Re-release of Georgette Heyer novel perfect to curl up with over the holidays **** 4 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/20/2009 – For more then a quarter century, Georgette Heyer’s historical novels have delighted millions of readers.
Heyer published 56 books over 53 years. Sourcebooks is re-releasing The Foundling and many other Heyer books..
In The [...]

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Touring with the Beatles, Stones, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton *** 3 Stars
Gabrielle Pantera interviews author Chris O’Dell
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/14/2009 – “I’ve wanted to write a book for years but there was a loyalty to the Beatles,” says Miss O’Dell author Chris O’Dell. “It was understood that you didn’t talk about what [...]

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Biography of Paul McCartney mixes his personal life and his music *** 3 Stars
Gabrielle Pantera interviews Paul McCartney a Life author Peter A Carlin
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/4/2009 – “I always love talking to musicians and the producers/arrangers who work with musicians in their natural element,” says Paul McCartney a Life author Peter A. Carlin. [...]

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Interview with author Syrie James and review of her novel about Brontë and the man who secretly loved her *** 3 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/30/2009 “I was astonished to discover that much of Jane Eyre was inspired by Charlotte’s own experiences,” says The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë author Syrie James. “Despite [...]

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Matthew Dennison’s book about the youngest daughter and constant companion of Queen Victoria *** 3 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/22/2009 – “Many people continue to feel that, by re-writing Queen Victoria’s journals and destroying the originals, Beatrice committed an unforgivable act of historical vandalism,” says The Last Princess author Matthew Dennison. “An octogenarian [...]

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Gabrielle Pantera interviews author Michelle Moran
Vivid portrayal of the life of the daughter of Cleopatra **** 4 stars
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/18/2009 – “The strangest thing has definitely been the number of times I’ve been asked whether I think I am the reincarnation of Cleopatra’s daughter,” says Cleopatra’s Daughter
author Michelle Moran. “The only other author [...]

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New biography about Roald Dahl, the popular author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, who was actually a British secret agent sent to help America fight the Nazis **** 4 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/8/2009 – “I started looking at a lot of old books written during that period and I found in [...]

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Three great Pooh stories joined together to make feature DVD release *** 3 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/5/2009 – This 10th anniversary DVD release joins three previous Pooh adventures together into a feature length movie. The stories are joined together well, but adults will notice that the quality of the animation varies based [...]

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Elizabeth Chadwick novel explores the life of tournaments and last great knights before the Crusades **** 4 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/2/2009 – “I came to love historical fiction partly through drama, partly through books and television,” says The Greatest Knight author Elizabeth Chadwick. “I can remember acting out dramatic pieces of Scots [...]

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King Arthur wages war in a post-Roman Empire England *** 3 stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/23/2009 – “I came across the Hollow Hills and Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart and discovered through her author’s note that if Arthur had existed he was more likely to have lived in the post-Roman era the 5th [...]

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Anthony Strong novel places star-crossed lovers at the sex research laboratory *** 3 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/22/2009 – “I lost track of how many times people looked at me as if I were mad,” says Chemistry for Beginners author Anthony Strong. “I’d say I’m writing a romantic comedy about female Viagra set [...]

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Novel explores secret affair between Princess Elizabeth and King Richard – 3 Stars ***
Interview with author Philippa Gregory, by Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/31/2009 – “The account of Princess Elizabeth’s affair with her uncle was mostly written out of histories dominated by a Tudor bias,” says The White Queen author Philippa Gregory. “My story [...]

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