Bisexual author Craig Bennett Hallenstein tackles a controversial subject in his debut novel The Dolphin (Storyville Press, 2016). Registered sex offenders are not among the most highly regarded members of society, in The Dolphin, Hallenstein attempts to put a human face and story to these regularly maligned people. His main character, Sean, is a man […]
The Emperor Has No Clothes: Confronting the Lies of Sex Offender Registration
I just returned from speaking at the 2016 Reform Sex Offender Laws (RSOL) National Convention where I learned that 25% of our nation’s 800,000 registered sex offenders are children! That’s right. Two hundred thousand children as young as 10 have been forced to register—many for life—under a failed system of laws designed to protect kids. […]
Hillary and Reagan—Cut from the Same Cloth
In this, the most emotionally-charged political season since Goldwater challenged Johnson, it’s easy to focus on soundbites and fail to see that Hillary and Ronnie were cut from the same cloth. That’s right. In more ways than not, the darling of the left stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the darling of the right. The same can be […]
Woodstock Independent: “Woodstock Man Debuts Novel ‘The Dolphin'”
Woodstock’s Craig Hallenstein is busy. The new author has been on the literary circuit in recent months to promote his debut novel, “The Dolphin.” Last week, he was in New Orleans for what he described as “two book signings, a great party and Stevie Wonder.” (The famed New Orleans Jazz Fest happened to be running […]
Beloit College Magazine: “General-Interest Books by Alumni and Faculty Authors”
Craig Hallenstein’s first novel is a psychological thriller set in New Orleans, La., the city where the main character Sean Jordan has moved for a fresh start. A conservative radio talk show host looking for higher ratings outs Jordan as a sex offender, and when the radio hosts’ 13-year-old daughter disappears, Jordan is a suspect. […]
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