2008 was a banner year for Andrew and his family. His novel "Empire of Lies" was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and reached number one on Amazon’s thriller list. His Wall Street Journal op-ed comparing the Batman of the film "The Dark Knight" to President George W. Bush set fire to the internet, driving the crazy left even crazier and winning Andrew a much-cherished letter of appreciation from the president himself. Named a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal, Andrew wrote a trilogy of pieces on Hollywood’s mis-treatment of the War on Terror, beginning with his critical analysis “The Lost Art of War,” continuing with his account of his trip to view training exercises at Fort Bragg, “Braggistan in the America of the Imagination,” and concluding with a report on his journey into the Afghanistan war zone, “Five Days at the End of The World.” Andrew also got sole screenwriting credit on the horror film remake “One Missed Call,” which did decent box office though getting slammed by the critics. Andrew made numerous personal appearances during the year, including a speech at the National Book Festival in Washington DC, where he was honored to shake the president’s hand. He made multiple appearances on Glenn Beck’s television program, as well as "Fox and Friends," Mike Gallagher’s radio show and many others, and did a lengthy in-depth interview with the Hoover Institute’s Peter Robinson on “Uncommon Knowledge,” still available on the institute’s web site. All of which is not to mention that he and his wife Ellen are celebrating their daughter Faith’s engagement to a wonderful guy and their son Spencer’s early acceptance to Yale University. “It’s been a tough year for all of us politically and economically, but I’ve got to take a minute to count my blessings too,” Andrew said. In 2009, Andrew is especially looking forward to the publication of the first volume in his young adult thriller series, “The Last Thing I Remember,” from Thomas Nelson. He’s also happy to be joining his friends Andrew Breitbart and John Nolte at their new blog “Big Hollywood.” And he has a new novel for adults in the works as well.
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