My classic film books for the gift-giving holidays!

We'll be talking about Christmas movies for the next several weeks, and to lead off the month of classic film yuletide, I'd like to remind you of my book, Christmas in Classic Films, which provides a roster of old movies with scenes to conjure Christmas of days gone by.  Makes a nice gift, if you know an old movie buff, or if you just like to give presents to yourself.  

The paperback is available at Amazon, but also here at Barnes & Noble.

The hardcover, so far, is available only at Amazon.

Here are a few other classic movie books I've written for your gift-giving pleasure:

Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. - for sale in paperback and hardcover at Amazon,

And in paperback and hardcover here at Ingram,

And in paperback and hardcover here at Barnes & Noble.

And in paperback here at Walmart.

Hollywood Fights Fascism -  here in paperback at Amazon.

Movies in Our Time - here in paperback at Amazon.

And all of these books are available as well at my page on Bookshop.org, which helps support independent bookstores.

Next Thursday, which happens to be Thanksgiving for those of us in the U.S., we'll have a look at Laurel and Hardy as Babes in Toyland (1934), which you can lazily enjoy as the tryptophan kicks in from the turkey dinner.

FREE eBook - HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM

I'm offering a free eBook you can download at this link of my HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM -- an exploration of some of the most inspirational classic films that struck the conscience of a nation and spurred us to action against the enemies of democracy.

Our greatest gift from the Greatest Generation was freedom from fascism. Relive, and celebrate, how evil was faced, discussed, dramatized...and fought. Classic films were the weapon.

You can download the eBook for free for a limited time from this link -- it will give you a choice of receiving it from your preference of Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, Angus & Robertson, or several other online shops.

FREE! - Hollywood Fights Fascism

The eBook version of Hollywood Fights Fascism, my collection of essays on movies from Hollywood's heyday that addressed the evils of fascism will be FREE on Amazon starting today, February 9th through Monday, February 13th.  You're welcome to grab your free copy, and leave a review if you wish.

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Jacqueline T. Lynch is the author of Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. and Movies in Our Time - Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century and Hollywood Fights Fascism.  Her latest book is Christmas in Classic Films. TO JOIN HER READERS' GROUP - follow this link for a free book as a thank-you for joining.

FREE -- HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM

 

Hollywood Fights Fascism, selected essays on classic films from this blog, is now available for the next four days for FREE in eBook form.  Get your copy from Amazon here.

Our greatest gift from the Greatest Generation was freedom from fascism. Relive, and celebrate, how evil was faced, discussed, dramatized...and fought. Classic films were the weapon.

The Greatest Generation received instruction, inspiration, and, of course, entertainment from a source that affected them perhaps even more than the greater technology of generations to follow: the movies.

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Jacqueline T. Lynch is the author of Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. and Memories in Our Time - Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century. Her newspaper column on classic films, Silver Screen, Golden Memories is syndicated nationally.  Her new book, a collection of posts from this blog - Hollywood Fights Fascism - is available here on Amazon.

FREE TODAY - HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM

Free today at Amazon - Hollywood Fights Fascism.

Download your free eBook today only at this link.

Our greatest gift from the Greatest Generation was freedom from fascism. Relive, and celebrate, how evil was faced, discussed, dramatized...and fought. Classic films were the weapon.

The Greatest Generation received instruction, inspiration, and, of course, entertainment from a source that affected them perhaps even more than the greater technology of generations to follow: the movies.

Hollywood Fights Fascism - now in print and eBook

Classic films were often extraordinary chroniclers of their own times.  Despite the cozy nostalgia that may come to mind when we think of classic films, there could also be an unflinching look at society's evils.  Foremost among them: fascism, in its varying oppressive forms.

Hollywood Fights Fascism is an examination of these movies, and a celebration of integrity.

Available in print at Amazon and here at my Etsy shop.

Available in eBook here at Amazon,

Barnes & Noble,

Apple,

Kobo.

Pre-order now - HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM

 

Pre-Order Sale on HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM! Past is prologue.  Our greatest gift from the Greatest Generation was freedom from fascism...until now.  Relive, and celebrate, how evil was faced, discussed, dramatized...and fought.   Classic films were the weapon.  The Greatest Generation received instruction, inspiration, and, of course, entertainment from a source that affected them perhaps even more than the greater technology of generations to follow: the movies. The movies of the day tell us a lot about that generation, that first generation that fought fascism: what was expected of them, what they hoped to achieve, and how they saw themselves. It is not a perfect measuring stick, but the movies of the day show a passion for fighting fascism by everyday people that may shame their twenty-first century descendants.  Or at least, it should.                                                                                              Pre-order your e-Book copy now on Amazon (to be published Friday, October 23rd) for the sale price of $1.99!   On Tuesday, October 27th, the price will be raised to $4.99.    The print version will be available at the end of the month ($17.99).

Hollywood Fights Fascism - cover reveal

Hollywood Fights Fascism...Coming later this month. 

Past is prologue.  Our greatest gift from the Greatest Generation was freedom from fascism...until now.  Trumpism is Hitler 2.0.  Relive, and celebrate, how evil was faced, discussed, dramatized...and fought.  

Classic films were the weapon.  

Collected essays from the blog, special thanks to Casey Koester for the striking cover art.

 

Hollywood Fights Fascism - Coming Next Month!

 

Coming in October - HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM.

My latest book is a collection of essays from this blog on how the film industry tackled the subject of fascism. 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s remark in 1936 memorialized, even when they were still just teenagers, the generation that would later be called The Greatest Generation: “There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.”

There were many hurdles and many adventures in the lifespan of these individuals, including the Great Depression, wars, Cold War, and often bewildering changes in society that always seemed to come too quickly and followed by more. The chief horror of the twentieth century, that century to which they were born and only a small number outlived, was fascism.

The Greatest Generation received instruction, inspiration, and, of course, entertainment from a source that affected them perhaps more than even the generations to follow, who grew up with greater technology: the movies.

This book is a collection of essays adapted from this blog which strives to examine classic films in the context of the eras in which they were made. The movies of the day tell us a lot about that generation, what was expected of them, what they hoped to achieve, and how they saw themselves. It is not a perfect measuring stick, but the movies of the day show a passion for fighting fascism by everyday people that may shame their twenty-first century descendants.  Or at least, it should. 

I invite you to join my  beta readers squad and get a free eBook before publication.  (Please consider leaving a review on Amazon - but this is not required, and any review must be your honest opinion.)  

There will also be an opportunity to pre-order on Amazon. A print version of the book will also be available.