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JLJ and Leslie Gray Streeter have a lively discussion about her new book!
An award-winning journalist and columnist for the Baltimore Banner, Leslie Gray Streeter knows a thing or two about chasing down a good story and scoring in-depth interviews with celebrities. In FAMILY & OTHER CALAMITIES (Lake Union Publishing; June 1, 2025), she has tapped into her years of experience as an entertainment writer and frequent speaker on grief to create a riotous, emotionally relatable novel about a Black woman journalist who is going through it all â grief, betrayal, family drama, long buried secrets, and so many carbs. Fans of Jasmine Guillory, Candice Carty-Williams, and Dolly Alderton will delight in Gray Streeterâs fiction debut with a tell-it-like-it-is protagonist, an eclectic cast of endearing characters, and a wildly entertaining story you wonât soon forget. -
JLJ goes back in time. What was your first book purchase online?
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James Lott Jr has a fascinating conversation about the Jeep! A vehicle so common and so known, this book by Paul Bruno, that took 20 years to research and write, has miraculous beginnings. The Original Jeeps: Commemorating the Birth of an Icon 1940-1942. Avialable on Amazon!
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Nelson Aspen has been an award wining Entertainment Host/Interviewer/Journalist AND he writes best selling books AND he's a keynote speaker AND he's an entertainer! I got to talk to hi about all of that AND his latest book, Kindred Spirits: A Titanic tale. Out now! go to amazon! Also got to nelsonaspen.com and social media!
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this book came out 2 years and is very much relevant today! James chats with Ross about the book and its meanings! Book available on Amazon.com
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jeepshowbook.com Robert B. O'Connor's lifelong interest in history, writing, and decision-making has shaped his professional career and creative pursuits. Born in the 1950s and raised in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut, O'Connor benefitted from his parentsâ commitment to a first-class education for their children. He graduated with Highest Honors in History in 1979 from Kenyon College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. O'Connor was also a standout student-athlete, playing soccer all four years and serving as co-captain of the men's team his senior year. O'Connor began his career at Procter & Gamble in 1979 as a Brand Assistant and then Assistant Brand Manager, moving to Memphis, where he still lives today, for them. In 1982, he moved to the advertising agency John Malmo Advertising, later Archer-Malmo, as a Vice President and then Executive VP until 1992. In 1992, O'Connor co-founded O'Connor Kenny Partners. As CEO, he led the advertising agency for 12 years. In 2004, he started his marketing consulting practice, OKPI, working with telemedicine startup StatLink, among other clients. In 2015, he leveraged his interest in personal development and decision-making by writing his first book, Gumptionade. This nonfiction work focuses on personal development and the power of gumption: courage, resourcefulness, and common sense harnessed together. Between 2016 and 2022, O'Connor served on the board of the nonprofit Thistle & Bee Enterprises, which aids women survivors of human trafficking. He also served as Acting CEO during a period of transition. #wwii #robertoconnor #jameslottjr #books
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Elom K. Akoto immigrated to the United States from Togo (West Africa). He earned a bachelor’s degree in Education and a master’s degree in TESOL (Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages). He is the founder of Learn and Care, a nonprofit organization that aims to promote Literacy and Adult Education, not only among immigrants but also among Native Americans who missed the opportunity to earn a high school diploma. The program offers ESL, literacy, GED preparation classes, and more. He self-published two ESL workbooks: Ideal Companion, ESL level 1 and Ideal Companion, ESL level 2. He teaches French in a high school and ESL at a community college in Omaha, Nebraska, where he lives with his family.
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His book is Blindspot in America is out now!
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Forgotten Hollywood Book On Military Encyclopedia Charts and James explores that chart to find surprises! Forgotten Hollywood: Favorite War Films by Doug Hess and James Lott Jr is on AMazon kindle and paperback!
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Growing up in Connecticut and Long Island, New York, McGinniss studied Arabic and Middle Eastern history at Georgetown University and traveled to Jordan, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, and Egyptâs Tahrir Square less than a month before it became the flashpoint for the widespread protests and revolutions that erupted during the Arab Spring.
McGinniss next worked at the Al-Jazeera program âMin Washington,â broadcasting to households in Arabic throughout the Middle East, at NBC Newsâs Washington Bureau as a production assistant, and as the video director at Daily Caller, where he built a team of ten video producers.
While covering the demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked by the police shooting of a black man named Jacob Blake, McGinniss witnessed Kyle Rittenhouse shoot Joseph Rosenbaum and nearly got shot himself when a bullet ricocheted near his foot. McGinniss was plunged into the national spotlight and was praised for his clear, non-biased reporting of the violence. As The New Yorker observed in its trial coverage, âwhen McGinniss testified, he strove to be as assiduously neutral about the shooting as he had been in interviews with me and with others.â
After his appearance on Tucker Carlson was taken out of context by CNN, McGinnissâs straightforward appearance not only corrected the record, it also showed how one person can compel a news corporation to diverge from preset talking points and relay to the public the truth behind a shooting that will go down in history as the peak of 2020âs unrest.
But McGinniss soon found himself a political lightning rod. Donald Trumpâs MAGA supporters initially celebrated McGinniss for not vilifying Rittenhouse and merely reporting what he saw. During the trial, his role as a named victim put him in the crosshairs of the political right. After Rittenhouseâs acquittal on murder charges, McGinniss felt the wrath of Black Lives Matters supporters and others. âI was really the friend of nobody,â he says. -
Barnes and Noble made an annoucement!
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The son of Hollywood Agent Norman Brokaw, Joel worte a book detailing his dad life in Hollywood, "Driving Marilyn". Norman did way more than that and James Has a great chat with Joel about him. Amazon.com is where the book can be found!
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She is the award winning Queen of producing indie film projects and had worked with the likes of Shelley Winters, Debbie Harry and Wu Tang Clan and superstar directors like Brian De Palma, Jim Jarmusch, James Ivory. Gretchen is the head of production at GoldCrest films in NYC. James Lott Jr has a fun and informative conversation with her.
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James Lott Jr has a great chat for new book Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams. Follow her on IG @reallyshanora The book is available everywhere!
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2020 (twice as nice) with Chog!
Hear the story of releasing it not knowing how 2020 would actually turn out to be! -
JLJ revisits the NYT Bestselling Book, My Life with My Sister by Christopher Ciconne who just passed away a few days ago.
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