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Mat Matters: Discovering and rediscovering Jim Londos

Posted by Steven Johnson | Dec 19, 2024 | Featured Home Page, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion

Jim Londos was a modern-day Jason. Lovers of Greek mythology recall that Jason was an...

Book excerpt: VERNE: Inside & Outside the Ropes

Posted by Guest Column | Dec 16, 2024 | Featured Home Page, Gary Howard Memorial Library

EDITOR’S NOTE: Brian Ferguson’s book on Verne Gagne, VERNE: Inside & Outside the...

‘After the Bell’ best enjoyed after ‘The Last Fall’

Posted by Thomas Starr | Dec 14, 2024 | Featured Home Page, Gary Howard Memorial Library

The world of wrestling literature is littered with great works of non-fiction. Bertrand Hebert and...

Retro Review: Ron Hill’s autobiography looks at wrestling outside the big time

Posted by Cory Santos | Nov 16, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

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’

Posted by Gina Femia | Nov 3, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Wresting and Art are not two words that you normally find co-existing in the same sentence. Often...

Windsor wrestling ‘opus’ has a heck of a lot of Detroit too

Posted by Todd Denault | Oct 17, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When one thinks of professional wrestling hotbeds, cities with long historical ties such as New...

Part 1 of Steve Keirn’s story compelling and emotional

Posted by Caleb Smith | Aug 17, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Steve Keirn and Ian Douglass have formed a “fabulous” tag team for a well-written and...

‘Tod is God’ a revealing look at ECW

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Aug 5, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

You would expect a book written about the origins of a company revered for its violence and...

‘One Fall To A Finish’ finishes trilogy on British wrestling

Posted by Steve Swift | Jul 24, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

“Harry Potter!” That’s what I remember first about Greg Lambert. The chant that rang...

Rousey’s ‘Our Fight’ might be best book on WWE’s machinations yet

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 15, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Sporting Connection

By now, a lot of the more salacious and condemning aspects of Ronda Rousey’s second...

Ken Patera’s book is weighty and ribald

Posted by Caleb Smith | Jun 18, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Sporting Connection

Ken Patera is a unique figure in the microcosm of professional wrestling. He seems to always be...

‘What Happened to Our Wrestling?’ flawed but insightful

Posted by Thomas Starr | Jun 5, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

If you are a listener to Jim Cornette’s podcasts, you have heard of — and from —...

Retro review: Matysik’s ‘Drawing Heat the Hard Way’ has value to today’s bookers

Posted by Thomas Starr | May 13, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Larry Matysik’s third book, Drawing Heat the Hard Way: How Wrestling Really Works, includes a...

‘Kayfabe’ a really big book on wrestling’s ‘Mostly True’ history

Posted by Arin De Castro | May 6, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Opinion

Bored out of his mind during the COVID-19 pandemic, writer Patrick W. Reed started a project he...

Mat Matters: Thoughts on the best reads for Canada Book Day

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 23, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion

Did you know that April 23, 2024, is Canada Book Day? It’s celebrated on the same day as...

Book excerpt: ‘Sitting Ringside’ by David Penzer

Posted by Guest Column | Apr 22, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

On April 17, David Penzer announced the release of his new autobiography, Sitting Ringside, Volume...

‘The Six Pack’ a fun read on ’80s wrestling nostalgia

Posted by Josh Olsen | Apr 2, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

In 2015, Brad Balukjian opened a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, then he “embarked on a quest...

Becky Lynch talks writing and love with her book-loving fans

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Mar 20, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, News

As Becky Lynch prepares for her WrestleMania 40 bout against everyone’s favorite Mami, Rhea...

‘Ballyhoo!’ centers on Jack Curley but tells a bigger, important tale

Posted by Cory Santos | Feb 11, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

I’m a sucker for wrestling history books and especially those that focus on the key...

‘For the Love of the Show’: A book for the fans by a fan

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Feb 4, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

In his new book, For the Love of the Show: Pro Wrestling Fans Tell Their Stories, Dr. Jeremy...

