The first comprehensive biography of Gala Dali tells the story of the distinctive,enigmatic, and forceful woman who drove the Surrealist movement and the brilliantcareer of Salvador Dalí SURREAL: The Extraordinary Life of Gala Dalí by Michèle Gerber Klein unmasks the inscrutable queen of the 20th-century art world, who graced the canvases, inspired the poetry, and…
Category: Book Reviews
Shawn Stewart Ruff Speaks at Spotty Dog
Author of Jazzed and astrology columnist Jill Dearman hosts an evening at Spotty Dog with author Shawn Stewart Ruff on Saturday, March 8th at 7pm. SHAWN STEWART RUFF(born July 19, 1959) is an American novelist and editor who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards in 2008…
MAKE FOOD NOT WAR
These past few weeks have been worrisome, stressful and sometimes anger-provoking with the news coming from Israel and Gaza. The news, which changes by the minute with each report, and interpreter of it, in combination with those who post their own, often unsubstantiated opinions on social media –which itself can lead to dangerous misrepresentation and…
Interview with Jill Dearman
Hudson Author Jill Dearman writes a new novella, The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette,set in the City of Hudson during the Depression. TRIXIE: What inspired you to write The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette, your new novella? JD: I’ve long been obsessed with the theme of “the double,” but the idea and the entire plot came to…
My “Big Mistake” when Reading “Big Swiss”
I found the New York Times article, “Sex Lives of Hudson, NY Bohemians”, and thought, “Oh, I have to read this book’, Big Swiss by local author, Jen Beagin. I was about to go on vacation, and thought a book about bohemian sex in Hudson was a perfect companion for a gay cruise. A friend…
Hudson Author Jill Dearman Discusses her new True Crime Novel “Jazzed”
Trixie’s List: First of all, what brings you to Hudson? How long have you lived here and how do you like it? JD: Besides the witness protection program? I’m a second generation New Yorker and a Scorpio, and honey, I honestly needed to slow down, calm down, and be closer to nature. My nervous system…
Sarah Schulman “Let the Record Show”, Hudson, NY
On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hudson, NY, author Sarah Schulman talked about, and answered questions, from her book, Let The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, New York 1987-1993. Jay Blotcher, former ACT UP New York Media Committee Chair, moderated the question and answer period. The event…
Snowy Days
Well, I’ll be honest with you, Hudson. Writing an event-based blog in the middle of February, during a pandemic, does have its challenges in finding content! This week, I got lucky! Sam J. Miller was up here and I had a chance to meet and talk with him about his latest Hudson-based book, The Blade…
“The Blade Between” by Sam J. Miller
While reading Sam Miller’s The Blade Between, I had to constantly remind myself, that it’s a work of fiction – horror, actually. The book references similar Hudson street names, businesses (like The Pizza Pit) and quotes from daily Hudson parlance, such as “Hudson used to have a bowling alley…where the Walgreens is now.” There’s bribery,…