Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m the author of 5 Middle East thrillers known for their even handedness. My spies, unlike James Bond are family men and women, struggling with marriages, relationships and grown children while away so much in the cold. My novel THE DAMASCUS COVER has been filmed as Sir John Hurt’s last film, also starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
TO DESTROY JERUSALEM. this is a historical thriller just published set in 1990 at the time of the first Palestinian Intifada (uprising). I spent a lot of time with the strike committees at the time and in the Palestinian towns and refugee camps to show their side of the story alongside the Israeli view which I know well.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Morning person, fall asleep in early evening with TV on, alas.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
In addition to John le Carre, I’m a big fan of the American suspense writer Charles McCarry. Recently the founder of The Mysterious Press told me McCarry is the most undervalued man of American letters. I agree.
What are you working on now?
Spending too much time on promotion.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find my own Facebook page is the best where I engage with anyone who wants to chat with me.
https://www.facebook.com/howard.kaplan.359
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write more tweet less. Twitter is an author’s wasteland, sells almost no books and the community that’s created is usually other writers trying to sell their own books and not buy yours.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Persevere
What are you reading now?
A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD
What’s next for you as a writer?
Good question??
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Bible
A History of Philosophy
The Damascus Cover
Author Websites and Profiles
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