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ALTON PRYOR p1

READERSVOICE.COM aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. Alton Pryor has written more than 50 books of true stories of people from the Old West. Personalities include railway barons, hucksters, land kings, gunfighters, sheriffs, bandits and more. Most of the personalities are little known. Alton Pryor uses decades of journalism experience to produce stories that are as entertaining as they are well researched and trustworthy. Titles include Little Known Tales in California History, The Meanest Outlaws in the Wild West, Amazing Women in the Old West, and The Real Story of the Apache Kid. In this issue there is also a story on the Lifeline Bookfests, which are the ultimate experience for lovers of second-hand books.

ALTON PRYOR p2

Author of entertaining, snappily written and well-researched western histories Alton Pryor gives a good writing tip, talks about growing up on an alfalfa farm in the Salinas Valley, California, and interviewing Ronald Reagan...

ALTON PRYOR p3

Alton Pryor, author of more than 50 books on western history, including Outlaws and Gunslingers, and The Real Story of Wyatt Earp, talks about outlaws and other western personalities, and how he finds out about them...

Leigh Anne Jasheway p1

Leigh Anne Jasheway, M.P.H. (Master of Public Health) from Eugene, Oregon, is known as the Accidental Comic. In this interview she gives some good advice on comedy writing, e.g. take a premise that has a lot of potential for material -- not just a couple of gags -- and go with that. She also talks about some of her favorite humor books and authors.

Leigh Anne Jasheway p2

Leigh Anne Jasheway lists a lot of favourite books and authors, including many humor books...

Leigh Anne Jasheway p3

Leigh Anne Jasheway explains some comedy techniques...

Leigh Anne Jasheway p4

Leigh Anne Jasheway gives some good advice on choosing the right comedic premise for a story...

David Kilimnick p1

READERSVOICE.COM aims to collect a few interesting reading tips. All the best authors have a sense of humor in their writing, even in serious works. David Kilimnick spreads a lot of humor around through various channels. He writes observations on modern life in Israel for The Times of Israel. And he founded Jerusalem’s first comedy club, the Off the Wall Comedy Basement. See davidkilimnick.com.

David Kilimnick p2

Comedian and writer David Kilimnick on his reading of faith-related books...

David Kilimnick p3

David Kilimnick talks about stand-up comedy and mentions a favourite humour book...