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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...
Publishing Portal--June 23, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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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...
Publishing Portal--June 9, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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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...
Publishing Portal--June 2, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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June 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town” was released on this date in 1978.
June 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This week at Eckhartz Press: Six radio/podcast interviews, Five reviews, and a peek into 23 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like Carlos Zambrano, Brian Urlacher, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Ron Wood, Gale Sayers, Bill Walton, and Joe Namath. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/05/publ...
Publishing Portal--May 27, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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May 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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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...
Q&A with "Celtic Knot" author Robert Conlon
Celtic Knot is another great Chicago book. It's a novel based on the true story of the author's grandfather. We sat down recently with Bob Conlon to talk to him about his book. EP: What
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May 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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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...
Publishing Portal--May 20, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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May 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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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...
Publishing Portal--May 12, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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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!
May 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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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...
Nancy Faust on her Chicago White Sox return after a 15-year absence: ‘I never expected a resurgence like this’
Nancy Faust will return to Chicago White Sox games with her organ for six home games on select Sundays.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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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...
Publishing Portal--May 5, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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May 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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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...
May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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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?...
The mostly Complete Lee Elia Rant (Unedited - with bad words)
YouTube video by Wax Trash Treasures
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April 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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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...
April 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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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/
April 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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This coming weekend in Joliet...
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April 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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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.
April 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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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.
April 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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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...
Publishing Portal--March 31, 2025
The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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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.
EveryCubEver--7th Edition (2025)
A book about every single player who ever played for the Chicago Cubs between the beginning of the 1871 season and the end of the 2024 season (their managers, broadcasters, and owners too).
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March 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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...
Plenty of facts, memories, and trivia in ‘EveryCubEver’
Author Rick Kaempfer joins Bob Sirott and Dave Eanet to talk about the latest edition of his book EveryCubEver and how he came up with the idea for it. He also shares some of the coolest facts he&#…
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March 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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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...
March 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM