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Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power by James McGrath Morris
The name “Joseph Pulitzer” is familiar because of the journalism awards given annually in his name. James McGrath Morris fleshes out the man, whose own contributions to journalism might never have won one of his prizes. He started out as … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, History, Journalism
Tagged "Yellow" Journalism, 19th Century, Biography, Civil War, German-language newspapers, Hungary, Immigration, Joseph Pulitzer, Journalism, New York, New York City, News Reporting, Politics, St. Louis, Theodore Roosevelt, US History, US Presidents, William Randolph Hearst
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Review: Half-Price Homicide by Elaine Viets
Helen Hawthorne’s latest “dead-end job” is at an upscale resale shop specializing in designer clothes and accessories. Mostly she seems to dust expensive tchotchkes. When a customer is murdered in the dressing room at Snapdragon’s Second Thoughts, our heroine is … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction
Tagged amateur sleuths, Cozy Mystery, dead-end jobs, Florida, Helen Hawthorne, Missouri, resale shops, St. Louis
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