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J. Randy Taraborrelli's new book is a great beach read.

“TWO DECADES OF METICULOUS RESEARCH”: NEW KENNEDY BOOK “AFTER CAMELOT”

Juicy stories from unsurpassed sources plus 40 exclusive photos equals a 584 page must-read beach read from the ultimate writer about the bold-faced names and icons you love.  Journalist and writer J. Randy Taraborrelli’s latest biopic “After Camelot: A personal history of the Kennedy family 1968 to present” – the sequel to “Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot” [...]

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Robin Quivers will publish a vegan cookbook later this year.

“PREPPING FOR LAUNCH OF COOKBOOK”: ROBIN QUIVERS’ SECOND AGENDA REVEALED

It’s not just about learning about men. Fans of the Howard Stern Show learned recently that cohost Robin Quivers has been participating in pop psychology guru Alison Armstrong’s “Celebrating Men” seminars and that Quivers plans to take a ‘teaching’ seminar shortly.  Some thought Quivers was slipping off her rocker but what they didn’t know – and TheBPlot [...]

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Photo circa 1935, courtesy of Culver Pictures

“A DAUGHTER OF LONG BRANCH”: DOROTHY PARKER DAY CELEBRATES FAB WRITER

A press release from the Long Branch Arts Council about the celebration of one of my new (to me, thanks to a great friend) favorite writers, born in Long Branch… To call her a “humorist” and a “wit” doesn’t even begin to capture the essence of Dorothy Parker — and to think of her as the [...]

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In the kitchen after crabbing

“IT’S THE PEOPLE WE LOVED…”: 9/11 SISTER WRITES CHILDREN’S BOOK

Ten years ago, Michele DeSimone lost her best friend and brother, Eddie during the evil 9/11 attacks.  After the unimaginable shock and grief, she struggled to honor her brother’s memory both for herself, her son and his young children. What she ultimately created was a beautiful, loving, spirited children’s book “If You Went Crabbing with [...]

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Eva Magdalenski

“GLITTER IS THE HERPES OF ARTS AND CRAFTS”: EVA ‘MAGAZINE’

CONGRATS TO KAITLYN FROM BAYVILLE WHO WON TICKETS TO SEE CHELSEA HANDLER @ PNC BANK ARTS CENTER COMPLIMENTS OF LIVE NATION & TheBPlot! The beautiful Eva “Magazine” Magdalenski  is one of the most under-appreciated side-kicks to comic Chelsea Handler.  Her musings are featured in one of the best summer 2011 beach books, “Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me.” I [...]

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"Jersey Girls" is a fun & beautiful homage to the girls... and boys of our state

THE ULTIMATE JERSEY SHORE POP CULTURE REFERENCE: ‘JERSEY GIRLS’ AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING

Jersey Girls, with a brashy mix of vintage and modern photography and shout-outs to genuine Jersey Girl style (“The bigger the hair, the closer to God”) is the ultimate pop culture coffee table book that rescues the shore from the wanna-be’s and train wrecks (see MTV’s “Jersey Shore”) and restores statewide diva dignity, from the beaches [...]

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