this month's Hill Rag and she likes it! She really likes it! This event started with a walk down 8th Street SE in Capitol Hill where I came across two ladies sitting behind a table and promoting the Literary Hill Bookfest. They told me they were looking for local writers to participate in the festival and have their books reviewed by the literary editor at the Hill R

Now Available in Paperback! This has been a big month for the Gorilla as “The Adventures of Sarkis and Hagop,” John Vartoukian’s first novel is now available through Amazon as a paperback or an e-book. John is a long time member of the Novels in Progress group. Sarkis worked it’s way through the workshop process and finally is available. Congratulations, John! John Vartoukian and Scott Sowers at the DC Author Festival Speaking of John, he and Scott Sowers participated in th

The Big Gorilla is happy to announce that I will be attending the DC Author Festival with not one, but two recently published novels. We will be promoting and talking about Life and Death at the Dog Park by Scott Sowers and also The Adventures of Sarkis and Hagop, by my buddy and fellow author John Vartoukian. The event is happening October 24-25 at the MLK library, which by the way was designed by Mies van der Rohe, located at 9th and G Street in the District. Come on by a