Tag: Albuquerque Tribune

Citizen Carl: The movie

I’ve produced a video documentary based on my biography of Carl Magee. So if you’ve been waiting for the movie, here it is. The video gave me a chance to add an episode to Magee’s life story that I completely missed in writing Citizen Carl: The Editor Who Cracked Teapot Dome, Shot a Judge and… Continue reading Citizen Carl: The movie

Citizen Carl wins 2025 New Mexico Book Award

Citizen Carl was named best biography in the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards competition conducted by New Mexico Writers, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and connecting the state’s literary community. I was sorry I couldn’t get back to New Mexico for any of the New Mexico Writers events, but a trip to the Land… Continue reading Citizen Carl wins 2025 New Mexico Book Award

Citizen Carl honored in NM-AZ Book Awards

Citizen Carl was a finalist for 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards in two categories: history/New Mexico subject and biography/New Mexico subject. The competition, now in its 19th year, is sponsored by the New Mexico Book Coop, a partnership of over 1,200 publishers and authors interested in showcasing and selling books about New Mexico, Arizona, and… Continue reading Citizen Carl honored in NM-AZ Book Awards

Carl Magee’s gun and grandson impress

A special guest showed up with a special surprise when I delivered a recent talk to Historic Albuquerque about Carl Magee, the subject of my Citizen Carl book. The guest was Vishu Magee, Carl Magee’s grandson, and his surprise was the tiny Colt .25 used to shoot Judge David Leahy and John Lassetter 100 years… Continue reading Carl Magee’s gun and grandson impress

Talks about Carl Magee coming to ABQ

I’m going to be in Albuquerque in mid-September giving lectures on Carl Magee. The talks will be at 11:30, Wednesday, Sept. 17, to Historic Albuquerque at Botts Hall, 423 Central Ave NE; and at noon, Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. S.W. (Barelas Railyard). The events were prompted by UNM Press’s… Continue reading Talks about Carl Magee coming to ABQ

Western Writers Assn honors Citizen Carl

The Western Writers Association named Citizen Carl a finalist in the Best Biography category of its 2025 Spur Award competition. I couldn’t be more thrilled. My old Albuquerque Tribune pal Ollie Reed Jr. turned me on to the group and suggested I enter the competition. Sadly, he died in November. I wish I could share… Continue reading Western Writers Assn honors Citizen Carl

Reflecting on Carl Magee’s libel trial in new era of press attacks

The libel trial of editor Carl Magee serves as a reminder of the threats journalists faced from politicians before the media were protected by the New York Times vs Sullivan decision and other court rulings. With new attacks on journalism these days, I thought I’d post the chapter about that trial from my biography of… Continue reading Reflecting on Carl Magee’s libel trial in new era of press attacks

Friends of N.M. History post Carl Magee lecture

The New Mexico Friends of History invited me to tell the story of Carl Magee for its December First Wednesday virtual lecture. The presentation is now available on YouTube. Check it out, or check out the many other New Mexico history lectures in the Friends archive. Many thanks to Kathleen Daggett of the Friends of… Continue reading Friends of N.M. History post Carl Magee lecture

Podcast features Citizen Carl

“Write On! Four Corners” just dropped its latest podcast: an interview with me about Citizen Carl. The show is hosted by DelSheree Gladden, author of several books herself. “Write On! Four Corners” originates at KSJE-FM, a public radio station based at San Juan College in Farmington, N.M., and it highlights books and authors from the… Continue reading Podcast features Citizen Carl