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Fun Facts Friday: Brian Moore
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Fun Facts Friday: Brian Moore

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2023

Brian Moore was an Irish novelist and screenwriter. He is known for novels describing life in Northern Ireland during World War II.

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Fun Facts Friday: John Howard Payne
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Fun Facts Friday: John Howard Payne

Man of la BookJune 9, 2023

John Howard Payne was an American playwright, songwriter, composer, actor, & politician. During his lifetime he was very popular but found success in London

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Fun Facts Friday: Joseph P. Lash
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Fun Facts Friday: Joseph P. Lash

Man of la BookDecember 2, 2022

Joseph P. Lash was an American journalist and writer. He is known for his Pulitzer Prize winning biography Eleanor and Franklin

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Bookish Field Trip: Teddy Roosevelt’s Home & Library
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Bookish Field Trip: Teddy Roosevelt’s Home & Library

Man of la BookJune 22, 2022

Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was a self-proclaimed “book lover” throughout his life. His library and home are filled with books

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Fun Facts Friday: Henry James
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Fun Facts Friday: Henry James

Man of la BookApril 15, 2022

Henry James (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was a British author, considered by many to be one of the greatest novelists in the English language

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Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus
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Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus

Man of la BookMarch 10, 2022

Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus Long, while certainly dealing with serious issues, comes across as light hearted, with poignant and clever observations

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Fun Facts Friday: Stephen Jay Gould
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Fun Facts Friday: Stephen Jay Gould

Man of la BookSeptember 10, 2021

Stephen Jay Gould (10 September, 1941 – 20 May, 2002) was a paleontologist who wrote science books for both scientists as well as the general public.

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Fun Facts Friday: Hubert Selby Jr.
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Fun Facts Friday: Hubert Selby Jr.

Man of la BookJuly 23, 2021

Hubert Selby Jr. (23 July, 1928 – 26 April, 2004) was a writer and novelist from Brooklyn, NY known for exploring the New York area.

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Fun Facts Friday: Sylvia Porter
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Fun Facts Friday: Sylvia Porter

Man of la BookJune 18, 2021

Sylvia Porter (18 June, 1913 – 5 June, 1991) was an economist, journalist and author from Patchogue, New York, on the south shore of Long Island.

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Fun Facts Friday: Rod Serling
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Fun Facts Friday: Rod Serling

Man of la BookDecember 25, 2020

Rod Serling (25 December, 1924 – 28 June, 1975) was an American playwright, screen writer, and TV producer. He is mostly known as the creator, and narrator of the TV show The Twilight Zone.

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