Gary Gillies and I are delighted to announce we are working with publisher McFarland & Co. on a new book covering the history of the classic 1970s detective series HARRY O, which starred popular actor DAVID JANSSEN. Along with The Rockford Files, HARRY O is considered by historians to be the cream of the period’s TV…
Category: News on my writing
McFarland offer 40% off Popular Culture Books until 17 May
I received the following e-mail from McFarland promoting a 2-week 40% discount offer on popular culture books, which will include my titles The World of Shaft and The Songs of Genesis: Dear Author: From our founding in 1979, McFarland has championed serious scholarship about popular culture. Longtime customers remember the classics like Bill Warren’s Keep…
“The Songs of Genesis” now available from McFarland
My new book The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings was published by McFarland & Co. on 14 April and is available to order from their site. The book will be available from most online booksellers at some point in May. Kindle versions are available now from Amazon.
Title agreed for my forthcoming Genesis book
I have had confirmation from my publisher, McFarland & Co., that the suggestion of title for my forthcoming Genesis book has been agreed and is The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. I’ll post further updates as the book progresses toward publication.
Sticking it to the Man publication date and launch event
Sticking It to the Man: Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Popular Fiction, 1950 to 1980, Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre’s collection of essays and articles on how pulp fiction mirrored the changing politics and culture of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, is published on 15 November. I have contributed one of two pieces on…
News on my latest book covering the songs of Genesis
The manuscript for my latest book is now with the publishers. The provisional title is: The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. It does what it says on the tin. It’s been twenty years in the making. I wrote an early version of the book way back at the start of…