The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing company.
=The filming continues. Hall of Fame ceremonies are coming at the end of July.
=Dr. Fletcher is also an integral part of the Buck Weaver Society, which was working at getting him exonerated from the Black Sox scandal. You can read more about that here. WGN-TV did a feature about how the family has mixed emotions about the recent ruling from the baseball commissioner.
=Another teaser trailer for the types of stories you can find in the book Mob Adjacent, and which may be finding it's way into the film (which is shooting now).
=Mark Wukas did a Q&A with the Literary Titan blog. You can read it here.
=Our movie expert author, Eric Litt, attended a brunch for retired WGN folks, and they wanted copies of his second movie book Worth A Second Look. Here are a few photos from that event.
=The seventh edition of EveryCubEver is available now. Do you have your copy yet? If you're a Cubs fan, you are certainly following Rick's Just One Bad Century facebook page, right? Every day he posts some of the great content from his book. Here's an example...
=Two prominent Cubs featured in the book were born this week. Lou Brock (June 18) and Wayland Dean (June 20). Both of their entries are memorable. Dean lived a very short and troubled life, and Brock later played for another team. Not sure which one, or what happened to him.
=The book has only been out officially for about a week and already the reviews are coming in to author Robert Conlon...
=Vicki Atkinson has an event this week in Wauconda. It's a free event. Well worth your time.
=Last week Surviving Sue celebrated it's two year anniversary. Here are a few photos from that incredible book launch party...
=Eckhartz Press author Tom Weinberg (Chasing the Lost City) is celebrating a birthday this week (June 17). Tom's book came out during the holiday season of 2017. It's the fascinating true story of his quest to find the ruins of a lost city in Honduras. Great story, great pictures. Happy birthday Tom!
To the Men I've Loved (God Help Them!)
=One year ago this week, we released To the Men I've Loved, by Patricia Motto. She wrote her love-life memoir with great humor and skill. This is the book synopsis...
The course of true love may never run smooth, but seldom has it hit quite as many bumps, potholes and land mines as it does in Patricia Motto’s journey to find the meaning of that all important four letter word. Love. Beginning with the beautiful eyes of a kindergarten boy at nap time and continuing to the man for whom she did not get off the plane, there are stops along the way for, among others, a first kiss boyfriend, the American League’s Most Valuable Player and a twice convicted armed robber. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, the trip is never dull.
=Are you all caught up on some of author Ken Smoller's media appearances? For instance, this interview on WGN Radio with Steve Dale and this interview on WCIU-TV with Kenny McReynolds.
Ken Korber
=Our children's author extraordinaire released two different books this week in history. June 20, 2020 was the release date for Grace's Musical Haiku Adventures, and June 21 was the day the second book of his four seasons of musical tales was released, Grace and the Musical Willow Tree, A Summer Adventure. That book is also still available at Eckhartz Press
Recalled to Life
=This week in 2013, Dan Burns held a book release party for his debut novel, Recalled to Life. The party was held at a fancy boutique in LaGrange, Illinois.
=One of the subjects of study in Paul Banks' book about American players playing in Europe, and European teams playing exhibition games in America, is the recently retired coach of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp. He's celebrating a birthday this week (June 16)
=This week in 1995, Frankfurt American Junior High School officially closed (June 16) in Germany. That school is featured in the pages of Rick Kaempfer's novel Back in the DDR.
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=Former ABC-7 news reporter Andy Shaw is celebrating a birthday this week (June 18). Andy is a big fan of the Eckhartz Press novel $everance. Here's what he said about it when it originally came out in 2007...
“Severance is a black comedy that would be funnier if its darkness weren’t so true. And it crackles with the insights and cynicism that made Network and Broadcast News the seminal cinematic treatments of today’s dumbed-down news business. Move over Christopher Buckley—-Rick Kaempfer is in town!”
The Balding Handbook
=Talk about an exciting day. Eleven years ago (June 18, 2014) that Balding Handbook author David Stern got the unofficial endorsement of his book from fellow famous Bald, Mr. Peanut.
Ann Wilson
=The lead singer of Heart (June 18 birthday) is featured in three different Eckhartz Press books. John Landecker has a great story about her in Records Truly Is My Middle Name. Bobby Skafish devotes an entire chapter to her in his interview book We Have Company, and can you guess which book about a radio station also features the lovely Ms. Wilson?
=One of the memorable stories in The Loop Files comes from legendary disc jockey Bob Stroud. He tells the story of the day he met his idol, Paul McCartney. There's even a photo from that day. Paul turns 83 years old this week (June 18).
Everything I Know I Learned From Rock Stars
You have to give credit to Rick Kaempfer and Brendan Sullivan, the two authors of “The Living Wills”. The authors have come up with a cast of realistic, non-sensationalized Vietnam veterans living out their lives in the early 21st century–no Nam vet stereotypes here. That in itself is worth the price of admission.
