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<b> Tandy Culpepper Reviews <i>Lucky Loser</i>: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created The Illusion of Success</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Reviews Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created The Illusion of Success

BooksNovember 28, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Since Donald Trump picked up the keys to the White House nine years back, he has become the subject of a plethora of books written…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Reviews<i>War</i>: Veteran Journalist Bob Woodward’s Deep Dive Into Biden, Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu</b>

Tandy Culpepper ReviewsWar: Veteran Journalist Bob Woodward’s Deep Dive Into Biden, Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu

BooksNovember 26, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

War, veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s reportorial narrative nonfiction book, takes readers behind the scenes for an insider’s look at conflicts on three fronts: Russia’s invasion…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Environmental Activist Craig Rosebraugh about His Book <i>Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: The FBI vs. The Earth Liberation Front</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Environmental Activist Craig Rosebraugh about His Book Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: The FBI vs. The Earth Liberation Front

BooksAugust 29, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

There are climate and environmental activists. And then there are people like Craig Rosebraugh. At the turn of the century, the Portland, Oregon, native was…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks With Journo William Keck About His Hollywood Memoir, <i>When You Step Upon A Star</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks With Journo William Keck About His Hollywood Memoir, When You Step Upon A Star

Books, TVJuly 17, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

William Keck is a veteran entertainment journalist who has seen it all – not necessarily by invitation – and who has interviewed many of the…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks to Susan Bartz Herrick about Her Gripping Mother-Son Memoir, <i>Slow Dancing with the Devil</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to Susan Bartz Herrick about Her Gripping Mother-Son Memoir, Slow Dancing with the Devil

BooksMarch 31, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Book Review: Slow Dancing with the Devil: A Son’s Substance Use Disorder, A Mother’s Anguish by Susan Bartz Herrick Reviewed by Tandy Culpepper In Slow…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix

Books, NewsmakersJanuary 8, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

  Jess Phoenix wears many hats. The history undergrad major took a geology class on a lark and found herself instantly hooked. Soon enough, she…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Judy Lev about her Groundbreaking New Memoir, <i>Our Names Do Not Appear</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Judy Lev about her Groundbreaking New Memoir, Our Names Do Not Appear

BooksAugust 18, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Judy Lev (the pen name for Judy Labensohn) is an American-Israeli writer whose new memoir — Our Names Do Not Appear —  breaks new ground…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Menopause, Mayhem & Mirth in Pamela Skjolsvik’s Darkly-Comic Novel, <i>Forever 51</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Menopause, Mayhem & Mirth in Pamela Skjolsvik’s Darkly-Comic Novel, Forever 51

BooksAugust 8, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Pamela Skjolsvik and I met in 2008 at Goucher College where we both were enrolled in the Creative Nonfiction MFA program.  We’ve kept in…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Painting and Poetry with Chris Arvidson, Author of <i>The House Inside My Head</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Painting and Poetry with Chris Arvidson, Author of The House Inside My Head

BooksJuly 24, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

I caught up recently with a woman who, like me, graduated from Goucher College’s MFA program in Creative Nonfiction. She and I have been Facebook…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks to the “Queen of the Hollywood Press Junket,” Reba Merrill, About Big News Regarding the Oscar Folks</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to the “Queen of the Hollywood Press Junket,” Reba Merrill, About Big News Regarding the Oscar Folks

Books, Film, TVJuly 22, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

Reba Merrill is an author, lecturer, and broadcast journalist. Reba and I crossed paths several decades back when I was host of a TV show…

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