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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Unquote alone

The warning signs about the new book Rediscovering the True Meaning of Christmas with A Charlie Brown Christmas”: Celebrating Christmas with a Charlie Brown Touch starts with the title, and its curious use of a single double-quotation mark. That’s part of the name every time it’s listed, whether on the …

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Candidate Snoopy

The promotion of “Snoopy for President” dates back to at least 1961 (possibly earlier, I don’t have great reference on it.) The idea is not limited to US presidential election years, but it does tend to swell then. There was not only merch but newspaper articles on it in 1968. …

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Coming to America

Remember a few months back when I got that manga biography of Schulz and it made me really happy, even thought I couldn’t read it? Well, that may be in for a change, because coming in October is Manga Biographies: Charles M. Schulz, The Creator of Snoopy and Peanuts. I …