Catalano
Fifteen books of fiction, humor and poetry — every website copy signed by hand in Crossville, Tennessee.
Believe Me…You Should Have Been There!
Forty-five true, funny stories from a life that kept handing him material: classroom pranks, ruined vacations, sibling revenge, and a few chats with police officers he'd rather forget.
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Three fiction titles, two more coming. Talisman took sixteen years and a note dated March 8, 2008.
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Schools, libraries, churches and community groups. Every program is built around the audience in front of him.
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Nine collections on aging, marriage, telemarketers, snacks — and one entirely about construction equipment.
Browse the poetry →"Most people tell me poetry isn't for them. So I write about what we actually live: family, work, snacks, getting older — even a little mud."
Nine collections later, he keeps changing minds — six-year-olds, teenagers, congregations and grandparents alike.
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Marketing man, then finally a full-time writer.
Illinois to Caterpillar to Pennsylvania to retirement in Crossville, Tennessee, where he writes full-time with his wife Peggy nearby and their daughter Emma credited on one collection. He still signs every copy ordered here himself.
Booking a speaker? Give them something they'll still quote next week.
Tell Tom about your group, he tailors the program, your audience leaves smiling. Testimonials from teachers, librarians and pastors on the presentations page.
Nothing here yet. Tap a cover on any shelf.
Tom gets an email listing exactly what you bought, signs each copy, and ships it from Crossville.