Comments on: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer

By: WEEKEND REGASM >> 10.29.06 » Bookgasm

WEEKEND REGASM >> 10.29.06 » Bookgasm — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:18:01 +0000

[...] Unpatriotic supporters of presidential assassins will get their sick glee from LINCOLN’S ASSASSINS: THEIR TRIAL AND EXECUTION much in the way they giggled over James L. Swanson’s MANHUNT. Rod Lott – pinko-loving hummus-eater that he is — liked having this coffee-table supplement to MANHUNT, but he likes a lot of things real Americans don’t like (such as his unnatural obsession with naked Charo), so you’ve been warned. [...]

By: Lincoln’s Assassins: Their Trial and Execution » Bookgasm

Lincoln’s Assassins: Their Trial and Execution » Bookgasm — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:43:25 +0000

[...] Those who wish James L. Swanson’s MANHUNT offered as much detail on the deaths of John Wilkes Booth’s conspirators as it did on Booth himself will find it in LINCOLN’S ASSASSINS: THEIR TRIAL AND EXECUTION. Co-written with Daniel R. Weinberg, ASSASSINS serves as a coffee-table companion to MANHUNT — still the best nonfiction book of the year — but don’t call it a sequel: Originally released in 2001, it’s being brought back to life in the wake of MANHUNT’s success. [...]

By: NEWSGASM >> 8.23.06 » Bookgasm

NEWSGASM >> 8.23.06 » Bookgasm — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:56:39 +0000

[...] QUILL YOU PLEASE VOTE? Nominations for the 2nd annual Quills Awards were announced yesterday, honoring the best in books among 20 categories. Well, at least they say “best,” but Tyler Perry is nominated in the humor category for DON’T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER EARRINGS. (Really? Were only five humor titles published last year?) The nominees are all over the board and appear to have been picked randomly, although they did have the good sense to nominate James Swanson’s MANHUNT in two categories, and it remains our favorite non-fiction title of the year (for damn good reasons, hoss). Other titles nominated that we’ve reviewed here include Stephen King’s CELL, Christopher Moore’s A DIRTY JOB and Raymond Khoury’s startlingly mediocre THE LAST TEMPLAR. So go vote now in their laborious one-category-at-a-time process before Sept. 30, at quillsvote.com. The awards ceremony will be televised on NBC stations Oct. 11, to even fewer viewers than the least-watched episode of JOEY. However, if we can get Elizabeth Kostova (a winner for last year’s THE HISTORIAN) to show up in a slightly more revealing dress than she did before, that could change. [...]

By: The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein » Bookgasm

The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein » Bookgasm — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:59:50 +0000

[...] Of course, being younger and less – shall we say – experimental, Mary outlived them all. She even had the last laugh, as her creation remains a household name nearly 200 years later. Still, her life was a mostly sad one, and as THE MONSTERS details every reason why, it also brings her the respect she deserved. Through excellent research and an unflinching eye, the Hooblers have crafted what is – just behind MANHUNT – the most enjoyable non-fiction book I’ve read so far this year. –Rod Lott [...]

By: Ken Davis

Ken Davis — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:58:51 +0000

This book reads like a crime thriller and I REALLY enjoyed it. If all history books were as compelling as this I’d quickly become a history buff. Sadly, most history books are too long and boring and read like textbooks. That’s exactly why I rarely read about history and why I barely passed my required history classes in school. My hat’s off to Swanson for presenting a history lesson that I loved.

By: Bookgasm » More MANHUNT material online

Bookgasm » More MANHUNT material online — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:00:15 +0000

[...] If, like us, you can’t quite get enough of James L. Swanson’s MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN’S KILLER, head to the author’s website. [...]

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Bookgasm » — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:19:22 +0000

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By: Bookgasm » BOOK WHORE >> 2.7.06

Bookgasm » BOOK WHORE >> 2.7.06 — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:12:38 +0000

[...] • Finally, don’t overlook MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN’S KILLER, the true account of John Wilkes Booth after he pulled the trigger on President Abraham Lincoln and of those who sought to brought him to justice. If you paid attention last week, you may recall we loved this book, perhaps the finest non-fiction work 2006 will see. “But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?” [...]