Tom Santopietro’s three analytical yet witty books: Sinatra in Hollywood , Considering Doris Day, and The Importance of Being Barbra examine how three very different entertainment superstars- each the most popular film and recording artist of their era - came to embody America at the height of its standing in the second half of the twentieth century- The American Century.

Tom’s books have been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, and Publishers Weekly. He has made multiple radio appearances across the country, in forums ranging from National Public Radio to Voice of America, as well as appearing on network and cable television stations. He lectures about all three books nationwide, addressing groups ranging from the Dallas,Texas Women’s Club to the Palo Alto,California Morning Forum. Tom writes book reviews for BarnesandNoble.com and also interviews celebrity authors, for example Christopher Plummer and Tony Curtis, as part of their signings at Barnes and Noble bookstores.

Prior to becoming an author, Tom worked as a tennis pro and has spent twenty-five years as a manager of over 30 Broadway shows, including A Few Good Men, Jersey Boys, and Master Class,working along with the way with Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Jason Robards and Bea Arthur.

Tom is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, from which he emerged with a firm resolution never to practice law.