Steinbeck: The Untold Stories, a book of short Stories about John Steinbeck’s life, family, and friends, has been published by SteinbeckNow.com in Print and eBook format. Written by Steve Hauk, a playwright and fiction writer from Pacific Grove, California, the 16 short stories dramatize incidents in Steinbeck’s life—some real, some imagined—that take place over six decades, from the author’s childhood in Salinas, California to the years in New York, where his circle of family and friends included Burgess Meredith, Joan Crawford, and Elaine Steinbeck, the widow with whom Hauk had a memorable conversation 30 years after John Steinbeck’s death. Illustrated by Caroline Kline, an artist on California’s Monterey Peninsula, Steinbeck: The Untold Stories represents a milestone in the mission of SteinbeckNow.com to promote new thinking, new writing, and new art inspired by Steinbeck’s life and work. If you are in a position to review or write about the book for publication in print or online, please email [email protected] for a review copy. Identify the print publication or website, the date when your print piece or post will appear, and whether you prefer print or eBook.