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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In the Trenches: Jamie Lee Curtis
February 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Contemporary Hollywood, Entertainment, Signed Books
By JOSH BOARD — Autoghraph February 2009 One of the best comedies ever is without a doubt A Fish Called Wanda. And getting the DVD signed by its stars slipped through my hands, not once, but twice! Jamie Lee Curtis attended a fundraiser at a Balboa Park photography museum in San Diego, Calif., for which I [...]
Who Is Lee Correy?
February 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Entertainment, Sci-Fi/Horror
By PATRICK DOUGLAS — Autograph February 2009 In his memoir the formative years of Model Rocketry 1957-1962, G. Harry Stine wrote the self observation, “It is not often that an aerospace historian has the opportunity to participate in the making of history,” that became quite prophetic to me after receiving a gift. My interest in Stine’s [...]
Book Collector: Election Aftermath
January 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin
Filed under Authors, Magazine, Signed Books
By JOHN E. SCHLIMM II Featured in Autograph January 2009 If you are waxing nostalgic for what seemed like the longest election season in history, don’t rest now—the race for 2012 has no doubt already begun, not to mention other state and local races for this year. For the political diehards out there, now is [...]
