# CalMeacham has Books coming out this year! **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketplace\ **Created:** [January 2, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110 "2019-01-02T19:21:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/22 "2019-04-24T01:00:44Z")
> [@Pszara](#): > > waiting for the book **Traveler** won’t be out until September (I just finished what I hope is the last edit this weekend), but the **Live Free or Dragons** purchase website just became active: > **[Live Free or Dragons | susannew](https://www.nhbooksellers.com/product-page/live-free-or-dragons)** > > Twenty-five Tales of the Fantastic from the Granite State.Edited by Elaine Isaak. Volume 6 of Plaidswede's New Hampshire Pulp Fiction Series.Who knows what evil lurks in those granite quarries? Who knows what truths live in the legends and lore of... This anthology contains my story **George Washington and the Dragon**. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/24 "2020-08-19T12:20:59Z")
I just did two interviews for my book, **Lost Wonderland** , which is due out in October. One from _Chronicle_, a TV newsmagazine from WCVB, the local ABC affiliate, and one from a local paper, the Lynn Item. And **Dig Boston** , the alternative newspaper distributed through all those free newspaper kiosks around the city, also wants to do an interview and print an excerpt. I NEVER got this kind of response from any of my three previous books. This one’s got _legs_. When you add that this book has a big distributor behind it – meaning that bookstores will probably actually stock copies of this book – it means that things are looking good for this one. In other news, I’ve almost finished the editing on **Sandbows and Blacklights** , the follow-up to **How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap!** \* , although I may have to provide the index for it myself. It’s due out about the same time as Wonderland. And the paperback edition of 20,000 Leagues Revisited was just released. This is the anthology of stories celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Jules Verne’s _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea_. It includes my story “The Game of Hare and Hounds”. From Pole-to-Pole Publishing. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/25 "2020-09-04T20:04:12Z")
I got an e-mail from Amazon, as I do several times a week, giving “You might be interested in THESE books”. Usually I’m not. But this week they sent me an ad for my own book ( **Lost Wonderland** ). Of COURSE I’m interested, but I don’t think the Amazon-bots appreciate the irony. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/26 "2020-09-04T20:22:35Z")
Congrats! I’m halfway through _Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America’s Most Dangerous Amusement Park_, so maybe I’ll stick with the theme and move on to _Lost Wonderland_ next. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/27 "2020-09-08T15:04:56Z")
I’ll have to read that book. I’m from NJ originally, but was out of the state when Traction Park had its heyday. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/28 "2020-09-11T12:58:07Z")
My interview in the Lynn (MA) Daily Item came out this morning! > **[Wilk will lead readers into the ‘Lost Wonderland’ - Itemlive](https://www.itemlive.com/2020/09/10/wilk-will-lead-readers-into-the-lost-wonderland/)** > > When Stephen R. Wilk was an undergrad at MIT in the ’70s, he took the T to the Blue Line station in Revere one day, expecting to be wowed by ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/29 "2020-09-17T17:02:48Z")
There’s an interview with me about _Lost Wonderland_ airing on Boston’s WCVB TV Channel 5 show **Chronicle** , Monday, September 21 at 7:30 PM ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/30 "2020-09-21T02:48:36Z")
I found this snippet online. It’s one and a half minutes long – hopefully not the whole thing. But we’ll see tomorrow night. WCVB Channel 5 Boston Chronicle Monday Sept 21 7:30 PM “The Real Revere” [https://www.wcvb.com/article/monday-september-21-the-real-revere/34077862](https://www.wcvb.com/article/monday-september-21-the-real-revere/34077862) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/31 "2020-09-22T00:25:43Z")
I’ve recorded it. It was mostly the minute and a half, although they mentioned a little bit more about Wonderland later. At least they mentioned the title and showed the cover of the book. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/32 "2020-09-22T14:08:43Z")
Now the segment is on YouTube [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mBdFZEN9fUE/maxresdefault.jpg "Revere's "Lost Wonderland"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBdFZEN9fUE) Also here > **[Revere's "Lost Wonderland"](https://www.wcvb.com/article/the-proud-history-of-the-city-of-revere/34102842)** > > Ted Reinstein takes a trip back in time to the Wonderland Amusement Park and discovers a local burial ground that was a final resting place for enslaved people ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/33 "2020-09-26T18:53:01Z")
I’ve recorded multiple copies of that show on disc. Next up: an Excerpt in the Boston Weekly Dig, Although I still don’t know when. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/34 "2020-10-08T13:00:41Z")
Excerpt in the **Boston Weekly Dig** is out now > **[EXCERPT: FROM LOVE’S JOURNEY TO HELL GATE – Dig Bos](https://digboston.com/excerpt-from-loves-journey-to-hell-gate/)** > > Step back inside the Wonderland of yore Also an Interview > **[INTERVIEW: “LOST WONDERLAND” AUTHOR STEPHEN R. WILK – Dig Bos](https://digboston.com/interview-lost-wonderland-author-stephen-r-wilk/)** > > "Wonderland was, in effect, victimized by the smaller venues on Revere Beach. For some odd quirk of human psychology, people didn’t want to walk the extra distance." ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/35 "2020-10-09T17:52:06Z")
