By Stuart Nulman In his introduction to this book, recording industry mogul Clive Davis, whose Arista record label the late Whitney Houston recorded on, has this to say about the legendary singer who tragically died over a year ago: “Whitney and I were special creative partners on all her songs that have become the soundtrack […]
Books
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (Dutton, $19)
The scourge of cancer is never easy for anyone involved, especially if a teenager is diagnosed with this dreaded disease, and should be focused on high school, friendships and shopping instead of chemotherapy, radiation treatments and debilitating side effects. Award-winning author John Green has touched upon this very unthinkable subject with his latest novel, the […]
He Who Laughs, Lasts by Josh Freed (Vehicule Press, $20)
By Stuart Nulman After the craziness we Anglophones have experienced in Quebec throughout 2012 (especially the student tuition fee hike protests, ongoing revelations of rampant corruption at the Charbonneau Commission hearings and the election of another PQ government and that nasty “pasta” business) — not to mention the everyday stresses and headaches that make up […]
The Racketeer by John Grisham (Doubleday, $32)
By Stuart Nulman Malcolm Bannister is a lawyer from a small Virginia town who got a raw deal. Because he inadvertently got himself involved in a land transaction deal on behalf of his firm with a client of questionable repute, he became one of the 14 defendants in a federal money laundering case. He was […]
I, RHODA
By Stuart Nulman I, Rhoda by Valerie Harper (Gallery Books, $29.99) At the conclusion of her just published memoir “I, Rhoda”, actress Valerie Harper had this to say about the role that she is forever identified with: “Rhoda (Morgenstern) and all the other women I’ve played have brought such joy and happiness into my life. […]
MOVIES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY…AND BEYOND
By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up Bring out your bottles of wine, your chocolates and your candles. Get ready to embrace your inner glitter with a few varied choices I have made to help you make your Valentine tingle.


