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The Princess of Nowhere is the first book written by Prince Lorenzo Borghese, best known for his stint on ABC TV’s “The Bachelor.” The romantic tale is about his relative Pauline Bonaparte (Napoleon’s sister) who married Prince Camillo Borghese in the 1800s. She was a wild passionate woman who did what she pleased. It’s a … Read more
How to sell your first book. Susan Shapiro, author of 8 books in 8 years gives a seminar offering tips. New York City, Wednesday 9/21/11.
I just finished reading, Me, the mob, and the music: one helluva ride with Tommy James and the Shondells. It was great fun reading about the 60s great hits: Crimson and Clover, Mony, Mony, Hanky Panky, Crystal Blue Persuasion, etc.
I’ve been having such a good time interviewing celebrities lately. Today I met my first Prince! He is Italian Prince Lorenzo Borghese. Most people know him from the ABC show The Bachelor. He is an animal lover and advocate with a soft voice and humble demeanor. Lorenzo is the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi … Read more
Beth Raymer’s book is now in post-production as a movie starring Bruce Willis as Dink, Catherine Zeta-Jones as his wife, Tulip Heimowitz, and Rebecca Hall of The Town as Raymer. Vince Vaughn plays Rosie, a Long Island bookie. The film is directed by Stephen Frears
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Beth Raymer, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling; Jackie O: On the Couch, JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and Matt Wayne, The Celebrity Magician.
“It was just before Thanksgiving when my son put a shotgun under his chin and pulled the trigger. He survived but the blast obliterated his face.” — Judith Casey, author of the book, Face to Face
In 1964, Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and thirteen “Merry Pranksters” painted a bus in frenzied Day-Glo, named it “Furthur” and took off on an LSD-fueled road trip. Now 10 years after Kesey’s death, filmmakers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney have captured it all in a new movie, Magic Trip, opening in theaters August 12.
Authors Susan Shapiro, Molly Jong-Fast, David Goodwillie, Lindsay Harrison and poet Harvey Shapiro New York City reading at McNally Jackson booksellers on August 1st.