The author wishes to thank:
Mario Di Prisco and Family
Regan McMahon
Monsignor Shane
Katherine Palermo
Jennifer Palermo Bobe
Katharine Michaels
Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli, JET Literary Associates
Tyson Cornell, Publisher, Rare Bird Books
Alice Marsh-Elmer, Julia Callahan, Hailie Johnson, and Andrew Hungate of Rare Bird Books
Not-Naomi, Esquire, and research staff
Robert Gearty, intrepid and invaluable researcher
Kathleen Caldwell and A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland, California
Kim Dower (aka Kim-from-LA), muse
Francesca Applegarth. Nina Rothberg Bailey. Jim and Lela Barnes. Tracey Borst and Robert Menicucci. Jennie Chabon. Peter Chastain. Brent Cohen. Laura Cogan. Josephine Courant. Diane Del Signore. Anthony and Nan Fredotovich. Jane and Jeff Green. Bernard and Cheryl Hooper. Blair Jackson. Kathy and Tony Laglia. Ralph and Liz Long. Amber Lowi. Christine McQuade. Donald McQuade. Jim and Katherine Moule. Beth Needel. David Robins. Anne Rosenthal. Peter Sackman. Vickie Sciacca. Robyn Simonett. A. R. Taylor. Robert Tembeckjian. Carlton Tucker. Oscar Villalon. Dan Wilcox. Laurie Saurborn and Dean Young.
Patti James and Family