Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Black Gardenia by Elliot Paul

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Black Gardenia by Elliot Paul

Elliot Harold Paul (1891-1958) was an American journalist and author. After serving in the Army he began writing books and published three by 1925 when he joined the expatriate American colony in Paris, France. He worked on newspapers and journals and wrote novels in...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Saint Maker by Leonard Holton

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Saint Maker by Leonard Holton

Leonard Wibberley (1915-1983) was born in Ireland but lived in the United States from his late 20s on. He was a versatile and prolific writer, turning out short fiction, novels, history, and biography for adults and children under multiple pseudonyms. Wikipedia...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Crime for Christmas by Lesley Egan

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Crime for Christmas by Lesley Egan

Barbara Elizabeth Linington (1921-1988) was an inexhaustible American author who wrote under the names Elizabeth Linington, Anne Blaisdell, Lesley Egan, Egan O’Neill, and Dell Shannon. She initially wrote radio and stage dramas and then turned to historical...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: One Last Hit by Nathan Walpow

Friday’s Forgotten Book: One Last Hit by Nathan Walpow

I was fortunate enough to see the Summer of Soul documentary released earlier this year, restored footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and interviews with both singers and attendees. I had forgotten about some of the bands: Sly and the Family Stone in person...