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My friend the Hurricane – a tribute to JJ Maguire

Posted by John Cosper | Mar 12, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Music for Cauliflower Ears, Obituaries

I almost didn’t answer the last time JJ Maguire called me. I was at Planet Fitness and had just...

B. Brian Blair creates a buzz with his autobiography

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Sep 5, 2021 | CAC, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

The latest buzz in the pro wrestling book world is that B. Brian Blair is releasing his...

Remembering a two-sport superstar who helped pioneer pro wrestling in the U.K.

Posted by Bradley Craig | Nov 28, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

I have often been fascinated to learn about how one work has been spawned from a creative urge to...

Cousin Elvira was a star in her own right

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | Nov 27, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

If I were to ask you to name a pro wrestler off the top of your head, what would you say? Ric...

Dr. Edwards lays the ‘smackdown’ on philosophy

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Nov 16, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Pro wrestling and philosophy may seem like a mismatched tag team akin to WWE’s The Allied Powers...

Poetry in the Sand details Sid Vicious’ larger than life persona, but is small on wrestling dirt

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Sep 25, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

First off, the title of this Sid Vicious biography, Poetry in the Sand, is based on a misheard...

Greenberg’s exploration of the indies is ‘too sweet’

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Sep 21, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

One could argue that there were two key catalysts to Keith Elliot Greenberg writing Too Sweet:...

Santana autobiography both salacious and squeaky-clean

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Sep 19, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Tito Santana is one of only a few wrestlers who can claim that they’ve worked as a babyface (aka a...

Inside the Ropes to launch new monthly pro wrestling magazine

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Sep 14, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

I think by now it is quite evident that I, Jamie Hemmings, love to read! But here’s a little...

Freeman’s Lubbock results book will please history fans

Posted by Greg "Count Grog" Mosorjak | Aug 29, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Many sports fans like to collect memorabilia. Wrestling fans are no different and while...

Dilbert’s Mat Burns is pain-free and wonderfully weird

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Aug 21, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. The Undertaker and WrestleMania. There are just some...

Winningham re-releases Friday Night in the Coliseum photo book

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jul 31, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Artistic Canvas

There’s no greater joy for fans of pro wrestling books than when a book that has been long...

LuFisto announces her autobiography

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jul 30, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, News

One of the most important figures in women’s wrestling of the last 20 years is finally getting her...

Anthology proves women love wrestling too

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jul 5, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

“99.9 per cent of professional wrestling books are written by men about male performers in a...

Bio held up in legal limbo by Sid Vicious

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jun 28, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Sand. The grainy particles found at any beach have, since the time of Charles Atlas, been symbolic...

Wrestling Bookmarks Covid-Con gets a sequel on June 14

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jun 13, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, News

Pro wrestling book enthusiasts: get ready for the second chapter in the Wrestling Bookmarks...

Review: We can still learn plenty from André the Giant

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Apr 14, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Hands down one of the saddest quotes this writer/reader has ever read is when André Roussimoff,...

Setting up the third, ‘ultimate historical edition’ of Muchnick’s CHRIS & NANCY

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | Mar 24, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

ONE OF THE GOALS of this third “ultimate historical edition” is to reestablish the...

Plenty to learn in ‘The Gimmicks’ (just not about wrestling)

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Mar 2, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The Oxford dictionary defines the word gimmick as “a trick or device intended to attract...

Canadian title book opens a jar full of memories

Posted by Marshall Ward | Feb 3, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

My favorite period in wrestling is the Mid-Atlantic era and the Toronto territory of the late...

Mat Matters: The golden age of wrestling research

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 28, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion

As much as everyone likes to celebrate the amount of televised wrestling that is available, much...

The controversy over Rocky Johnson’s now-pulled autobiography

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 18, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

For all the entertainment in the ring that he provided to fans throughout his lengthy career, the...

Grappling By Gaslight a novel approach to 19th century wrestling

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 1, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

American journalist James Wolcott once said, “Everyone is entitled to his own...

Author explores the world’s love of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Nov 3, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Tres Dean is one of the millions (and millions) of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s...

‘Job Man’ takes pride in putting others over

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 27, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

For some professional wrestlers, using the terms “jobber” or “job man” is...

