Our 3000th blog post - and announcing a new book, Louise Brooks, the Persistent Star

This post marks the 3000th entry on the Louise Brooks Society blog. The LBS blog began back in the summer of 2002, and has been going strong ever since. My sincere thanks go to its occasional contributors, as well as its many readers and subscribers. Admittedly, the LBS is a little bit proud of this milestone, a small achievement which shows its ongoing 16 year commitment to spreading the word. Louise Brooks Lulu forever.

It is fitting then that an announcement be made of the publication of a forthcoming book by this blogs' primary author, Thomas Gladysz. Due out in the next two months is Louise Brooks, the Persistent Star (PandorasBox Press). This 300 page book is a selection of the best articles, essays and blog posts about Louise Brooks by Thomas Gladysz, the Director of the LBS. I would guess that blog posts make up less than half of the book, with the bulk of material coming from the author's contributions to the Huffington Post, Salon, PopMatters, the old examiner.com, and other new sites and newspapers scattered across the web and the world. Louise Brooks, the Persistent Star will also contain a handful of interviews by the author all related to Brooks.

Louise Brooks, the Persistent Star is going through its final edits, but as of now it stands at 110,000 words with some four or five dozen images, some rare and little seen. At one point, the book ran 140,000 words, but editing has reduced it to its current size. (Sometimes, it is difficult to let go of an article which once meant a lot.) More about the book will be posted in the coming months, including information on availability and related events. Stay tuned. Below is a mock up of the front cover.