by johnubacon | Mar 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers! Today’s topic is the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament: a lot of reasons to like, and more not to. Meantime, The Great Halifax Explosion is still going strong, and now we’re hearing about book clubs picking Halifax for their...
by johnubacon | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers! Today we’ll take an inside look at Olympic figure skating — and just how hard it actually is. Meantime, The Great Halifax Explosion is still going strong, and now we’re hearing about book clubs picking Halifax for their...
by johnubacon | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers, Several of you have told me you book clubs are now reading The Great Halifax Explosion, and I thank you! A few have even sent me photos of their groups — usually women, and always with wine, it seems — which I’ll be happy to...
by johnubacon | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by johnubacon | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...