Excerpt from Run with the Bull: Three Generations of Sports & Entertainment

Posted by Joseph Casciaro | Feb 2, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Eric Johnston, SlamWrestling.net producer Greg Oliver and contributor Joseph Casciaro have a new...

Mat Matters: All about ‘Ballyhoo,’ my new book

Posted by Jon Langmead | Jan 30, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion

Jon Langmead’s Ballyhoo!: The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional...

June Byers bio a ‘robust history of her life and career’

Posted by Gina Femia | Jan 10, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

I’ll be the first to admit that, compared to most, I’m a newer wrestling fan. I only came to the...

Insight into ‘History of Professional Wrestling in Evansville’

Posted by Sean Dulaney | Dec 15, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Sean Dulaney’s The History of Professional Wrestling in Evansville, IN: The Sixties Part Two: 1963...

Author Sheldon Goldberg takes ‘The Last Fall’

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Dec 11, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

After facing some serious health issues after the 2022 Cauliflower Alley Club (CAC) reunion, not...

Poems in ‘The Perfect Bastard’ a ‘love letter to wrestling’

Posted by Gina Femia | Nov 28, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When poet Quinn Carver Johnson started studying gender in college, they realized that “Wrestling...

Excerpt from ‘The Great and Inimitable June Byers’

Posted by John Cosper | Nov 21, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

EDITOR’S NOTE: SlamWrestling.net contributor John Cosper has a new book out. It’s called The...

Hornbaker walks the aisle with in-depth Ric Flair biography

Posted by Jon Langmead | Sep 11, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Towards the end of his life, the much-revered wrestling historian J Michael Kenyon was hoping he’d...

Arezzi gets Tod Gordon to talk NWA screw job, new book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Extreme Championship Wrestling Founder Tod Gordon has a new book out and appeared on John Arezzi’s...

Paustian’s AWA photos and memories shared in new book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 22, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

WATERLOO, Iowa – There are four people who have been coming to the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame...

Wooo! Ric Flair biography to set the record straight

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 9, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, News

From one “Nature Boy” to another, celebrated author Tim Hornbaker has announced that...

Gorman picks WWF’s MVPs until 2002 in ‘King of New York’

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Oct 15, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

King of New York: Who Was the MVP of the World Wrestling Federation? is a 2022 effort by...

TAJIRI brings insightful lessons on wrestling in new book

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Sep 21, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Few people have the ability to become pro wrestlers; fewer still can become successful in that...

Gewirtz’s book an honest look at WWE’s creative process

Posted by Todd Denault | Sep 6, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It is impossible to overstate the impact that the advent and all-consuming popularity of the...

Former WWE writer Gewirtz talks about his book

Posted by Mike McGuire | Aug 28, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Mike McGuire of Sunday Night’s Main Event spoke with former WWE Head Writer Brian Gewirtz about...

‘How to be a Mark’ doesn’t quite hit its mark

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | Jul 3, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

If you’re like me and will read pretty much anything, you fall into certain bad habits. One such...

Family helps bring Mars Bennett’s story — from circus to the ring — to life

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 10, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Prolific author John Cosper admits that not every book he writes is going to find a big audience....

‘Way of the Blade’ a bloody good resource

Posted by Bob Kapur | Nov 7, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

What’s black and white and red all over? While that sounds like the set-up to a classic joke,...

Drew McIntyre autobiography coming in May

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 2, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, News

WWE champion Drew McIntyre will have one more title to add to his lengthy resume — author....

Getting to know Pete Gas

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 3, 2017 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

It was 1999 and I was watching Monday Night Raw with my younger brother Braydon. On the screen the...

Shooters, Heels & Heroes more true crime than wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 12, 2015 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Shooters, Heels & Heroes: The Life & Times of Rico Valentino is the best true crime book...

Zbyszko a riotous delight

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jun 26, 2008 | Classics, Interviews

Wrestling fans should be pleased to know the Larry Zbyszko they remember as a caustic heel and...

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