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Fun Facts Friday: Arna Bontemps
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Fun Facts Friday: Arna Bontemps

Man of la BookOctober 13, 2023

Arna Bontemps (13 October, 1902 – 4 June, 1973) was an African-American member of the Harlem Renaissance, a poet, librarian, and novelist.

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Fun Facts Friday: Frances Parkinson Keyes
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Fun Facts Friday: Frances Parkinson Keyes

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2023

Frances Parkinson Keyes (21 July, 1885 – 3 July, 1970) was a novelist who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator.

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Fun Facts Friday: Robert Penn Warren
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Fun Facts Friday: Robert Penn Warren

Man of la BookApril 24, 2020

Robert Penn Warren (24 April, 1905 – 15 September, 1989)) was an American novelist, critic, and poet laureate.

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Book Review: The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata
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Book Review: The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata

Man of la BookMarch 16, 2020

The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata is a novel spanning generations about a science fiction writer and her lost manuscript

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Fun Facts Friday: Elmore Leonard
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Fun Facts Friday: Elmore Leonard

Man of la BookOctober 11, 2019

Elmore Leonard (11 October, 1925 – 20 August, 2013) was an American writer and screenwriter who specialized in thrillers and crime fiction.

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Book Review: Blood Stripe by Gina Maria DiNicolo

Man of la BookNovember 2, 2015

Lieutenant Colonel Joe Earhardt is about to jump off the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. but before he jumps he calls the Chief of Police. A gunshot is heard and everyone is convinced Joe shot himself before he jumped – only that they can’t find the body.

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Book Review: Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky

Man of la BookAugust 18, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky on Blogcritics. About: Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky tells about the author’s decades of experience within the hospitality industry. Mr. Tomsky has started working in hotels as […]

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Fun Facts Friday: Katherine Anne Porter
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Fun Facts Friday: Katherine Anne Porter

Man of la BookMay 20, 2011

May 15, 1890 was the birthday of Callie Porter, later known as Katherine Anne Porter. Ms. Porter was a very prolific writer, which we do not hear much about

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Book Review: Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa
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Book Review: Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa

Man of la BookAugust 20, 2010

Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa -A confused teenager, Hailey and her older brother turn to G-d, and befriend Moses who dreams of opening a drive thru church.

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