Tag Archives: John Fante

Sinister Cinema: Orson

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Don

I believe it was sometime in 2010 or so when Matthew Asprey — more recently writing under the longer handle of Matthew Asprey Gear — hoofed These Mean Streets on the Hammett tour. He mentioned the moment in a book … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Beat: Mrs. Parker and the Literary Circle

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Don

The LAVA Literary Salon that meets in Musso & Frank has a new meeting scheduled on Dorothy Parker and F. Scott Fitzgerald — sold out already! I missed their first meeting, on John Fante, but was in M&F only a couple … Continue reading →

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Death Lit: The Torch is Passed, Kakonis to Levison

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Don

You have to poke around some on this site to find it, but if you do there’s an enthusiastic endorsement for the crime novels of Tom Kakonis. And I guess some people may surf right in to that page, because Kakonis’s … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Beat: A Fante Salon

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Don

Just got word that a new literary salon has scheduled its first meeting for Monday January 23 in Musso & Frank — you know, I’m half-thinking about going, if not to this one, then to a later session. What a great place to stage … Continue reading →

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