Tag: parking meter

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

Parking meter podcast features Citizen Carl

The “How Curious” podcast just dropped an episode about the origins of the parking meter, and Carl Magee, naturally, was the star. The podcast is associated with KGOU, the public radio station at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The show highlights the “legends, rumors, tall tales and other curiosities” of the Sooner State. Magee… Continue reading Parking meter podcast features Citizen Carl

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

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

Review finds Citizen Carl ‘compelling’

Chapter 16 — an affiliate of the Library of Congress’s National Center for the Book founded by Humanities Tennessee, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities — just published a review of Citizen Carl. I couldn’t be more thrilled. The review by David Wesley Williams recounts Carl Magee’s rollicking exploits as a journalist… Continue reading Review finds Citizen Carl ‘compelling’

Citizen Carl available for preorder

I recently got a proof of the entire book cover, including front, back and spine. I also learned that my biography of Carl Magee is available for preorder at the University of New Mexico Press, through Amazon, or, as they say, wherever books are sold. Many thanks to Professors Richard Etulain of the University of… Continue reading Citizen Carl available for preorder