by johnubacon | Mar 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
This season, Michigan’s men’s basketball team has enjoyed another great turn-around. After a bad loss to Northwestern in early February, the Wolverines were stuck in the middle of the Big Ten – not the station of Final Four teams. But they haven’t lost since,...
by johnubacon | Mar 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
I can’t recall March Madness starting with more mayhem. In the first round alone, the lower-seeded team pulled the upset in eight of 32 games – fully a quarter. And it only got crazier in the second round, when six of 16 lower-seeded teams beat the favorite – which is...
by johnubacon | Mar 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Michigan West Coasters! Tuesday night at 6:30 I’ll be speaking at Forever Books in St. Joseph, Michigan, about The Great Halifax Explosion, followed by Q&A and signing, all the books you like. It’s all featured in this nice piece in the St. Joseph...
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...
