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ACT NATURALLY – Steve Matteo
There was a part of me that reacted with some joy – “Another Beatles book!” – and a part of me that thought – “Another Beatles book? What new can be said?” As it turns out, a fair amount new can be said. This book takes a deep look at The Beatles’ five feature films Continue reading
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EMISSARY – J. M. Dillard
STAR TREK WEEK Commander Benjamin Sisko is still struggling over the death of his wife, Jennifer, at the battle known as Wolf 359 (where the Borg nearly wiped out the entire Federation fleet), but he needs to put forth his best efforts in order to raise his young son, Jake. Commander Sisko is assigned the Continue reading
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CRIMSON CLIMB – E. K. Johnston
I have not kept up with the Star Wars literary catalog. If you include the animated series’, I have not stayed up to date with the shows and I’m not entirely sure why. But what I find as I try to get back in to the Star Wars world(s) is that there are a LOT Continue reading
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ONE MORE SEAT AT THE ROUND TABLE – Susan Dormady Eisenberg
Drama school graduate Jane Conroy is eager to get out of her steady-but-unsatisfying job and work in the theatre. With the help of a family connection, she gets work as a production assistant on a brand new Lerner and Loewe musical … something about King Arthur, based on a book by T. H. White. She Continue reading
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PLAYING IN THE RAIN – Tyler Martin Sehnal
I am one of the many people around the globe who would put Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors album among the top albums of all time. It is easily one of my top three favorite albums (the exact placement might depend on the day you ask me). Though I’ve listen to most of their subsequent releases since then, I Continue reading
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GIVE MY REGARDS TO NOWHERE – Richard Engling
Dwayne Finnegan believes that he has made the theatrical connection that will finally give him a shot at working on Broadway. All he has to do is show the Broadway producer what he’s capable of … no pressure there, right? He’s got an idea for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus that should set the town on fire (does Chicago Continue reading
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MURDLE VOLUME 1 – G. T. Karber
I enjoy puzzles of many different varieties. I had not heard of ‘Murdle’ before this but essentially this is a combination of the game of Clue and a Sherlock Holmes micro story. With suspects, possible murder weapons, potential locations, and/or motives plus some very brief hints, readers are meant to combine the logic of what’s Continue reading
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SHOCKING PINK – Stuart Canterbury
The adult movie industry (aka ‘porn’) is a billion dollar industry, meaning there are a lot of people watching (and paying to watch) porn. But few people really know the industry – the ins and outs and what happens off-screen. Travis Lazar is a porn producer and Tiffany West is the hottest actress in the Continue reading
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PLAYS FOR THREE – Eric Lane and Nina Shengold, editors
Any good theatre student could tell you that three is an ideal minimum number of actors to have on stage at a time because it offers the best opportunity for stage ‘pictures.’ Three characters also provides more conflict possibilities between characters while keeping the number of actors (often seen in terms of cost – especially Continue reading
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COSPLAY: A HISTORY – Andrew Liptak
It’s hard to imagine anyone in today’s society who is in any way active on social media or watches science fiction or fantasy television or movies to not be familiar with ‘cosplay’. Cosplay is a big deal and it’s been around a lot longer than people might imagine. What we are mostly familiar with are Continue reading
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WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS – Alice McVeigh
The first thing that strikes me, of course, is the similarity here to the Amazon Prime series, Mozart in the Jungle. Classical music, a big city orchestra, and the wide variety of relationships going on off stage. And, yeah, that’s okay with me. I liked Mozart in the Jungle (the TV series) and I enjoyed While the Music Lasts. Continue reading
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BEYOND THE WALL – James Lowder, editor
One of the signs of a pop culture success is the ‘jumping on the band-wagon’ to capitalize on that success. I don’t mean this to be as negative as it sounds. Take, for instance, a book of essays like this – Beyond the Wall – which has a number of people examining different aspects of the popular Continue reading
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