Saul Bellow: A Describer, Not a Prophet
March 1, 2010 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Magazine, Signed Books
By LAWRENCE GROBEL
—Autograph March 2010
Book Collector: Iris Johanson
March 1, 2010 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Signed Books
By JOHN E. SCHLIMM II
—Autograph March 2010
Harlan Ellison
January 2, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Authors, Entertainment, Sci-Fi/Horror, Signed Books
By LAWRENCE GROBEL
—Autograph March 2009
John Updike: Real, Bright and Huge
January 1, 2010 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Magazine, Signed Books
By LAWRENCE GROBEL
—Autograph April 2009
Book Collector: The Men Who Wintered in Iowa
December 5, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Signed Books
Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, John Casey, Gail Godwin and Donald Hendrie Jr.
Book Collector: British Prime Ministers
December 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Book Reviews, History & Politics, Magazine, Presidents, Signed Books
By JOHN E. SCHLIMM II
—Autograph April 2009
Book Collector: Dear John Letters
May 1, 2009 by Editor
Filed under Authors, Entertainment, Signed Books
By JOHN SCHLIMM II
—Autograph May 2009
Last May, I shared a few of the letters that are in my private collection from some of today’s most notable and bestselling authors. On the 11th anniversary of my column, I want to showcase a few more from my “Dear John” collection.
When collecting autographed books, keep everything that authors [...]
Bookshelf: Snapshots of Larry McMurtry
March 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Book Reviews, Classic Hollywood, Entertainment, Signed Books
By WILLIAM L. BUTTS
Featured in Autograph March 2009
Nearly 25 years ago this budding bibliophile mailed novelist Larry McMurtry an oddball edition of The Last Picture Show for signing—bound in cheesy black paper over boards stamped to resemble tooled leather, published by an outfit named International Collectors Library. McMurtry returned it promptly, graciously inscribed and signed [...]
Book Collector: Furry Scribes
March 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Entertainment, Signed Books
By JOHN E. SCHLIMM II
Featured in Autograph March 2009
When it comes to collecting autographs, we often forget the four-legged celebrities. This month, I pay homage to a few furry superstars who, along with their handlers and surrogate scribes, are often more generous through-the-mail book signers than their two-legged counterparts. They also remind us that at [...]
Book Collector: Keeping Those Resolutions
February 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Signed Books
By JOHN E. SCHLIMM II
— Autograph February 2009
You know all those cliché New Year’s resolutions like going on a diet, getting in shape, keeping in better touch with friends, not working so much, and so on that you never keep? Well, if you already fell off your resolution wagon, I have a new one for you [...]
