James Pomerantz

James Pomerantz is a University of Missouri-Journalism alumni. He wrote his first novel in 1999 and cut his writing teeth in Chicago while owning 10 nightclubs and sports bars over many years.

The Breacher’s Playbook is the first novel in the Deklan Novak trilogy. Among the James Pomerantz book library are novels, Ghost Bandit, Undisclosed Sibling and The Spitting Image of My Father.

James also wrote a 2004 biography entitled They Call Me Sid Rock: Rodeo’s Extreme Cowboy, (Triumph Books, Chicago). The book was a colorful expose of Sid Steiner, 2002 PRCA World Champion Steer Wrestler. The Steiner family is Texas rodeo royalty. Sid’s father Bobby Steiner was a PRCA World Champion Bull Rider. Sid’s son Rocker Steiner was the PRCA 2022 Bareback Resistol Rookie of the Year at 18 years old and finished fifth as a bareback rider in the 2023 PRCA World Standings. Bobby, Sid, and Rocker Steiner appeared in the hit show Yellowstone on Paramount, S3, E7.

James lost his wife, Mary, in 2019. They raised four kids in Winnetka, Illinois. James now lives in Cave Creek, Arizona.

“The Breacher’s Playbook showcases a modern warrior’s real-life experiences,” said Chris Schafer, CEO at Tactical 16 Publishing. “Tom and James’ story shows that not all battles are in war zones, and not all war zones are sanctioned by governments.

This debut narrative, the first in a planned three-book series, is a fictional account based on Tom Hruby’s real-life story.