- Oct 6, 2020
The Halfway Club
Thank you Inez for taking care of me for over thirty-five years! You’ll always be my favorite restaurant owner, chef, waitress, bartender...
- Sep 13, 2020
The Motel Life in Italian!!!!
We’re all shaking in our boots here in Oregon with the unprecedented and horrifying wildfires. I think we’d all love to be on a beach...
- Jul 26, 2020
- Dec 8, 2019
The Kill Switch
Willy is proud to announce THE KILL SWITCH, Volume III of his audiobook series. The story, written and narrated by Willy, includes an...
- Aug 9, 2019
Nevada Reads Don’t Skip Out On Me
Willy Is happy to announce that thanks to the great support of Nevada Humanities he’ll be touring Northern Nevada this September to...
- Mar 7, 2019
Don’t Skip is Pen/Faulkner Finalist!!!!
Don’t Skip Out On Me has just been named a finalist for the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award, America’s largest peer-juried prize for...
- Jan 11, 2019
The Delines The Imperial is out now!
The Delines new record, The Imperial, is finally out! reviews so far. MOJO 4 stars, Q 4 stars, UNCUT 8 out of 10 are just a few of the...
- Nov 26, 2018
A Jockey’s Christmas is upon us and other news!
It’s that time of year again! A Jockey’s Christmas is upon us. Doesn’t everybody need an overweight alcoholic jockey (with a minor...
- Jun 11, 2018
Ireland and the Don’t Skip Book Special
Willy will be heading to Ireland this week to attend the Dalkey Book Festival. He’ll be doing three events even one on Trump with...
- Mar 4, 2018
US Tour Continues…
The first leg of the US tour has been great. Big thanks to everyone who came out to the gigs in SF, Reno, SLC, Boise, and Bend. Now...
- Jan 21, 2018
DON’T SKIP OUT ON ME UPDATE
Events page for dates and details. You can pre-order the book (hardback! thanks Harper!) from the world’s greatest bookstore, Powell’s,...
- Nov 16, 2017
- Sep 11, 2017
Lean on Pete, the film
Director Andew Haigh’s Lean on Pete has just screened at the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals. Charlie Plummer won the...
- Dec 8, 2016
- Nov 7, 2016
Nevada Writers Hall of Fame
Willy’s getting inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame! Exciting news for a man who loves all things Nevada. Here’s the info… The...
- Feb 4, 2016
- Apr 22, 2015
Readers Choice & Carson City
Thanks to everyone who voted for The Free for the Oregon Book Awards Readers Choice Award! Willy was thrilled to win the award and is so...
- Feb 15, 2015
Oregon Book Awards
The Free is a finalist for the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction! The Oregon Book Awards are presented each spring by Literary Arts. Finalists...
- Aug 7, 2014
Upcoming Festivals & The Roundup!
Sorry it’s been a while since we updated the site… Willy has been busy touring with The Delines and working on novel #5. We are very...
- Jun 12, 2014
