Camarillo author compiles ‘The Snoopy Treasures’

Camarillo author Nat Gertler follows the evolution of Snoopy of Peanuts fame in his latest book.

For anyone who wanted a quick peek at the AAUGH.com reference library, here’s a corner of it, as your humblish author gets front page (of section D) treatment in the Ventura County Star. The article, “Camarillo author compiles ‘The Snoopy Treasures’“, does lead off with a falsehood in the very first sentence (November 10 was the date that Snoopy was first named in the strip, but he’d appeared, earlier), but that happens in articles. Anyway, there’s more shots of me and stuff at the link.

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