Hello, Loyal Readers! HarperCollins/William Collins announced the sixth printing of The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism, and the Wall Street Journal selected it as one of the four titles for their Book of the Month Club for February, along with Madeleine Albright and others. All thanks […]

To listen to the audio version, click play. The local coverage of sexual assaults at Michigan State seemed to fly under the national radar for months, until hundreds of the victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar spoke up in court. Now it’s a national headline, and will be for years. The anger and outrage […]

Dear Loyal Readers, You probably anticipated this week’s subject: Michigan State’s crisis of leadership over the Larry Nassar scandal. Here it is, the longest audio I’ve ever done for Michigan Radio, and a written piece that also runs on Postgame.com, the long-form sports site that’s linked to Yahoo. I can’t say you’re going to enjoy […]

Hello, Loyal Readers! No blog today, but a happy update on The Great Halifax Explosion, and thanks to all of you for making this possible. Just a few days after announcing the book’s fourth printing, HarperCollins/William Morrow announced a fifth printing. So you keep buying ’em, we’ll keep printing ’em — promise! Here’s my interview […]

Hello, Loyal Readers! I’m pleased to report Harper Collins/William Morrow has just launched the fourth printing of The Great Halifax Explosion, less than two months after publication. So, to all of you who’ve bought it, THANK YOU! (For the rest, whatya waitin’ for?!?) Can order it lots of ways on johnubacon.com, or amazon, locals, and […]