TV: First Look at Highlights of Writers Theatre's DAYS LIKE TODAY
by Christina Mancuso - May 23, 2014 Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce Writers Theatre's World Premiere production of Days Like Today, inspired by the plays of Charles L. Mee with music and lyrics by Alan Schmuckler and book by Laura Eason, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halbe...
RosettaBooks Announces eBook CAPOTE Biography
by Christina Mancuso - July 10, 2013 Leading independent eBook publisher RosettaBooks has announced the first-time digital release of Gerald Clarke's 1988 biography of Truman Capote....
Craig Jurgensen Releases New Spiritual Memoir, ROUNDS WITH JIM
by Christina Mancuso - August 15, 2013 In his new book 'Rounds with Jim: A Medical Biography' (published by WestBow Press), author and medical doctor Craig Jurgensen takes readers through the personal story of how and why he developed a personal approach to treating patients....
Streisand Biopic in the Works - Is Lea Michele in the Running?
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2013 In an interview with Backlot.com, the writing and producing team of David A. Lee and Daniel Vaillancourt revealed details about an upcoming planned Barbra Streisand biopic based on William J. Mann's 2012 unauthorized biography, 'Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand.'...
SLCL Presents Award-Winning Biographer James Tobin Today
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2013 The St. Louis County Library Foundation's 'Buzz' Westfall Favorite Author Series is pleased to present bestselling historian James Tobin for a discussion and signing of his new biography, 'The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency.'...
Page-Turning Biography 'Rama Gaze in My Direction' Debuts on Amazon.com
by Robert Diamond - December 22, 2013 Epiphany Press of Sausalito announced today that "Rama Gaze in My Direction," a page-turning biography of Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz (1950 - 1998), is now available on Amazon. When visiting Nepal at age 19, Rama was told he was destined to help millions of people. Over the years, Rama taugh...
Walter Isaacson, Author or 'Steve Jobs', Seeks Crowdsourcing to Edit New Book
by Christina Mancuso - December 31, 2013 In follow up to his 2011 biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson is writing a biography about 'innovators of the digital age.' He has asked for edits of his piece, saying, 'Here's a rough draft of a section that sets the scene in Silicon Valley in the 1970s. I would appreciate notes, comments, cor...
Moving Image Celebrates JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY with Panel Discussion, Rare Clips, Reception Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2013 Museum of the Moving Image and The Jim Henson Legacy will celebrate the publication of Jim Henson: The Biography (2013, Ballantine Books), by Brian Jay Jones, with a special event featuring a reception, screenings of rare clips, a panel discussion, and book signing tonight, October 1...
Dr. Earle Labor Releases Biography, 'Jack London: An American Life'
by Christina Mancuso - October 11, 2013 Dr. Earle Labor, Centenary's Emeritus Professor of American Literature and Director of the Jack London Research Center, is celebrating the release of his biography, 'Jack London: An American Life,' published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux....
Streisand Biopic in the Works - Is Lea Michele in the Running?
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2013 In an interview with Backlot.com, the writing and producing team of David A. Lee and Daniel Vaillancourt revealed details about an upcoming planned Barbra Streisand biopic based on William J. Mann's 2012 unauthorized biography, 'Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand.'...
'The Spirit of a Sultan' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 10, 2014 This new work guides readers along a metaphysical path as the author explores the life of one of the most venerated Sufi poets and saints, Hazrat Sultan Bahu. 'The Spirit of a Sultan' is a new novel based on the true life accounts of Sufi reverend, poet, and saint, Sultan Bahu. A historical biogr...
Eustace Percy's Book, JOHN KNOX, to Be Released by Lutterworth Press, 10/31
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2013 “No grander figure can be found, in the entire history of the Reformation in this island, than that of John Knox” wrote the historian Froude. Yet, John Knox has suffered in the twentieth century from the common trick of the popular imagination that seizes on one aspect of a historical figure and ele...
