McGowan asks B&N for apology
A number of sources are reporting that an appearance from Rose McGowan at the Union Square Barnes & Noble went south. Here is the Hollywood Reporter’s version. McGowan was appearing in support of her book, Brave. An aggressive questioner (heckler, according to some reports) went on for a period of time before security asked the…
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Mickey Spillane’s guys and dolls
The first time I remember seeing the name ?Mickey Spillane? was in TV Guide, which had a full-page ad proclaiming ?Stacey Keach in Mickey Spillane?s ?Mike Hammer!?? These were too many names for me, and where was Stacey Keach? All I saw was some guy. It took awhile for it to dawn on me that…
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You still brag about that high school state championship?
So, here’s a book deal that will make you feel like you’ve accomplished almost nothing in your life. “The only member of the U.S. Armed Services to complete SEAL training, U.S. Army Ranger School, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training, and only the 36th African American to become a Navy SEAL in its storied…
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Downing book deal announced
After posting yesterday about hard rock books, I saw an announcement about yet another new release. According to Blabbermouth, former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing will release a memoir in September of this year. His co-author on the project is noted rock writer Mark Eglinton. Downing was one of my favorite interviews for my book…
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Wolff teases easter egg in megaselling book
As if Michael Wolff hadn’t already made enough money off Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, he’s just guaranteed some new sales. Or, at a minimum, some people flipping through their existing copies again. In an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, Wolff claims that President Donald Trump is having an affair…
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