Category Archives: Books

What a Muslim taught us about Christmas

Posted on April 20, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Floyd Inkjet JOTR Book Review Editor Once upon a time, two American Peace Corp volunteers were facing a lonely Christmas in the sub-Sahara. They were thousands of miles from family and friends. They had each other, true. But they … Continue reading →

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Cross Purposes — a biting satire on newspapers

Posted on April 14, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Floyd Inkjet JOTR Books Editor Who would have thought of assigning American newspapers to cover the crucifixion? Award-winning newspaper reporter Joel Thurtell has achieved a literary tour de force with his portrayal of this journalistic challenge in his debut … Continue reading →

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Book talks

Posted on April 12, 2011 by hro50ta1

Northville District Library, 7 p.m., April 13. Joel Thurtell will lecture on the 27-mile canoe trip he made in 2005 with Patricia Beck up the Rouge River. Their journey was the subject of a Wayne State University Press book, UP … Continue reading →

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Covering (or not) the oldest profession

Posted on April 8, 2011 by hro50ta1

After her daughter went missing in late 1996, Patricia Barone, 67, tried to get news media outlets in Poughkeepsie to cover the story. Most declined. The body of her daughter, Gina Barone, 29, was discovered nearly two years later,…in a … Continue reading →

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Beaten to the punch

Posted on April 3, 2011 by hro50ta1

By JOTR Staff We were still editing a long-winded review by JOTR books editor Floyd Inkjet of a new book by this blog’s founder when amazon stole a march on us. The books were still in transit from the printer … Continue reading →

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SHOESTRING REPORTER

Posted on February 27, 2011 by hro50ta1

By “Floyd Inkjet” JOTR Book Critic At last, someone has penned a book about Journalism that truly can be described as all these things — a personal memoir, a comprehensive strategy for building a Journalism career, a nuts-and-bolts textbook and, … Continue reading →

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Five stars for SHOESTRING REPORTER

Posted on December 3, 2010 by hro50ta1

Joel Thurtell’s new book, Shoestring Reporter, is a ‘top pick,’ according to Midwest Book Review:  5.0 out of 5 stars  A top pick for anyone who has big dreams of journalism, December 2, 2010 By  Midwest Book Review This review … Continue reading →

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Me and my PAL

Posted on October 5, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Watch out, NRA. My PAL’s gonna get you. Before I tell you about my PAL, though, I’d like to share the big scare I got today, October 2, 2010, when I opened a letter addressed to me … Continue reading →

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Book for sale: 5 billion smackers

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Like all book prices, the value I’ve set on this one is purely arbitrary. Totally unrelated to cost of production, author’s royalties or any other mundane publishing considerations. In fact, $5 billion may prove too low. Why, … Continue reading →

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Not so easy, this journalism thing

Posted on July 29, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I’m a fan of Sara Paretsky and her V.I Washawski private eye novels. Hadn’t read Paretsky in years. My wife brought the Warshawski detective novel, Blacklist, on our vacation to Canada. I read it, enjoyed it, and … Continue reading →

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