The Unconventional Guide to Joseph Fine

I grew up in Little Silver, New Jersey, on the northern part of the Jersey Shore. In ninth grade, I went to Lawrenceville School where I became active in the environmental movement. It was February 1970, just before the first Earth Day, and my Algebra I teacher assigned the Time Magazine cover story on environmental concerns, rather than the typical math homework. I decided early on be an environmental attorney.

After law school, I worked at EPA in Washington D. C. and then as corporate counsel at The Sherwin-Williams Company. It was a rewarding career. While practicing law, I thought about writing a novel. I was influenced by an English elective called The American Hero where we read books like Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. When I retired, I put pen to paper. The Unconventional Guide to Joseph Fine is my debut novel. My goal was to write something engaging and enlightening.