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Book cover: Journalist Paula C. Squires shares the backstory of her new book, "A Different Kind of Courage: One Man’s Story of Triumph Over Paralysis."
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“A Different Kind of Courage”

An inspirational new book about one man’s triumph over paralysis

By Paula C. Squires | August 23, 2022
Author of the new Beatles book, Laurie Jacobson, surrounded by some of her Beatles memorablia - photo credit Jon Provost
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A New Beatles Book: ‘Top of the Mountain’

Laurie Jacobson compiles a new Beatles book, with a little help from her friends

August 1, 2022
old comic books photo by Joseph Perone Dreamstime. Writer Julia Nunnally Duncan fondly recalls a youthful pastime: “On warm days I would climb into the bed of the [Studebaker pickup] truck and surround myself with model horses and my comic books.” She notes stories and favorites among those classic comics, her companions for years.
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My Comic Books

Memories from long ago

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | June 27, 2022
HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA, APRIL 13 2015: I Love Lucy mural by Jerry Ragg. Photo by Meunierd, Dreamstime. I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. Intro image to article on The Little Book of Bela’isms, by Stephen Billias and Bela Breslau.
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Excerpts from ‘The Little Book of Bela’isms’

Yogi Berra would be proud

By Stephen Billias | June 22, 2022
cover of the book, 'Popeye The Sailor: The 1960s TV Cartoons' by Fred Grandinetti
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Those ‘Quickie’ Popeye Television Cartoons

Behind the variability of 1960s ‘Popeye’ on TV

By Fred Grandinetti | May 24, 2022
Better than New book cover from Patagonia Books
Annie Tobey

‘Better Than New: A Recycle Tale’

Patagonia’s first children’s book encourages hope for improving our world

By Annie Tobey | May 18, 2022
‘Andy Griffith’s Manteo: His Real Mayberry’ cover
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‘Andy Griffith’s Manteo: His Real Mayberry’

An excerpt from the book on the star, who spent important years in the Outer Banks

By John Railey | May 9, 2022
Sharon Gless, left, as Detective Christine Cagney, with on-screen partner Tyne Daly as Detective Mary Beth Lacey – CBS publicity photo.
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Sharon Gless of ‘Cagney and Lacey’

Nearly 80 years old, the actor recalls stumbles and successes in her new memoir

By Nick Thomas | February 16, 2022
Espresso Martini from Absolut. For article on the McNamara Martini recipe, excerpted from Mixology and Murder, based on the story of the Golden State Killer and the crime writer, Michelle McNamara, who worked to uncover his identity.
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‘Mixology and Murder’ McNamara Martini Recipe

Paired with the tale of the search for the Golden State Killer

February 8, 2022
A cocktail, cigar, and gun on a table. Photo by Oliver Nowak Dreamstime. For article, The Chi-Chi Chowchilla cocktail was inspired by a kidnapping of a busload of children. The story and recipe appear in 'Mixology and Murders.'
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‘Mixology and Murder’ Chi-Chi Chowchilla Recipe

Paired with the story of the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping

February 1, 2022

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