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Smoke And Mirrors: the opening sentence
-How many times have you bought a book based on its opening sentence? I think that's the number one rule readers use to make a purchase decision. If it's not the quality of the opener, then it must be, contrary to the don't judge a book...wisdom, the cover. Below is… -
First Public Reading of The Academy of Smoke and Mirrors
-On Thursday Jun 29, 2023, I was teaching a class on the weekly Parsha at the UJA-JCC of Greenwich, Connecticut. I started the class by reading the first page of The Academy of Smoke and Mirrors. Here's the audio. Please enjoy. [audio mp3="https://alexandertroy.info/wp-content/uploads/alexander-troy-reading-the-academy-of-smoke-and-mirrors.mp3"][/audio] -
A Great Stocking Stuffer?
-When writing a comic novel like The Academy of Smoke And Mirrors: A Boarding School On The Brink, the idea is to keep the jokes inside the novel. That’s certainly what Jim and I thought we were doing during the five years we worked on Smoke And Mirrors. But when… -
UJA-JCC Class on Korach
-This Thursday, June 29th, at noon, I will be teaching a class on Korach, the Torah portion of the week, at the UJA-JCC of Greenwich located at 1 Holly Hill Lane in Greenwich, Connecticut. Whenever I teach at the UJA-JCC (I’ve been doing it for years) I always start the… -
The Mayor of a Small Town
-Why did I write The Academy Of Smoke And Mirrors: A Boarding School On The Brink? I can trace the answer back to a conversation with a board member of the country’s only college-prep, co-ed Jewish boarding school. I had just agreed to serve as Head of that school, and…