MY BOOK, THE MOVIE

They would ask me what actors I saw in the roles. I would tell them, and they’d say “Oh that’s interesting.” And that would be the end of it. --Elmore Leonard, in 2000, on the extent of his input for Hollywood's adaptation of his novels

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Fran Hawthorne's "The Heirs"

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Fran Hawthorne spent more than three decades as a reporter and editor (on staff at Fortune and BusinessWeek ; as a regular contributor to ...

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Eric Rauchway's "Winter War"

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Eric Rauchway is a distinguished historian and expert on the Progressive and New Deal eras at the University of California, Davis. He is th...

Monday, November 26, 2018

Steph Post's "Walk in the Fire"

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[ editor's note: this entry was first published January 2018 ] Steph Post is the author of A Tree Born Crooked (2014) and Li ghtwood...

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Simon R. Green's "Murder in the Dark"

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Simon R. Green was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, where he still lives. He is the author of more than fifty science fiction ...

Monday, November 19, 2018

Elliott J. Gorn's "Mother Jones"

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Elliott J. Gorn is Joseph A. Gagliano Chair in American Urban History at Loyola University Chicago. He is author of several books, includin...

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Rosemary Simpson's "Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets"

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Rosemary Simpson is the author of two historical novels, The Seven Hills of Paradise and Dreams and Shadows , and the Gilded Age Mysteries...

Friday, November 16, 2018

Catherine Reef's "Mary Shelley"

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Catherine Reef is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books, including Noah Webster: Man of Many Words , Frida & Diego: Art, Love, ...

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Norman S. Poser's "The Birth of Modern Theatre"

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Norman S. Poser is professor emeritus at Brooklyn Law School. Here he dreamcasts an adaptation of his new book, The Birth of Modern Theat...

Monday, November 12, 2018

David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler's "The Rise of Andrew Jackson"

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David S. Heidler is an author and retired professor. Jeanne T. Heidler is professor emerita of history at the United States Air Force Acad...

Friday, November 9, 2018

P. J. Vernon's "When You Find Me"

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P. J. Vernon was born in South Carolina. He holds a PhD in immunology and published science before turning his hand to publishing fiction. ...

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