9-29-08 - Check out Fil Lewitt's three novels. Here's an Amazon link. Waiting for his memories of Suzuki Roshi. Fil's been living in Japan for years and is about to move to Thailand with his wife.

Dear Friends & Acquaintances,

       The purpose of this email is to let you know that Fil Lewitt has published his 3 novels: TIGHT, DEAD WHITE MALES, and MILLENNIAL BLUES. They are all available from < www.amazon.com> by going to "books" and then inputting "Fil Lewitt."

       Each novel is a quality paperback edition, 5.25" x 8", cheap at $9.95. If you order all three, you get free shipping (within the USA). What a deal!

       Although there are further descriptions of each novel at Amazon, I'll add a bit here: The three novels make up an informal trilogy, and are written in a genre I call "lit-pop," meaning they are accessible as pop thrillers / mysteries, but are all written with (I hope) wit and ideas and characters you'd like to get to know, something beyond just plot and cardboard cut-out figures. This informal trilogy is a trio of satires as well, and though funny, the novels are also serious and easy to read. No literary heebie-jeebies.

       The first novel, TiGHT, takes place in the late 1960s, mainly in San Francisco, and satirizes the sexual revolution of that era, wrapped in an abduction mystery.
       The second novel, DEAD WHITE MALES, takes place in Santa Fe in the mid-1990s, and satirizes higher education as a serial killer offs profs.
       The third novel, MILLENNIAL BLUES, takes place in New Mexico, and satirizes religion and a murderous, felonious religious cult.

       Please go to Amazon for a further description of each novel.

       I hope you'll try one, or all three. If you feel okay about it, I would greatly appreciate it if you would forward this letter to friends who might be interested. Anyway, thanks for listening.

       Best regards,
                               Fil Lewitt