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Author Interview
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12.01.09Interview: George Anastasia, author of The Last GangsterGeorge Anastasia has been writing about organized and disorganized crime for thirty-five years, covering casino gambling in Atlantic City, mob hits in Philadelphia and criminal prosecutions throughout the country. The Philadelphia Inquirer reporter is the author of five books, including The Last Gangster a New York Times bestseller that chronicles the demise of the Philadelphia mob. His other books are Blood and Honor which Jimmy Breslin called it "the best gangster book ever written," the New York Times bestseller The Summer Wind about the Thomas Capano-Anne Marie Fahey murder case; The Goodfella Tapes, and Mobfiles: Mobsters, Molls, and Murder. His work ...
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12.01.09Interview: Kelly Simmons, author of Standing StillKelly Simmons is a former journalist and advertising creative director who specializes in marketing to women. She started writing fiction a decade ago, after studying at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania. Although she was born in Chicago and has lived everywhere from California to Washington, D.C., she makes her home outside of Philadelphia with her husband and three daughters. Her first novel, Standing Still, was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2008, and was hailed by Publishers Weekly as “an exhilarating debut.” in their starred review. Her next novel, The ...
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11.21.09Interview: Malinda Lo, Author of AshEarlier, I posted that Giovanni's Room, the famous LGBT bookstore at 12th and Pine in Center City, is holding a 50/50 benefit for the Lambda Literary Foundation and Giovanni's Room on Saturday 11/21 at 7:30. One of the authors reading tonight is Malinda Lo. Her novel, ASH, is a reimagining of the Cinderella story centered around Ash, a teenage girl who eventually falls for a woman instead of the prince. Malinda is the former managing editor of AfterEllen.com, the largest entertainment news website for lesbians and bisexual women. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and has master’s degrees from Harvard ...
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11.20.09Interview: Mark Hardy, Author of Nothing PinkEarlier, I posted that Giovanni's Room, the famous LGBT bookstore at 12th and Pine in Center City, is holding a 50/50 benefit for the Lambda Literary Foundation and Giovanni's Room on Saturday 11/21 at 7:30. One of the authors reading tomorrow night is young adult novelist Mark Hardy. Mark is the author of Nothing Pink, a novel about a teenager named Vincent struggling to reconcile his sexuality with his deeply religious childhood. Mark and his partner Jim live in Raleigh, NC where Mark teaches second grade at Creech Road Elementary School. He also works as a national literacy consultant and was ...