This week at Eckhartz Press: A tease of our next book, updates on the Eckhartz Press films, and a peek into 23 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like The Stones, Ryne Sandberg, Lenny & Squiggy, Mick Jones, Mike Tyson, Nick Offerman & John Elway rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/06/publ...

This week at Eckhartz Press: 3 major announcements about one of our classic books including an upcoming film, a prestigious award for another author, a record smashing book launch, 8 reviews, several upcoming events, and a peek into 30 Eckhartz Press titles. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/06/publ...

This week at Eckhartz Press: An Eckhartz Press related movie, a book launch party, dozens of interviews, and a peek into 28 Eckhartz Press titles, where you'll find people like James T. Farrell, The Rolling Stones, Bjorn Borg & Shoeless Joe Jackson rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/06/publ...

Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town” was released on this date in 1978.

#Read #Reading #Novels #Chicago #Books

Q&A with Eckhartz Press author Robert Conlon. His new novel "Celtic Knot" is based on the true story of his grandfather's life and is set in early 20th century Chicago. eckhartzpress.com/qa-with-celt...

This week at Eckhartz Press: A peek into 20 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like Joe Jackson, Tom Ricketts, Dusty Hill, Jefferson Starship, Ozzy Osbourne, Mark Hamill, Dave Wannstedt, Carrie Fisher, Hugh Hefner, Elton John, and Gordie Howe. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/05/publ...

This week at Eckhartz Press: A new book announcement, 7 interviews, 3 reviews, and a peek into 28 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like Pope John Paul II, Bradley Whitford, Jack McDowell, Pete Townshend, Richard J. Daley, Sam Kinison & Slash. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/05/publ...

“The Kiss of Night” ❤️ #newbook #thriller #podcast #chicago #eckhartzpress @rickkaempfer.bsky.social @wynneleon.bsky.social sharingtheheartofthematter.com/2025/05/09/e...

The reason we do this. Another new author holding the very first copy of his book. That's Bob Conlon with his book "Celtic Knot". The book will be available for pre-order beginning on Monday. Congrats to Bob!

Nice to see Nancy Faust mention our little projects Chili Dog MVP and Last Comiskey in this Tribune article. She's in both of them. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/06/n...

This week at Eckhartz Press: 5 upcoming appearances from 5 different authors, a bobble-head day, and a peek into 20 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like Alex Van Halen, Gary Owens, John Travolta, Johnny Unitas, Tom Ricketts, and Ulrike Meinhof rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/05/publ...

This is exciting news. The top 100 celebrity interview podcasts in the world were listed this week, and look who made the list! Coming in at #64, your humble hosts of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview. You can check out the whole list here: www.millionpodcasts.com/celebrity-in...

EveryCubEver Everyday. Today is Lee Elia day. On this day in 1983, the Cubs manager unloaded into a tape recorder held by WLS radio reporter Les Grobstein. It's legendary. It's also obviously NSFW. youtu.be/XDNVhw6ThSI?...

EveryCubEver. Hack Wilson. Remembered for his record 191 RBI season and his legendary alcohol use. To show Hack the dangers of drinking, Joe McCarthy dropped a worm in a glass of whiskey. The worm died. Wilson said, “See, if you drink whiskey, you won’t get worms!” eckhartzpress.com/shop/everycu...

Minutia Minute. It's 4/20 man. Tommy Chong was on our show. You can probably get a contact high just listening. radiomisfits.com/mmci39/

Another 5-star review for The Flip Side. chicagobookreview.com/review/the-f...

This coming weekend in Joliet...

#Arsenal #ChampionsLeague #Gunners #Gooners

Planning out your weekend? Here's a potential destination. Our latest author, Mark Wukas, is having his book launch party on Saturday from 1-3pm. All the information is in this flier. Come on out. Have a beer. Meet an author. Buy a great novel. Get an autograph.

Just got word that I'll be on the WGN-TV Morning News tomorrow morning sometime between 8-10am. They'll be doing hits from Gallagher Way outside Wrigley Field for Opening Day, and we'll be talking about EveryCubEver. Tune in if you get a chance.

