Please Return To: Norbert M. Finkelstein, was named a 2020 Book Excellence Award Finalist in the "Preteen" category...
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No Sad Songs Wins an American Fiction Award
Nothing feels better than having your work recognized as an award winner...
No Sad Songs is a YALSA Quick Picks Nominee
NO SAD SONGS, is a 2019 YALSA Quick Picks nominee!
No Sad Songs is a YALSA Quick Picks Nominee
NO SAD SONGS, is a 2019 YALSA Quick Picks nominee!
No Sad Songs is a Pitch Perfect Winner!
No Sad Songs was selected as April's Pitch Perfect Award winner!!
No Sad Songs – Pitch Perfect Finalist
I'm honored to have my debut novel, NO SAD SONGS, nominated as a Pitch Perfect Finalist at Underground Book Reviews.
“These are the Times” in Cobalt Review’s 2017 Baseball Issue
My short story, "These are the Times", was named a semifinalist in the 2017 Earl Weaver Baseball Writing Contest.
“These Are The Times” in Cobalt Review’s 2017 Baseball Issue
My short story was selected as a semifinalist for Cobalt Review's 2017 Earl Weaver Baseball Writing Prize.
“A Colossal Mistake” in The Saturday Evening Post
Please enjoy my latest short story, availabe now at The Saturday Evening Post.
The Way Things Were
"The Way Things Were" follows Marcos on a voyage to Italy where he finds a mysterious relative with the ability to change the course of his life. But will he jump at the opportunity to leave everything and everyone he's ever known behind?
