Here is the local blog that I visit when I want to know what’s up with the gas station on the corner or what will spin my head. […]
Month: January 2008
More Pittsburgh attention for “Sweet William”
On January 6th the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published Roy McHugh’s review of Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “Other than Ali, there was never a fighter as handsome. Warner Brothers asked […]
Just Landed: David Evans’s “Ramblin’ on My Mind” and Loren Schweninger’s “The Southern Debate over Slavery, Volume 2”
Two new books landed on my desk late last week: Ramblin’ on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues is a diverse compilation of essays on blues history, styles, and performances, edited by […]
Sacramento News & Review highlights “Expectation Days”
Josh Fernandez, writing in the Sacramento News & Review, praises Sandra McPherson’s new book of poetry, Expectation Days. “In the completeness of her description—tender, shocking, hilarious—McPherson’s Expectation Days leaves […]
“Sweet William” featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review featured Sweet William, Andrew O’Toole’s biography of hometown boxing legend Billy Conn, in its December 30th edition. “Before Roberto Clemente, Terry Bradshaw or Mario Lemieux became household names, […]