This morning the Academic Year of the Armenian Theological Seminary of the Patriarchate was opened. Upon the arrival of His Beatitude the Patriarch and accompanying priests of the Brotherhood of St. James, all present sung. The Dean of the Seminary, the Reverend Father Theodoros Zakaryan started with a reading from Continue Reading →
Just in time for Christmas, 3 books containing all 9 “Tales” novels will be released by Harper Collins. Available for pre-order now! https://www.harpercollins.com/search-results/?search-term=armistead+maupin
Happy Valentine’s Day Excerpt from “More Tales of the City” The valentine was a handmade pastiche of Victorian cherubs, pressed flowers and red glitter. Mary Ann Singleton took one look at it and squealed delightedly. “Mouse! It’s magnificent. Where in … Continue reading →
by Jason Dutton-Smith February 2, 2015 More Than Route 66 | USA Travel Blog | Blog on America Our Most Viewed Blog Articles in 2014 Are… Our 2014 goal of more travel was certainly achieved and a resolution we didn’t … Continue reading →
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Excerpted from The Star Online Sunday December 28, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM Our writers share their book-related wishes for 2015. As the year draws to a close, most of us are in a reflective mood, looking back over the events … Continue reading →
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 From the Harperperennial tumblr page I’m going to Armistead’s event at powerHouse Arena tonight for The Days of Anna Madrigal but I just wanted to share this before I go. We love the look of Anna … Continue reading →
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Memorable quips and comments from San Francisco’s fictional landlady This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining Printers … Continue reading →
Iain Blair Variety Blame it on the moon; after Olympia Dukakis won the Oscar as Cher’s tough, sardonic mother in the 1987 romantic comedy “Moonstruck,” she became both a household name and Hollywood’s go-to actress for similar maternal roles — … Continue reading →
PW’s Audiobook Blog Adam Boretz — March 13th, 2013 This month, our pals over at HarperAudio are releasing six brand new audio editions — available for the first time unabridged — of books by Armistead Maupin. The titles — which … Continue reading →
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Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY 1:06p.m. EDT March 14, 2013 Excerpted from USA Today “Give this quartet of new books a listen” Written by Armistead Maupin; read by Frances McDormand; introduction by Rachel Maddow Harper Audio, unabridged (7 hours, 39 minutes); … Continue reading →
Here are previews for the upcoming Unabridged Audiobooks of “Tales of the City” due to be released on March 26, 2013.
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That’s right. The man who, in 1976, began chronicling the gay movement in San Francisco, came from a conservative family in Raleigh. His father, so the story goes, led the entire family out of church when the minister preached for integration.
A few years ago, Maupin told an interviewer: “My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don’t make that mistake yourself. Life’s too damn short.”
In October, Transworld will release Maupin’s first memoir, “Logical Family,” where he recounts, according to the Guardian, “his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer, via Vietnam and the bathhouses of 1970s San Francisco.”