Books

“When Mayor Doug Wilder Ruled Richmond: Strong-Arm Politics in Virginia’s Capital City” is a first-hand account by Linwood Norman, who served as the mayor’s communications director and press secretary.
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‘When Mayor Doug Wilder Ruled Richmond’

An excerpt from a new book from Wilder’s press secretary

By Linwood Norman | July 16, 2024
Doc Savage magazine cover: Cover of Doc Savage Magazine – March 1933. Feature image credit: By Walter M. Baumhofer (Street & Smith) - The Internet, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid’47112893
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Doc Savage: Innovations and Inspirations

How the character influenced the comic book industry

By David Gallery | June 17, 2024
How Much Is Enough book cover. By Claire Berger
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‘How Much Is Enough’ … Time?

Our ideas of time can morph over the decades

By Claire Berger | May 29, 2024
‘Cutting of Harp Strings: A Novel’ book cover
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Why Write? What Does It All Mean?

From ‘Cutting of Harp Strings: A Novel’

By E.G. Kardos | May 21, 2024
Copy of "Inner Child Healing" book
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Why Does Bad Sh** Keep Happening to Me?

‘A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing’

By Gloria Zhang | April 23, 2024
Joe Namath waiting on the sidelines. Image by Jerry Coli
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Joe Namath in the AFL

The quarterback and the 10-year run of the American Football League

By Fred Del Bianco Jr. | March 18, 2024
Billy Dee Williams's book cover, "What Have We Here?"
Books

Billy Dee Williams

More than a charming space pirate

By Nick Thomas | February 26, 2024
Book cover of "Much More than a Stooge: Sheep Howard" by Geoff Dale
Books

Shemp Howard, a Forgotten Stooge

A Boomer’s quest for Stooge history, the golden key of nostalgia

By Geoff Dale | January 8, 2024
Book cover of “My Four Hollywood Husbands.” By Joyce Bulifant
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Joyce Bulifant: Her Ups and Downs

In marriage and career

By Nick Thomas | December 29, 2023
Book cover of “On the Curry Trail” by Raghavan Iyer, one of the recommendations in Books for Cooks, Holiday Edition
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Books for Cooks, Holiday Edition

Recommended food-focused books from a chef and cookbook writer

By Diane Rossen Worthington | December 1, 2023

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