Russell Paul La Valle
Russell Paul La Valle is a veteran New York-based writer, novelist, screenwriter, and political commentator—having had previous incarnations as a teacher, songwriter, and marketing and advertising executive, where he wrote for many of the country’s top companies and corporations. His work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Newsday, as well as online political opinion sites, including The Hill, The Federalist, The American Mind, The Daily Caller, American Greatness. and American Thinker. His cable features have appeared on HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Playboy, and The Movie Channel. He is a former contributing editor to The Atlas Society, a philosophical think tank, where he wrote on issues of the day from an ethical and rights-based perspective. His work has been picked up nationally, internationally, and anthologized. Born in New York City, he lives in the Hudson Valley.
Novels
It is the spring of 1969 and Dalton Hawkes—a newly minted college graduate with a degree in literature and minors in sex, drugs, drinking, and rock ‘n’ roll— awaits the summer. —more…
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There are love stories and there are love stories, but when the hero and heroine of UNDERGROUND DREAMS meet serendipitously, not only does the earth move and the angels sing, but animal attraction as we know it has changed its atomic structure forever. —more…
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HERE COMES THE SUN: THE SUMMER OF ‘69
At once a love story, a social commentary, a study of youth, and a poignant examination of heartbreak, loss, and redemption . . . weaves an important and ingenious coming-of-age tale. —Barnes & Noble
UNDERGROUND DREAMS
Russell Paul La Valle's debut into the world of crime and suspense results in a mesmerizing story of love and hate, greed and envy, crime and revenge. —Smashwords
Recent Articles
Fear is suffocating America, contributing to the spiritual and moral disintegration of our national fiber, and contributing to tribalism, where individuals are judged by their identity rather than their actions.
Until the spring of 2020, the threat of “The Great Reset” to create an authoritarian one-world order sounded like a fever dream conspiracy theory. But now, in the aftermath of COVID-19 and all its attendant economic, social, and political consequences, The Great Reset seems very real…
The hollow man in the Oval Office reveals a vacuity at the heart of our national life.
The 2020 presidential election was a Faustian bargain where Americans so fearful for America's future and democratic well-being were willing to barter parts of their principles and liberties for a victory where much could be lost to achieve it. In the end, it cost us dearly.
Popular Articles
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