Got my free copies last night. When I got home from work I found a box precariously balanced on its short end in front of my door, like the delivery guy didn’t want to lean it against the door or ring the doorbell. I hadn’t ordered anything that would’ve required a box that big, so I had an idea what it was. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/36 "2020-10-15T18:14:59Z")
I could only put a dozen pictures in the book, and none of them in color. So i borrowed a page from our esteemed **Exapno Mapcase** and started a website in which I could post some of the many images I’ve gathered, many of them in color. I’m still working on it, but if you want to see it so far visit [https://lost-wonderland.com/](https://lost-wonderland.com/) Scroll down below the image of the admission ticket to a set of hot links that take you to different attractions at the 1906-1910 Park. If the same building was re-used for different attractions, I put them all on the same page. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/37 "2020-10-18T19:33:34Z")
The New England Historical Society has posted by brief article on Wonderland on their site: > **[Wonderland, Revere's Brief, Brilliant Million-Dollar Amusement Park - New...](https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/wonderland-amusement-park/)** > > For five brief, glorious years, Revere's Wonderland dazzled visitors. Here is the story of New England's grandest amusement park. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/38 "2020-10-25T21:37:11Z")
Had a brief (one paragraph) review in today’s Boston Globe (Oct 25, 2020) > **[New poetry and a rolling pool party to celebrate the latest ‘Wimpy Kid’ book...](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/22/arts/new-poetry-rolling-pool-party-celebrate-latest-wimpy-kid-book/?outputType=amp)** > > News of a bookish bent from around the region. The actual Globe review had a picture of the Descent into the Hell Gate ride (which for some reason they mislabeled as “the souvenir program from 1908”. You can see a reproduction of the Globe article here – [Reviews and Interviews – Lost Wonderland](https://lost-wonderland.com/reviews-and-interviews/) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/39 "2020-10-30T16:21:09Z")
This morning Boston radio station’s WBUR put up a piece about it on The ARtery: > **[New Book 'Lost Wonderland' Sheds Light On Revere's Forgotten Amusement Park](https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/10/30/lost-wonderland-stephen-r-wilk-review)** > > Stephen R. Wilk’s book delves into the history of the park’s then state-of-the-art attractions and doesn’t shy away from condemning its large number of racist exhibitions. I’ve also made some changes in the Wonderland Amusement Park Wikipedia page > **[Wonderland Amusement Park (Massachusetts)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_Amusement_Park_(Massachusetts))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Wonderland Amusement Park operated from 1906 to 1910 in Revere, Massachusetts. Wonderland featured various state-of-the-art rides, attractions, and performers. Although some features remained constant through the life of the Park, most of the attractions changed from year to year. The park was served by the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, known as the "Narrow Gauge". Today, the rail stop is named Wonderland, and is the northern termin... ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/40 "2020-11-13T13:21:33Z")
I just did an interview with the **Hub History** podcast here in Boston. It’s set to be available on November 22 on their website at [http://www.hubhistory.com/](http://www.hubhistory.com/) , but the specific URL won’t be active until then. They tell me that "Listeners can find the HUB History podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. " Enjoy. I also got my bookmarks, which I’m starting to distribute. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/41 "2020-11-14T00:30:03Z")
My book was featured in an article in the _Revere (MA) Journal_ this week. The article is about the 25th anniversary of the Revere Society for Cultural and Historical Preservation. They’re going to be selling my book > **[Revere Society for Cultural and Historical Preservation Celebrates 25 Years |...](http://reverejournal.com/2020/11/11/revere-society-for-cultural-and-historical-preservation-celebrates-25-years/)** > > Special to the Journal The RSCHP Revere History Museum celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a new 2020 Christmas ornament, new products and a major facelift. If you have travelled in the vicinity of the Revere History Museum at 108 Beach St, you will... ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110/42 "2020-11-22T23:54:32Z")
My poscast interview at Hub History is now up! > **[Lost Wonderland, with Stephen Wilk (episode 210) - HUB History: Boston...](http://www.hubhistory.com/episodes/lost-wonderland-with-stephen-wilk-episode-210/)** > > The show this week is all about Wonderland, the early 20th century amusement park at Revere Beach.  Dr. Stephen Wilk has deeply researched the investors and entrepreneurs who bought 27 acres of land along Revere Beach Boulevard and opened the... > **[Lost Wonderland, with Stephen Wilk (episode 210) - HUB History: Boston...](http://www.hubhistory.com/episodes/lost-wonderland-with-stephen-wilk-episode-210/)** > > The show this week is all about Wonderland, the early 20th century amusement park at Revere Beach.  Dr. Stephen Wilk has deeply researched the investors and entrepreneurs who bought 27 acres of land along Revere Beach Boulevard and opened the... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110.md?page=3)