Ink Spotted
Last-Chance Beach Reads Have you been making headway on your
summer reading list? Paul has and he’s thrilled to recommend the adorable
coming-of-age memoir by Mad Men’s Bryan Batt: “She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My
Mother,” Bill Clegg’s chilling story of his own $40,000 crack
binge: “Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man,” and “The Bucolic Plague”—Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s story of how he and his partner Brent
(pardon me, Dr. Brent of Martha Stewart fame) went from city boys to gentleman
farmers (and ultimately ended up with their own reality show—“The Fabulous
Beekman Boys” airing on the Planet Green network).
Art Beat
Crimes Of The Art Interested in celebrating Gay Pride Month
by experiencing the work of out and proud artist Olan Montgomery? You can see
examples of work—including selections from his book “POP” and his “Atrocities”
series chronicling anti-gay hate crimes—on his website www.olanart.com.
Eat Up
A Different Kind With all this talk about the delicious and nutritious
fruit-and-nut concoctions of the folks at KIND Healthy Snacks, you can see the
full line of their products and get discounts on ordering in bulk by visiting
them at www.kindsnacks.com.
Ink Spotted
Michael Thomas Ford has authored or co-authored ten books. Paul’s favorite? The epic journey of two next door neighbors—Full Circle, but he also encourages you to check out Ford’s latest, The Road Home—out this month from Kensington Books. Learn more about his work at janebitesback.com.
Listen Up
The New Jazz Divas You can get the fabulous compilation CD “The New Jazz Divas” at shop.npr.org, or check out some of the jazzy ladies individually: Head to madeleinepeyroux.com to hear Madeleine Peyroux, whom Paul calls a “modern Billie Holiday.” Jane Monheit, who sings the amazing cover of “Some Other Time” that the gentlemen discussed, can be found at janemonheitonline.com. And Catherine Russel—of “Kitchen Man” fame—is at catherinerussell.net.
Big Trender
Nick Burns, author of “The Bearded Gentleman,” writes about shaving, facial hair styling trends and more—The End of Metrosexuality and When will the Hairless Strike back!
