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D.A. Pennebaker--An Appreciation

Jim Bessman

Aug 6, 2019
3 min

D.A. Pennebaker--An Appreciation

D.A. Pennebaker discusses his historic Bob Dylan documentary "Don't Look Back" D.A. Pennebaker, the documentary filmmaker who in the...

Andrew Shaffer's Brooklyn 'Hope Rides Again' book tour stop starred a special 'Obama

Jim Bessman

Jul 19, 2019
3 min

Andrew Shaffer's Brooklyn 'Hope Rides Again' book tour stop starred a special 'Obama

Andrew Shaffer and Barack Obama (Dion ) at Books are Magic Andrew Shaffer had a surprise guest at his new Hope Rides Again “Obama Biden...

A conversation with 'Hope Rides Again' ('An Obama Biden Mystery') author Andrew Shaf

Jim Bessman

Jul 17, 2019
7 min

A conversation with 'Hope Rides Again' ('An Obama Biden Mystery') author Andrew Shaf

Just over a year ago, Quirk Books published Hope Never Dies, the first “Obama Biden Mystery” novel from Andrew Shaffer. “Part noir...

Kinky Friedman rides the roll of his songwriting resurgence

Jim Bessman

Mar 21, 2019
4 min

Kinky Friedman rides the roll of his songwriting resurgence

Kinky Friedman Kinky Friedman performed at a different New York venue Saturday night (Union Pool in Brooklyn) and in a new format,...

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