Tommy Tomlinson

In search of Kandi

I warn you now, this will be a long and winding post… but you’ll hear some good music along the way. The first thing I want you to do is

Unplugged

Last night we saw our third Hitchcock movie in two days. The Brattle Theatre in downtown Cambridge is doing a retrospective on Hitchcock’s 1950s films; on Sunday we saw a

Thinking about my mom

My mom, Virginia Tomlinson, died a year ago today. The schedule of my book tour happened to send us down to my home ground in south Georgia over the weekend,

54 and Hitchcock

Today is my 54th birthday. Fifty-four is not that exciting a number. It doesn’t signify anything in particular. It’s not even prime. But it’s substantial. You make it to 54,

The book stack, February 2014

I haven’t read much so far this year except for work. I’ve been hip-deep in a project that (knocks knuckles on head) you’ll be seeing in the next week or

Bio

Tommy Tomlinson is the author of two books: The Elephant In the Room (2019), about life as an overweight man in a growing America, and Dogland (2024), about the Westminster

A book update (and a question)

Guys: My book, “The Elephant In the Room” — which I think I’ve been telling you about for 45 years or so — is one step closer to publication. The

Jason Isbell and Perfect Albums

I made a list of the best stuff I read, heard and saw in 2013 — it’s down at the bottom of this post — but in the end I

Mama

We buried my mom late in the afternoon, next to where we put my dad 28 years ago. It was warm enough that the gnats were out in south Georgia.

A little makeover

I’ve never been quite satisfied with how this blog looks, so I’m playing with the design again — this WordPress theme is called Newsworthy. If you’ve seen another theme you