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Tag Archives: books
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Update: Celebrate Pride Month with Queue Tips at the Chicago Public Library
Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie Date: Wed. June 19, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Sulzer Regional 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue 60625 Program: Pride Month About this event: Author and Queer Film Society member Rob Christopher presents an overview … Continue reading
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I’m afraid of 1984.
I bought my copy of 1984 by George Orwell on February 25, 1989; I wrote the date right there on the flyleaf. I had read it for the first time a month or two earlier, I think, when I checked … Continue reading
Queue Tips at the Chicago Public Library
I’m really excited to announce an upcoming event for the book. As part of the Chicago Public Library’s celebration of Pride Month, a book reading featuring yours truly and contributor David Kodeski will be held Wednesday, June 19 at 7pm … Continue reading
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“Maybe a book about picking out movies might not be such a silly idea after all.”
“I started out skeptical of the entire concept behind Queue Tips but wading a couple of chapters in convinced me that Christopher is on to something.” Nice review of my book over at CineGeek.
My book is at MoMa!
Well, okay, in their bookstore anyway: Thanks to Dylan Lorenz for taking this snap!
They like me in Paris.
Paris, Ontario, that is.
A new review
“A book after my own heart. Not only is it published by the American Library Association, it extols the virtues of using public libraries to explore movies … The book’s almost academic approach to movie viewing lends weight and credibility … Continue reading
Going to ALA Midwinter in Seattle?
It’s official: I’ll be signing copies of Queue Tips at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Full details here. So if you’re attending, stop by and purchase a heavily discounted signed copy!
They like me in Oklahoma.
In their review of my book, the Oklahoma Gazette lodges only one complaint: “It’s too damn short!”