The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing company.
Happy Birthday!
Two Eckhartz Press authors are celebrating birthdays this week. Deb Tokarz (I CU Copper) and Alex Burkholder (Death of the Angels). Deb's birthday is February 6. Alex's birthday is February 10.
Happy Anniversary!
This week in 2014, Joel Daly got his first copy of his Eckhartz Press book (The Daly News). On this day in 2022, Eric Litt had the same experience, getting the first copy of Oscars Biggest Mistakes.
=Two big events in the book The Loop Files took place this week in history. On February 6, 1981, Steve & Garry were fired by the Loop for "violating community standards." It was a huge shock at the time that has never been satisfactorily explained. Also, this week last year, Johnny B re-emerged to appear on WGN-TV as a mystery guest.
=This week in 2018, the Sun-Times parted ways with entertainment reporter Bill Zwecker. Before he left his perch, Bill had this to say about the Eckhartz Press book Life Behind The Camera: This is a must read for anyone interested in learning about the world of TV journalism — as seen through the eyes (and lens!) of Chuck Quinzio — one of the best in the business. Reading Chuck’s many stories — well-spiced with his terrific dry wit — is a great way to discover how television photo-journalism has evolved from the 1980s to the present day. That said, Chuck’s often-hilarious tales about the foibles of the true characters he’s encountered these past three decades makes for wonderful reading.
=This week in 1964 (February 9), the Beatles made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. Author Chuck Quinzio tells a very funny story about that night in Life Behind the Camera. You can read that free excerpt here.
*Records Truly Is My Middle Name
=Chuck Quinzio (above) isn't the only one with a humorous Beatles on Ed Sullivan story. John Landecker has one too. You can read that free excerpt from his Eckhartz Press book here.
=If it seems like there is no end to the sports stars featured in Randy Merkin's book Behind the Glass, you aren't far off. For instance, Hank Aaron and Alonzo Mourning (photo), both born this week (Feb 5 & 8 respectively), each rate their own chapters. But sports stars aren't the only big names in the book. Tom Brokaw (Feb 6) and Jack Lemmon (Feb 8) are in the book too.
=This week in 2022, The Daily Herald's Jim O'Donnell wrote about our Christmas of 2021's big hit Grammar Moses by Jim Baumann.
=This week in 2018, Lee Kingsmill appeared on Nick Digilio's show to talk about his Book of the Year finalist Safe Inside.
*Truffle Hunt
=This week in 2015, Eckhartz Press author Brent Petersen took the logical next step after writing his foodie novel Truffle Hunt. He posted his first Truffle recipe video. Enjoy!
=This week in 2015, Chicagoland Radio & Media reviewed and previewed Kipper McGee's new book Brandwidth. Some great info about a well respected book here.
=Jeffrey and Michael Gentile's book Mob Adjacent is a compelling look at the intersection of Chicago's mob world and some of the Hollywood Stars of that era. Among them, the great Jimmy Durante (Born Feb 10, 1893)
