What I’m Reading: ‘The Weapon of a Jedi’
I enjoyed the Han Solo book well enough, so I read its Luke Skywalker companion. These are short books, barely longer than novellas, so they only take a day or ...
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Remembering Ken Adam
Spotted this book just as I was taking my seat at the Palatine Public Library. RIP Ken Adam, who made Bond’s world a fantastic one.
Was there a 007-sided die?
Reading about role-playing games has me nostalgic about the spy RPGs of my youth, especially this one. Anyone want to play? Look for a blog post soon on my Tumb...
What I’m Reading: ‘Smuggler’s Run’
This book, and its Luke and Leia companions, caught my eye in the bookstore. What can I say? The Force Awakens, as well as Rebels, has got me into Star Wars aga...
What I’m Reading: ‘Of Dice and Men’
Now that I’ve finished the Gary Gygax bio, I want to read David Ewalt’s Of Dice and Men.
What I’m Reading: ‘Some Kind of Hero’
Tackling this bad boy. Don’t know if you can see the bookmark, but I’m about halfway through this mammoth history of the 007 films. I’m on the A View to a Kill ...
What I’m Reading: ‘Empire of Imagination’
Just started reading this biography of Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax by Michael Witwer. While I played my share of D&D, I was a bigger fan of TS...
Book review: ‘Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born’
After Andrew Lycett’s exhaustive biography of Ian Fleming (which is 20 years old, believe it or not), you may wonder what is left to learn of James Bond’...
JBR Profile: Jeffrey Westhoff – Fleming and Me – James Bond Radio
JBR Profile: Jeffrey Westhoff – Fleming and Me – James Bond Radio The website for the terrific James Bond Radio podcast graciously allowed me to wri...
Q&A: Erie native Jeffrey Westhoff writes first novel
Q&A: Erie native Jeffrey Westhoff writes first novel Here is an audio interview with Erie Times-News reporter Sarah Stemen. She goes into detail on my book’...