Star writer debuts book in Merrick

The Jewish Star contributor and newly-minted author Lonnie Ostrow debuts his first novel on motzei Shabbos, Nov. 19, with a launch party and book signing in Congregation Ohav Sholom’s social hall, 145 S. Merrick Ave., in Merrick.

“Poet of the Wrong Generation” tells the symmetrical story of a lovable underdog and his meteoric rise to stardom, his humiliating downfall and his unprecedented attempt to reclaim his place as the unlikely musical spokesman for his generation.

Ostrow, a Nassau County native, has been an innovator, storyteller, promoter and celebrity-insider for more than two decades. 

“Even when I struggled with math in the fourth grade, my teacher allowed me to submit a series of rambling, but creative, short-stories for extra credit,” the author reminisced. “Writing has always been my greatest ally. Poetry has been another fascination of mine. As a child I often found myself jotting down lyrical, rhyming messages for friends and family.”

Since 2001, Ostrow has been the publicity/marketing director and researcher for the iconic best-selling novelist Barbara Bradford, and a public relations executive.

Ostrow is credited with inventing the “living celebrity postal phenomenon” around the globe for more than 40 legendary personalities between 1995 and 2001. At Big Game in San Diego, unlikeliest of minchas

For The Jewish Star, Ostrow penned such features as “L’chaim to Dr. Brown, most enduring kosher soft drink,” “My dog ate the afikomen (and other true Pesach horror stories),” and “Jewish roots of Beatlemania.”