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Q & A with David Spencer, Author of the Novelizers
Q & A with David Spencer, author of The Novelizers Interview conducted by Daniel Marcus Q: You say you wrestled with the title of your book. The Novelizers. How so? A: Because it’s not only about the history and writers of novelizations, per se, but of original novels set in the borrowed universes of established franchises—especially TV series. And writing an original is a completely different task than writing an adaptation. Unfortunately, there’s no simple term for it. And “novelization” has become a colloquial catch-all for both, so for the title, I gave in to the term simply being catchy...
Q & A with Author Bill Taylor
Mike Connors - A Life of Integrity in Film & Television Q & A with Author Bill Taylor This is a Hard Cover, Paperback, and soon to be eBook biography about Actor Mike Connors’ life and career in film and television. It takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Mike’s life. From his quiet beginnings in Fresno, California, all the way to Hollywood’s brightest lights. It also answers so many questions about who Mike really was as a person, father, friend, star, costar, and beyond. It gives personal insight as to how such a Golden Age television icon and...
BearManor Media books are up again for the prestigious Rondo Awards!
BearManor Media books are up again for the prestigious Rondo Awards! https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/We'd appreciate your help in voting please. Our nominated books are: BOOK OF THE YEAR (non-fiction; you can vote for two) — THE ANIMATED UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS, by Matthew Hahn (BearManor Media, softcover, 500 pages, $30). From Frankenstein to the Wolfman, how Universal’s top monsters have been portrayed in cartoons, commercials and all manners of animation. — LURCHING FORWARD: Ted Cassidy’s Early Life from Cradle to Creature, by Christofer Cook (BearManor Media, hardcover, 396 pages, $45). Actor was far more than the Addams Family butler. — MONSTERS, MOVIES AND...
MURDER IN THE WEST END Is a Finalist for the Foreword Indie Award
2024 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Reference (Adult Nonfiction) — Foreword Reviews
10 Questions for Trav S.D. Regarding the Marx Brothers Miscellany
Who were the Marx Brothers? – The Marx Brothers were the most critically acclaimed and successful stage and screen comedy team in history. Their period of activity lasted from roughly 1905, when two of the five brothers started out in vaudeville, through 1977, when the most famous of the brothers (Groucho) passed away. The members were Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo (who quit in 1918), and Zeppo (who replaced Gummo and performed with the team through 1933). The brothers starred in movies, radio, television, and on Broadway. Two of them also wrote books. Many stand-up comedians (to the present day) would...