Tag Archives: Huntington Press

Decide to Play Great Poker – Book Excerpt

June 14, 2011 We are happy to bring you an excerpt from the latest must-have poker book on the market. Decide to Play Great Poker by Annie Duke and John Vorhaus, was released May 31, and has been receiving rave … Continue reading

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Good Call!

May 26, 2011 Huntington Press author Annie Duke is interviewed in depth about her new title, Decide to Play Great Poker, in the latest edition of Vegas Seven magazine. “This isn’t a book about rules; it’s a book about tools. … Continue reading

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Witness Protection: Intimate Stories of Mob Members Who Squealed

May, 2011 Andrew DiDonato, former Gambino crime family street solider and the subject of Huntington Press’ Surviving the Mob, gives an in-depth interview with Strip Las Vegas magazine about life in — and after — The Mob. “I’ve had a … Continue reading

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Rich Vegas, Poor Vegas

March13, 2011 Newsweek magazine asks whether Celine Dion’s return can save a Las Vegas hurting even more than most from the economic downturn, and interviews Huntington Press’ Matt O’Brien, author of Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel, … Continue reading

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Top 10 restaurants in Las Vegas

USA Today Travel columnist Kitty Bean Yancey reviews Huntington Press title, Eating Las Vegas: The 50 Essential Restaurants. February 28, 2011 The recently published Eating Las Vegas: The 50 Essential Restaurants, an opinionated guide to Sin City eateries, has a … Continue reading

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Las Vegas Author Matt O’Brien Exposes Plight Of Underground Homeless

March 1, 2011 The Huffington Post interviews Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien and reviews his latest book, My Week at the Blue Angel and Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas. Below the … Continue reading

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Beneath the Neon

  Feb. 10. 2011 One day while spending too much time on Facebook, longtime friend and artists Logan Hicks made a post about Beneath the Neon. After reading three sentences in I knew that I needed a copy stat.

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Modern Mobsters Still Follow Dad Into the Mafia

February 5, 2011 Surviving the Mob author Andrew DiDonato is interviewed by AOLNews on the recent organized-crime bust in New York, sharing his experience of family ties in the Mafia. “My uncle became a larger-than-life figure,” he said, explaining that … Continue reading

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Eating Las Vegas

Kudos to Eating Las Vegas from the  Los Angeles Times’ “Daily Dish” column. January 28, 2011 Frequent visitors to Vegas (and you know who you are) should check out a new book called “Eating Las Vegas,” the result of a … Continue reading

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Five Stars for New Huntington Press Title

CasinoOnline.uk has high praise and five stars for new Huntington Press title. Jan. 17, 2011 Throughout My Week at the Blue Angel there are vibrant flashes of humour, eccentricity and kindness. However, O’Brien stays true to his source material and … Continue reading

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My Week at the Blue Angel

Volume 21, Number 1, January 2011 A sleazy cheap motel is often the headquarters of life’s adventures. “My Week at the Blue Angel: And Other Stories From the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas” is a … Continue reading

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Decatur native helps underground homeless population in Las Vegas

The Atlanta Journal-Cnstitution profiles local writer-turned Vegas writer Matt O’Brien, author of Huntington Press best-sellers Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel. Jan. 7, 2011 When Matt O’Brien spent Christmas back in his hometown of Decatur, he … Continue reading

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