Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Peter Cameron via Elisa Rolle

Peter Cameron (born 29 November 1959 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey) is an American novelist and writer living in New York, NY. He is best known for his novels Andorra, The Weekend and The City of Your Final Destination.

Cameron grew up in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, and in London, England. He spent two years attending the progressive...

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Edmund Teske via Elisa Rolle

Edmund Teske (b. 1911 Chicago, d. 1996 Los Angeles) was an American photographer noted for his experimental techniques and work with the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Teske taught at the...

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Marcel Proust via Elisa Rolle

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated as Remembrance of Things Past). It was published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927.

Proust was born in Auteuil (the southern sector of Paris' then-rustic...

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Top2Bottom Takes on Danube Divide



Lisa over at Top2Bottom Reviews plowed her way through my heavy historical tale, Danube Divide. Set in Rome's Eastern Empire, Lisa read about war, religion, torture, man-on-man sex, and (gasp) romance, and she lived to tell about it. Better yet, she wrote a very useful review and I like what she thinks.

Danube Divide by Jardonn Smith is the link if you're curious.

Friday, November 18, 2011

New Releases at MLR Press!

New Releases at MLR Press!

Plethora of Art - Round 4

This time, 100 covers all together. See them and vote for your favs at

Elisa Rolle - Rainbow Awards Book Cover Contest.

Martin Greif via Elisa Rolle

Martin Joel Greif (February 4, 1938, The Bronx, New York City - November 17, 1996, Cork, Ireland) was an American editor, lecturer, publisher and writer. He is the uncle of heavy metal music personality and lawyer Eric Greif.

Son of an immigrant Harlem grocery store owner, Martin Greif graduated from Stuyvesant High School and was further educated at ...

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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: And Keep Off Her Lawn!

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: And Keep Off Her Lawn!: Brave Grandma Arrests Robber With His Penis A Ghanaian grandmother has arrested a Nigerian armed robbery suspect by grabbing his ball.

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: History’s 9 Most Notorious Crimes of Passion

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: History’s 9 Most Notorious Crimes of Passion: History’s 9 Most Notorious Crimes of Passion

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

New Releases at MLR Press!

New Releases at MLR Press!

Plethora of Art (3) III

Round 3 slot 2 is toast. New covers for slot 3 are posted. View and vote at Elisa Rolle's LiveJournal Site - Rainbow Awards Book Cover Contest.

Peter Gabriel Concert

After his appearance on David Letterman Wednesday night, Peter Gabriel gave a one-hour concert at the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Aside from the fact his lyrical messages from 30 years ago are relevant today, his voice remains mostly the same as it was on those albums I bought 30 years ago. Pretty amazing stuff for free from the CBS web site... Go watch and listen.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Simply Sexy Stories: This Week's Hottie Is...

Simply Sexy Stories: This Week's Hottie Is...: Jamie Foxx! He's mad talented... Acting... Singing... and He's got the laughs! Jamie Foxx has got charisma and style... ...

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

George Quaintance via Elisa Rolle

George Quaintance (June 3, 1902 – November 8, 1957) was an American artist famous for his "idealized, strongly homoerotic" depictions of men in physique magazines.

His first art assignments were anonymous advertising work, but by 1934 he ...

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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Reese Palmer, R. I. P.

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Reese Palmer, R. I. P.: The Washington Post : Reese Palmer, the leader of the Washington-based doo-wop group the Marquees, which in the late 1950s featured singer M...