University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award Winners Presented with SUBVERSIVE SOUTHERNER by Catherine Fosl
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014 University Press of Kentucky title, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South by Catherine Fosl, was chosen to be presented to the recipients of the 2014 University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award. The award, which began in 1987, recognizes Kentuck...
Ballet Teacher, David Howard, Passes Away at Age 76
by Christina Mancuso - August 14, 2013 One of the world's greatest ballet teachers, David Howard, has passed away at the age of 76. He was a true legend in his field, whose generosity of spirit, great sense of humor, and dedication to the art have inspired many generations of dancers....
Moving Image Celebrates JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY with Panel Discussion, Rare Clips, Reception Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2013 Museum of the Moving Image and The Jim Henson Legacy will celebrate the publication of Jim Henson: The Biography (2013, Ballantine Books), by Brian Jay Jones, with a special event featuring a reception, screenings of rare clips, a panel discussion, and book signing tonight, October 1...
Psychic James Van Praagh Set for Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture, 1/11
by Tyler Peterson - December 04, 2013 JAMES VAN PRAAGH comes to Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 8:00pm. Tickets are on sale now. $40, $50 and $100 VIP includes Meet & Greet, and available online at Ticketmaster.com and by calling: 800-745-3000....
VIDEO: A. Scott Berg Talks WILSON
by Nicole Rosky - June 20, 2013 From Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times–bestselling author A. Scott Berg comes the definitive—and revelatory—biography of one of the great American figures of modern times....
Leonardo DiCaprio Set to Lead Woodrow Wilson Biopic; Warner Bros. Close to Deal
by Tyler Peterson - September 17, 2013 According to The Hollywood Reporter, DiCaprio, who's just coming off of Baz Luhrmaan's THE GREAT GATSBY, is set to produce and star in the film adaptation of Peter Berg's recently released biography, titled WILSON. Variety first reported the rumor yesterday, but THR has confirmed that DiCaprio's dea...
Mary Price Boday Set for A DANCER'S JOURNEY Talk, Book Signing, 10/5
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013 As part of the Artist Talk Series, Steps on Broadway presents a panel discussion and book signing of Mary Price Boday's 'A Dancer's Journey: The Biography of Mary Anthony' including panelists Boday, Mary Anthony, one of the leaders of the American modern dance movement, and Mary Anthony Dance Theate...
Orphaned Austrian Girl Recounts World War II Story in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - June 13, 2013 From the author of the humorous ““Hunting? Don't Forget the Toilet Paper!” and the biography “Hickory Bob: The Bob Harmon Story” comes a new remarkably inspiring historical biography that bespeaks the strength of the human spirit. Set in World War II, Richard E. Cooper's third book, Josie: A Young G...
Creative Partners Publishing to Release Daniel Radcliffe Fan Book
by Christina Mancuso - May 14, 2014 Celebrity biographer Randy Jernigan has been contracted to write a series of 'fan books' for his publisherthe first to be spotlighted in the series is Harry Potter actor, Daniel Radcliffe. The book is expected to cover Radcliffe's early childhood years, little known facts about the actors private...
Carmen R. Nelson Reflects on Father in the U.S. Army During World War II
by Christina Mancuso - October 14, 2013 Carmen R. Nelson-Holt is one of Cleveland's 'Moot' Nelson's seven children. Before his passing in 1994, Cleveland jokingly told her to go ahead and proceed with getting his diary published. The diary was Cleveland's personal assessment of the war but when it was over, it was carefully buried away, a...
RAMA GAZE IN MY DIRECTION, a Biography of Rama by Dr. Frederick Lenz, Debuts on Amazon.com
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013 SAUSALITO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Rama Gaze in My Direction is a page-turning biography of Rama Dr. Frederick Lenz (1950 1998). When visiting Nepal at age 19, Rama was told he was destined to help millions of people. Over the years, Rama taught tens of thousands of people to meditate. Wh... |
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