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February 28, 2020

Phantom Lady – Interview with Christina Lane »

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Phantom Lady is the first biography of Joan Harrison, one of the most influential women of Hollywood's golden era, the woman who, working behind the scenes, shaped the screen style of Alfred Hitchcock. In 1933, Joan Harrison was a twenty-six-year-old former salesgirl with a dream of escaping both h…

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February 10, 2020

Salt the Snow – Interview with Carrie Callaghan »

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Based on the life of one of the first female war correspondents, Salt the Snow by Carrie Callaghan tells the captivating tale of trailblazing American journalist Milly Bennett in 1930s Moscow. When her young Russian husband is suddenly arrested by the secret police, Milly tries to get him released. …

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December 16, 2019

Full Support – Interview with Natalee Woods »

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As a bra-fitter at a high-end department store for more than a decade, Natalee Woods watched women bravely facing down their fears and embracing what worked for them. Her new memoir Full Support shares their stories.

In our interview below, we asked Natalee about some more insights into her tim…

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November 11, 2019

Honoring Our Veterans – by Christopher Strom, author of Brooklyn to Baghdad »

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In Brooklyn to Baghdad, Christopher Strom details his experience as a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant, applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a lethal insurgency that had infected Iraq. In honor of Veterans Day, we asked him to say a few words about his experiences:

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October 30, 2019

Scariest Part of the Writing Process »

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Writers beware, you’re in for a scare! In honor of Halloween, we asked a few of our Fall authors about the scariest part of the writing process. Check out their spooky answers below…

 



 

In writing my book, I found it frightening to learn how many people trust anecdotal ev…

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October 4, 2019

Top 5 Most Shocking Deaths – The Show Won’t Go On »

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The Five (Literally) Most Shocking Deaths of Performers Onstage


by Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns



When we began researching The Show Won't Go On, we found enough shocking, bizarre, and historic deaths of performers onstage to fill a book and more. In fact, one of the frustrating parts of the proc



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September 4, 2019

Scan Artist – Marcia Biederman Interview »

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As apps and online courses attempt to spark a speed-reading revival, Scan Artist by Marcia Biederman takes an engaging look at Evelyn Wood’s rise from mission worker to marketer and exposes the pitfalls of wishful thinking. “The most famous reading teacher in the world,” as television hosts in…

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August 21, 2019

Women Heroes of World War II – Kathryn Atwood »

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In our interview with author Kathryn Atwood, she reveals her process for writing the second edition of Women Heroes of World War II and what she hopes readers will take away from her books. Read below to learn more!

"Atwood's admiration and enthusiasm for her subjects is apparent in these engagin…

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July 3, 2019

Women Heroes of the US Army – Ann McCallum Staats »

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In our interview with author Ann McCallum Staats, she reveals the most surprising stories she discovered during her research as well as her process and inspiration for writing Women Heroes of the US Army. Read below to learn more!



 

Women Heroes of the US Army includes profiles from a

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June 26, 2019

A Promise Kept – Editing Gilbert Baker’s memoir, Rainbow Warrior »

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A Promise Kept: Editing Rainbow Warrior

by Jay Blotcher

When a friend dies suddenly, the ritual of mourning is upstaged by pragmatic concerns: notifying the family, hunting for a will, making funeral arrangements, and cleaning out the apartment.

When my friend Gilbert Baker unexpectedly di…

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