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Win a Signed Copy of New Biography ‘Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the...
A legend in rock and roll history, Allen Klein (1931-2009) made his name in the music business managing Sam Cooke, later managing The Beatles and The Rolling Stones simultaneously. Known for...
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Book Review: ‘Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart’
I recently had the opportunity to read Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart by Lisa Rogak. It is, as one might imagine, a biography about the popular host of The Daily Show, written by a...
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Book Review: ‘Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out The Beatles, Made The...
Although the sub-title of Fred Goodman’s new Allen Klein biography refers to the legendary music-biz wheeler and dealer as – among other things – “the man who bailed out the Beatles,” even now, many of...
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Book Review: ‘Bach, Casals and the Six Suites for ’Cello’ by Steven Hancoff
Being an avid, life-long fan of classical music and having studied the violin in my later years, I jumped at the opportunity to review this ambitious work put together by internationally renowned...
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Interview with Steven Hancoff, Author of ‘Bach, Casals and the Six Suites for...
Please welcome my special guest, renowned international guitarist Steven Hancoff. Hancoff began playing guitar when he was 13 years old. Within a year he was performing in coffeehouses around...
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Book Review: ‘Utopia Parkway: The Life and Work of Joseph Cornell’ by Deborah...
In this new edition of the twenty-year-old book Utopia Parkway , Deborah Solomon takes us through the life of Joseph Cornell, offering a fascinating depiction of New York and the 20th century art...
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Book Review: ‘The World We Left Behind: A Journey from Georgia to Maine (Book...
The World We Left Behind by John R. Morris is the introspective journal, the first of a three-part series, of a young man’s hike along the Appalachian Trail. It is a general interest memoir, which...
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Book Review: ‘When Breath Becomes Air,’ by Paul Kalanithi
Paul Kalanithi, a vital neurosurgeon, after devoting ten years to his medical career, is diagnosed with cancer. His gift to us is this book, When Breath Becomes Air, in which he reviews his life of...
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Interview: L.B. Johnson, Author of ‘Saving Grace: A Story of Adoption’
L.B. Johnson, author of Saving Grace: A Story of Adoption, is an adoptee and a birth mom, a rescue dog Mom and a wife. Growing up on the West Cost she left a small town for a job flying for both the US...
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Interview: Bob Mehr, Author of ‘Trouble Boys: The True Stories of The...
Bob Mehr has pulled off quite an accomplishment, writing a biography of one of my favorite bands, The Replacements. What made the band’s story hard to tell, and the reason the book is a dense 435...
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Book Review: ‘An Affair With Beauty’ by James Philip Head
An Affair with Beauty – The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy: The Magic of Youth, is the first book in a trilogy by James Philip Head about the legendary artist Howard Chandler Christy. Howard is...
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Interview: Quentin Harrison, Author of ‘Record Redux: Spice Girls’
A new book by Blogcritics contributor Quentin Harrison takes on the colorful subject of The Spice Girls. Record Redux: Spice Girls, available July 8, 2016 at Amazon.com, appears just in time for the...
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Book Review: ‘Maude (1883-1993)’ by Mardo Williams
In Maude (1883-1993), author Mardo Williams, son of the subject of the book, provides a richly detailed account of not just one woman’s life, but an entire family’s journey through the years. From farm...
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Book Review: ‘Hang Your Wraps in the Cloak Room!’ by James M. O’Brien, Ph.D.
Since I grew up in Catholic school during the 70s in Venezuela, I was quick to grab Hang Your Wraps in the Cloak Room! by James M. O’Brien, Ph.D. The story takes the reader to Elgin, Illinois in the...
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Book Review: ‘Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian’
This Akashic Books release offers a compelling, and sometimes graphic view of an amazing person and successful swimmer named Anthony Ervin. Ervin is a World Championship gold medalist and three-time...
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Book Review: ‘Keeping Kyrie’ by Emily Christensen, Ph.D.
Keeping Kyrie by Emily Christensen, Ph.D., tells the story of the Christensen family. Shortly after Emily and Nathan married, they experienced some life changing events. Unfortunately, many of them...
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Interview: James M. O’Brien, Ph.D., Author of ‘Hang Your Wraps in the Cloak...
James O’Brien graduated Notre Dame, served as a parish priest, high school teacher, editor, and Director for Media in the Rockford, IL Diocese. Earning a Ph.D. from Northwestern in Communication...
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Book Review: ‘Her Again, Becoming Meryl Streep,’ A Biography by Michael Schulman
Meryl Streep is one of the most talented actors today. Nominated for nineteen Oscars and winning three, she continues to dominate in a field of younger talent. In Her Again, Becoming Meryl Streep by...
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Interview: Emily Christensen, Ph.D., Author of ‘Keeping Kyrie’
Dr. Emily Christensen works as a counselor, helping couples and families to heal emotional wounds, overcome addictions, and live after the manner of happiness. Her private practice began in 2004, with...
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Book Review: ‘Kick: The True Story of JFK’s Sister and the Heir to...
The Kennedy’s are a fascinating family and one that evokes both power and nostalgia. One of the clan that is less known but with a life you could only imagine is Kathleen Kennedy, JFK’s sister, and the...
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