Good, bad and ugly all found in Rocky Johnson’s book

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 15, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Rocky Johnson says he “wanted to tell the good, the bad and the ugly” in his first...

Lucha libre killer makes for captivating reading

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 9, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Professional wrestling is a topic that can incite a multitude of judgments, but what if your...

WWE fans encouraged to learn and do more in Alvarez’s new book

Posted by Mark Chetcuti | Sep 27, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Triumph Books recently released Bryan Alvarez’s 100 Things WWE Fans Should Know and Do...

Book, promotion, family keep ‘Hornswoggle’ Dylan Postl busier than ever

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Sep 9, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl is adamant that his WWE career should never have happened....

The Storytellers reveals wrestling’s untold stories

Posted by Todd Denault | Aug 27, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Growing up I can still visualize my brother and I sitting in front of the TV endlessly watching...

Titus O’Neil’s book all about motivation, inspiration

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Aug 20, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil insists his life story is so much more than professional...

Women’s wrestling book misnamed but still quality

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 17, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Younger readers aren’t going to remember this, but there was a time when an encyclopedia was...

A Grrrl’s Guide to Wrestling is decidedly ‘Unladylike’

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Aug 4, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Heather von Bandenburg didn’t set out to write just another pro wrestling book and lucky for...

‘Black Panther’ book a result of accidental find

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 22, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It was pure luck, and John Cosper is not going to call it anything else. While working on an...

Book excerpt: 100 Things WWE Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jul 16, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Thanks to the good folks at Triumph Books, we are presenting an excerpt from Bryan Alvarez’s...

Mooneyham’s Final Bell rings for the famous and for friends

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jul 2, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It’s been three years since journalist/editor/author Mike Mooneyham retired from an almost...

Breznikov’s book comes from the heart of a fan

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 17, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It took a couple of tries before Nikita Breznikov was able to convince Scott Teal of Crowbar Press...

20 years of Smackdown book a ‘nostalgic treat’

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | Jun 10, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

There’s nothing like a good trip down memory lane, and this is definitely the sentiment...

Ron Hutchison’s ‘Pain Torture Agony’ made me a fan

Posted by John Cosper | Jun 4, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When you attend a wrestling fan convention as a vendor, it’s always a crap shoot. Sometimes...

Self-help book offers ‘Good Advice’ and more

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 28, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Fans of professional wrestling have endured a lot for their passion: Ridicule. “Why do you...

What does everybody want? Al Snow’s autobiography!

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 9, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The way I see it, Al Snow owes me $100 for this review of his new autobiography, Self Help: Life...

Buggsy McGraw’s journey from heel to comedic hero told in autobiography

Posted by Don Davies | Apr 12, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

From being a young kid with a severe speech impediment who watched Dick The Bruiser’s...

Third version of Sammartino’s book finally breaks kayfabe

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 12, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

“Bruno was the last guy to hold on to protecting the business, and I was one of the...

WWE Greatest Rivalries is essential reading

Posted by John Powell | Mar 5, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When I was growing up my mother hated pro wrestling. She despised it so much that she would...

New ‘Kayfabe’ book all business

Posted by LANCE LUMLEY | Mar 3, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Businessmen in wrestling is nothing new. From the appearances of President Donald Trump, Ted...

Guest column: My passion for Bruiser Brody has never waned

Posted by Guest Column | Feb 24, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion

By EMERSON MURRAY I had just hung up the phone with Kevin Von Erich. Kevin’s memories of...

DDP’s second book focuses more on wellness and self help

Posted by Caleb Smith | Feb 16, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

“Diamond” Dallas Page has built his reputation on helping people. His DDPY app and...

New Kiniski bio ‘complete and definitive’

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Feb 3, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Readers who crack open author Steven Verrier’s latest book, Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling...

Pondo’s book ‘articulate, refreshingly candid, hilarious’

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 27, 2018 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When you hear that someone makes a living getting wrapped up in barbed wire and thrown through a...

Announcer, promoter, historian, writer Larry Matysik dies

Posted by Kari Williams | Nov 25, 2018 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Obituaries

Larry Matysik, the voice of St. Louis’ Wrestling at the Chase, has died. He was 72. Longtime...

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