Advance Praise for THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS: A TREASURE HOUSE OF DECEMBER MEMORIES REVEALED

Hello, Everyone,

I'm excited to announce that my new book, THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS: A TREASURE HOUSE OF DECEMBER MEMORIES REVEALED, is just about ready to go to print.

In a few weeks, it will be ready for pre-orders.

Until then, please see below for a peek into the book via some really nice early reviews from some pretty terrific people.

Blessings to All,

HJ

Advance Praise for?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas

"Herbie J Pilato has prepared for us this delicious feast of?Christmas?Secrets, which he serves with love. Spend the holidays with this delightful book. It will warm your heart." –?Richard Thomas?(Actor,?The Waltons,?The Christmas Box, Christmas vs. The Walters)

"With each nostalgic turn of the page, Herbie J Pilato's?12 Best Secrets of Christmas?is written for everyone and is very relatable as the youthful Christmases we had or the ones we wished for. I found it inspirational, comforting, and full of joy."?–?Barry Williams?(Actor,?A Very Brady Christmas,?Blending Christmas/Author,?Growing Up Brady)

“Einstein suggested to 'make everything as simple as possible, but?not?simpler.' With?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas, Herbie J?Pilato has done just that,?artfully transforming his early experiences into?heartfelt,?warm,?and enduring life lessons.?In the guise of a seasonal offering and gleaned from his Christmas past, Pilato has distilled his introspections into a portable, poignant and insightful memoir, a wise and timeless gem of a little book. With this, as with his other work, Herbie J Pilato?has again proved himself to be an American Original.” –?Ed Spielman?(Creator,?Kung Fu,?The Young Riders, among other Emmy-winning TV classics)

"Like?The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, this book harkens back to a simpler time...with sweet holiday messages for a complicated world.?Herbie J Pilato lived those messages...and now shares them with the rest of us." –?Mary McDonough?(Actor/Author,?Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane/Lessons from the Mountain: What I Learned from Erin Walton)

"With this book, Herbie J has given us a gift of words that we can celebrate each and every day." –?David Selby?(Actor,?Dark Shadows,?Social Network,?Falcon Crest/Author,?Promises of Love)

“Herbie J Pilato shares his?12 Best Secrets of Christmas?and encourages each of us to embrace, enjoy, and discover our own with those we love. –?Dean Butler?(Actor,?Little House on the Prairie,?The New Gidget)

“With?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas, Herbie J relays in words what makes Christmas so very special to so many. I’d forgotten many of the wonderful things that Herbie J so eloquently remembers and clarifies here.?–?Jerry Houser?(Actor,?Summer of ’42,?A Very Brady Christmas/Announcer,?Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer)

“In a time when society is losing its wonder of the holidays, a book like this comes along to remind us how important Christmas traditions can be for everyone, everywhere. The empowering life lessons presented here remind us to embrace how every nuance of Christmas can add up to meaningful, magical moments to last a lifetime.” –?Eileen Grubba?(Actor,?This is Us,?New Amsterdam)

"Herbie J Pilato’s early Christmas memories leap out of his heart and into our souls with wondrous lessons of life and light, each representing defining childhood moments. With the purest of prose, it's all documented with love, which Herbie J shares in abundance with every single word in this magnificent book." –?Caryn Richman?(Actor,?The New Gidget,?The Bradys)

“Herbie J has a flair for making anything vintage feel contemporary. With?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas, he takes?us on an almost visceral journey...a journey worth taking and reading."?–?Louis Herthum?(Actor,?Murder, She Wrote,?Westworld, Longmire)

“Herbie J Pilato’s?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas?is a charming collection of deeply personal, insightful memories of Christmas celebrated with his warm and loving extended family in Rochester, N.Y. These gem-like stories glitter with poignant messages of faith, hope, love, gratitude and, of course, holiday cheer.” –?Kathryn Leigh Scott?(Actor/Author/Book Publisher)??

“Herbie J Pilato captures the universal spirit of Christmas, the time of the year that spreads joy and good feelings...brings families together, delights children with expectation, and warms the hearts of people everywhere.” –?Richard Michaels?(Director/Producer,?Bewitched/Script Supervisor,?Leave it to Beaver)

"Such a warm, relatable story. Well done.” –?Kathy Coleman?(Actor,?Land of the Lost/Author,?Run, Holly Run)?

"I didn't realize how much I have in common with Herbie J Pilato until I read his?12 Best Secrets of Christmas.?Warm and fuzzy, sweet and intelligent, and full of humor, this masterpiece proves that people of all cultures have a common unifying trait, thread, and bond of love." –?Irene Tsu?(Actor,?Star Trek, Wonder Woman/Author,?A Water Color Dream: The Many Lives of Irene Tsu)

“The generous way that Herbie J Pilato invites the reader to journey into a place of happiness is a gift in these times of uncertainty and challenge. His?12 Best Secrets of Christmas?reminds us that we each possess the blessing and the miracle of Christmas within us, always.” –?Thomas Warfield?(Performing Artist/Founder, PeaceArt International/Director of Dance, Rochester Institute of Technology)

“The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas?should be made known to the world.” –?Rose Colombo?(Radio Host/Author,?Oops, What’s the Name of My Lipstick!)

“In the tradition of?The Christmas Box,?Life’s Little Instruction Book, and?Everything I Know I Learned in Kindergarten,?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas?strikes a graceful, delightful, and literate universal chord.” –?Robert S. Ray?(Film, Television and Literary Scholar)

"With?The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas, Herbie J Pilato captures what we all may now cherish forever." –?Mickey O’Brien?(Medical Social Worker, Pilot, and Stonemason, Ireland)

"In this sensitive book of untold treasures, Herbie J Pilato relays the charming recollections of his youth at Christmas, forging chapters that nurture the soul." –?Barbara Messerle Devitt?(English Literature Teacher/Junior Statesman Advisor/BTSA Mentor - State of CA, Servite High School)

"The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas?reminds me of growing up in the working-class northeast side of Pennsylvania.?We had our own set of Christmas?traditions so very similar to Herbie J's and reading his eloquent Christmas memories made me tear up...in a good way.?This book is a blessing to behold." –?Vince Staskel?(Inclusion Advocate/Promoter for Performers-with-Disabilities)?

“As children (from an earlier generation), we many times visited Herbie J Pilato’s house at the corner of Erie and Warehouse Streets in Rochester, New York. His reminiscences in this book are spot on about the warmth and love that were evident in this simple Italian family household. Simple only in wealth, but there was richness beyond measure in the life values that were instilled in everyone that came in contact with this unique home. It’s wonderful to spend some time with Herbie J and his relatives again, and it will be wonderful for those who have never met the family to do so through this beautiful book.” –?Rene Piacentini?(Rochester Historian) and Anne Piacentini Lawrence (Actor,?The Daily Show)