Book Excerpt: Wrestling Rings, Blackboards, and Movie Sets
Evan Ginzburg, a seasoned professional with over 30 years in film, radio, and TV, is the Senior...
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Family shines light on Curtis Iaukea in new book
Curtis Iaukea was one of the most legendary professional wrestlers produced by the state of...
Mat Matters: Considering wrestling’s environmental impact
I recently got the chance to talk to author Erin Silver about her book In It To Win It: Sports and...
Pat Rose’s book leaves you on the hook
The Ring To The Reel: The Pat Rose Story is a quick read, at just under 100 pages not including...
Niagara sensei moonlights as wrestler and author
The book Life as an Art: Paint Your Picture with Your Passion, released in 2022, tells the story...
Karrion Kross book coming next summer
WWE star Karrion Kross announced that he has finished writing his book, and that it will be out in...
The odd women’s wrestling storyline in 1946’s Ella Cinders strip
Despite writing about pro wrestling for more than 35 years now, there are still times where I...
Mat Matters: Discovering and rediscovering Jim Londos
Jim Londos was a modern-day Jason. Lovers of Greek mythology recall that Jason was an...
Book excerpt: VERNE: Inside & Outside the Ropes
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brian Ferguson’s book on Verne Gagne, VERNE: Inside & Outside the...
Book Excerpt: Books, Balls, & Squirrel Paws: My 30 Years in Education
EDITOR’S NOTE: After more than 30 years publishing the Ring Around the Northwest newsletter,...
‘After the Bell’ best enjoyed after ‘The Last Fall’
The world of wrestling literature is littered with great works of non-fiction. Bertrand Hebert and...
‘VISITORS’ is a beautiful, bloody, transgressive book of photography
At this point, it might go without saying that I’m a fan of trading cards, specifically...
Book excerpt: Luther Lindsay in the spotlight
Charting the Territories is a unique, data-driven look at pro wrestling in the territorial era...
New Titus O’Neil book celebrates his greatest title: Dad
In days gone by, professional wrestlers were to fatherhood what Gus Polinski and the Kenosha...
Trish gets the spotlight, again, in ‘Female Firsts’ book
Women’s sports have been enjoying a moment in the sun, with the recent WNBA finals,...
Retro Review: Ron Hill’s autobiography looks at wrestling outside the big time
The death of Kevin Sullivan brought a million stories of a legendary career spanning decades in...
Passion for Stone Cold comes through in ‘Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin’
Wresting and Art are not two words that you normally find co-existing in the same sentence. Often...
‘AEW Origins’ comic a missed opportunity
Like so many things that AEW does right now, the AEW Origins comic doesn’t make much sense. What...
Windsor wrestling ‘opus’ has a heck of a lot of Detroit too
When one thinks of professional wrestling hotbeds, cities with long historical ties such as New...
Kingston promises lots in store with ‘Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse’
If there’s one name who’s synonymous with comics books and pro wrestling, it’s...
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