Tag Archives: Robert Ripley

A WTF! Q&A with Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Posted on 05/06/2013 by Neal

Well this was fun… chatting with the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! folks for their cool WTF! blog. (No, it actually stands for Weird True Facts.) Re-purposing the interview. Thanks for the great questions Suzanne!  Q: What sparked your interest … Continue reading →

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Review: A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism

Posted on 04/05/2011 by Neal

A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism by Peter Mountford My rating: 4 of 5 stars In one chapter of my forthcoming biography of Robert Ripley, I recount the eccentric, world-traveling “Believe It or Not” cartoonist’s months-long journey through South … Continue reading →

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My interview with Jonathan Evison

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Neal

I’m embarrassed to admit that this footage of Evison is more than a year old. It sat on digital ice while I finished work on my Robert Ripley biography. Now that my book is done, and Evison’s latest is out … Continue reading →

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Writing’s a bitch – and so’s Neil Gaiman

Posted on 01/24/2010 by Neal

While catching up on the New Yorker stack composting beside the bed, I read a profile of Neil Gaiman, the prolific and versatile author of spooky kid and adult books, comics, graphic novels, screenplays, and more, who described himself as … Continue reading →

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Favorite (& best) libraries: New York + Seattle

Posted on 11/07/2009 by Neal

Like most non-fiction writers, I’ve spent untold hours in libraries and archives all over the country. I love these places, homes to the printed words that help bring my subjects to life – old court cases, manuscript collections, century-old books, … Continue reading →

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More newspaper woes

Posted on 04/05/2009 by Neal

Last week, the family and I visited San Francisco for spring break, in keeping with our practice of visiting cities for vacation. (Last year: Philly)  I had been invited to give a talk to the Sonoma County Historical Society, an … Continue reading →

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