Author, "Wizards: David Duke, America's Wildest Election, and the Rise of the Far Right" (Vanderbilt) and "Willie, Waylon and the Boys" (Hachette).
New Orleans, LA, USA
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My book detailing the real stories behind the characters in Cabaret, the landmark musical celebrating its 60th anniversary this fall, is due Nov 3rd.
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Christopher Isherwood by George Platt Lynes, February 1939.
Image credit: Photography Expense Fund
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"Weird and wondrous lives."
Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @BrianFair & @DaCapoPress!
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I’m old enough to remember when one company owning all of this was called a monopoly and was illegal.
The Story of the Gay Jewish Socialist Who Saved 10,000 Jews During World War II kveller.com/the-story-of-the… via @kveller
Coming out on a big day for the future of the world, but...
Happy Pub Day to Life Is a #Cabaret!
I'm thrilled to have @TheWinsomeBrown as the @HachetteAudio book narrator.
Downloads available now!
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Thank you @JewishBook for this incredible review!
"Extraordinary research ... abundant, vivid detail ...contains some forty-two pages of notes which document the extraordinary research which underlies this very impressive achievement." #book
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Brian Fairbanks retweeted
Insane scene in North Hollywood….ICE Nazis kidnapping people in broad daylight and one takes out his gun pointing it at man walking his dogs….ICE needs to be abolished and all these thugs need to be rounded up at charged for all their crimes!
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ACLU Releases Video of ICE Agent Slashing Observers’ Tire
ICE agents tailed, boxed in, and then slashed the tire of observers’ vehicle before driving away
ICE is terrorizing our communities—now slashing tires of a Portland resident who attempted to shine a light on their abusive behavior. Amid ICE's unlawfulness, the right to bear witness has never been more important to hold our government accountable aclu.org/press-releases/aclu…
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The untold story of the extraordinary people who inspired Christopher Isherwood's characters in Cabaret, the landmark Broadway musical and the Oscar-winning film.
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In the AOL days, I searched for stories about the Usual Suspects in 1995 and found a rumor from the set that Spacey stole Bryan Singer's very young bf.
That story has never come up since, to my knowledge, but... it rings familiar, doesn't it?
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Brian Fairbanks retweeted
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2026 Reading List | Thanks to @BroadwayWorld for sticking me next to Dame @JudiDenchNews broadwayworld.com/article/25…
"In page-turning style, Fairbanks reveals the real-life circumstances of ... the real people behind Christopher Isherwood’s The Berlin Stories." Thank you, @1MinuteCritic!
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Headline of the day: "New Orleans man named Santa Claus sentenced for sexting minor on Grindr, arranging meet-up"
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25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2026 Reading List | Thanks to @BroadwayWorld for sticking me next to Dame @JudiDenchNews broadwayworld.com/article/25…
Thx 2 @ALA_Booklist for this forthcoming review of my book about the real people behind #Cabaret.
"As Fairbanks demonstrates through impressive research, Isherwood mined their lives... to create indelible characters. This complex literary biography ... will fascinate readers..."
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