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Arts & Entertainment: Local Editors Share In Creative Community

January 11, 2016 pnadmin 0

Tom McAllister had never listened to a podcast before he began co-hosting his own. The Barrelhouse literary magazine non-fiction editor was prompted by friend and Barrelhouse books editor Mike Ingram to start their own podcast, [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Manayunk: An Author Returns Home

March 7, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/20663195] Author Tom McAllister, who grew up on the 300 block of Hermitage Street, returned last week to Manayunk to promote his book, Bury Me in My Jersey, a memoir describing his obsession with football and [continue reading…]

Manayunk

Manayunk: The Spiral Bookcase

February 27, 2011 0

The Spiral Bookcase, an independent bookstore at 112 Cotton St., welcomed local author Tom McAllister on Saturday to discuss his recent book Bury Me in My Jersey—a memoir detailing the events of a fanatical Philadelphia [continue reading…]

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