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Roy Schwartz has written for newspapers, magazines, websites, academic organizations, tech companies, toy companies, and production studios. THE DARKNESS IN LEE'S CLOSET AND THE OTHERS WAITING THERE is his debut novel.

He graduated magna cum laude from The New School University with a BA in English, majoring in creative writing, and cum laude from NYU with an interdisciplinary MA in English and social thought. He has taught English and writing at CUNY, the City University of New York, and is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library. When not writing, he is the director of communications of a regional law firm.

He can be found at royschwartz.com and on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as RealRoySchwartz. ...more

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	Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim Vandehei, Mike Allen (Goodreads Author), Roy Schwartz (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 9,678 ratings — published 2022 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Some thoughts on getting published, my book launch, and what's next

My first book came out one month ago today. It's been quite the ride.The Darkness in Lee's Closet and the Others Waiting There is something of an overnight success 12 years in the making. You can read about its journey from idea to published book in my last post. Not to be coy, but I honestly didn't expect too much from it commercially. I'm an unknown author. This is my debut book and I'm not famo Read more of this blog post »

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“they got bamboozled out of a bonanza and got bupkis.”
― Roy Schwartz, Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero

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“If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? —Hillel the Elder”
― Roy Schwartz, Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero

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“For a drawing board he used his mother’s bread board, which she’d take back on Fridays to make challah for Shabbat (making Judaism quite literally baked into Superman).”
― Roy Schwartz, Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero

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