D.J. Adler Talks about the Creation of his Upcoming Memoir BAKER, LIAR, CON MAN, THIEF

By D.J. Adler | May 26, 2024

There is freedom to confessing the events in this book. I do so unapologetically for myself and my mother. Writers usually use one of two methodologies to create a story. The first is the outline method, where the writer creates a road map of the story’s direction. The second is the “pantser” who writes by […]

Joan Renner on Jealousy and Gin

By Joan Renner | May 14, 2024

I Love Los Angeles Crime! Every city has a unique crime signature. In Los Angeles, crime has a distinctly cinematic feel. In 1910, Hollywood made its first film, In Old California. The silent short ran for 17 thrilling minutes. A western, the characters run the gamut from upstanding citizens to thieves. Hollywood has been obsessed […]

Joan Renner’s OF MOBSTERS AND MOVIE STARS: “The Bloody ‘Golden Age’ of Hollywood” Offers 37 Brilliantly Researched True Tales

By Michael Cordova | May 14, 2024

No Hollywood script can compare to the terror of the 37 true tales in OF MOBSTERS AND MOVIE STARS: The Bloody “Golden Age” of Hollywood!     In this gripping historical account, expert crime historian Joan Renner explores the shadowy world of fame and crime during Hollywood’s most glamorous era. As Los Angeles transformed into the epicenter […]