This week at Eckhartz Press: A book launch party, upcoming signings and media appearances, Children’s Book Day, and a peek into 22 Eckhartz Press titles where you’ll find people like Roger Ebert, Fergie Jenkins, Stevie Wonder and Martin Luther King Jr. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/03/publ...

Thanks again to Bob Sirott for having me on his show this morning. For those of you looking for the book, here's an easy place to remember: everycubever.com I'll post the link to the interview when they post it on the WGN website.

If you missed this morning's interview on the Bob Sirott show (WGN Radio), you can listen to it here: wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/p... EveryCubEver is available here: eckhartzpress.com/shop/everycu...

I was like a little kid when this package arrived. It's my personal invitation (from Dick Allen's family) to attend the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies this summer. All hail Chili Dog MVP authors David Fletcher and John Owens. So proud of this Eckhartz Press book eckhartzpress.com/shop/chili-d...

Available for pre-order very soon. Worked hard on this sucker. It will be my last update until they win the World Series again. Includes hundreds of classic photographs. 2500+ entries. More than a decade of research. I'm going to rest now.

Day's End on Sunday in Chicago.

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #180 "Righties v. Lefties" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

EveryCubEver. Three of the greatest players in Cubs history were born on February 25th, Monte Irvin (1919), Andy Pafko (1929), and Ron Santo (1940). Santo and Irvin are both in the Hall of Fame, and Pafko was one of the most beloved Cubs players of all-time. eckhartzpress.com/shop/everycu...

This week at Eckhartz Press: 250 autographs, 4 upcoming book signings, wrestling a bear, and peek into 22 Eckhartz Press titles, where you'll find people like Tony Randall, Pete Townshend,Elizabeth Taylor, Jerry Reinsdorf, Hugh Hefner, and Jackie Gleason rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/02/publ...

If you've seen and loved the Bob Dylan movie "A Complete Unknown" like I have, you'll love this piece about Dylan's time in Chicago right before the movie takes place. Great stuff. www.wbez.org/music/2025/0...

EveryCubEver. 2/20/43. Cubs owner Phillip K. Wrigley held a press conference at Wrigley Field to announce The All-American Girls Baseball League. Later that year the girls did something men wouldn’t do for another 45 years at Wrigley. The girls played the first night game in Wrigley history.

This week at Eckhartz Press: A Q&A with our latest author, 5 upcoming book events, a visit to the White House, and a peek into 17 Eckhartz Press titles, where you'll find people like Michael Jordan, William Petersen, Charles Barkley, Genesis, & John Travolta rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/02/publ...

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #166 "Fly Like An Eagle" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #165 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

On this day in 1971, the original production of Grease debuted at Kingston Mines in Chicago. Marilu Henner was in that cast. A year later it was on Broadway (with Barry Bostwick and Adrienne Barbeau). The show is based on Jim Jacobs experience at Taft High School.

#Chicago #Legend #WGN #Radio

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #155 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

This week at Eckhartz Press: Introducing a new author, a barrage of appearances and articles, and a peek into 18 Eckhartz Press titles, where you'll find people like Bobby Hull, Eddie Van Halen, Paul Kantner, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Collins, and Vanessa Redgrave rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/01/publ...

Happy Birthday, #StevePerry! What a #Journey! #RocknRoll

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #144 "International Idols" ⚪️🟡⚪️🟡⚫️ 🟡🟢🟡🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #143 🟡🟡🟢🟡 🟢🟡🟢🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #142 "Then And Now" 🟡🟡🟡🟡⚫️ 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #141 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Cubs #140 "A Tribute to Bob Uecker" 🟢🟡🟢🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Happy birthday to Mary Sandberg Boyle. Mary is the boss at WGN Radio these days, having previously produced shows by Steve Cochran and Steve Dahl. She is the first female GM in WGN’s 100-year history. I interviewed her in '23 for Illinois Entertainer. illinoisentertainer.com/2023/05/medi...

Legend - RIP in the front row. #Uecker