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February 10, 2025
Visiting a talk show in Barcelona
My book “Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing,” now 25 years old, recently was translated into Catalán, thanks to an enterprising publisher in Barcelona. A TV talk show there heard about it and brought me over for an interview last month. (starts about 30 seconds into video.)
I feel lucky to do what I do. I write about real people, often by living their lives for a while-visiting their lives, you might say. Trying them on for size. Though there are easier ways to make a living, I suppose, none strike me as a fraction so interesting.