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Another World: The Drama Behind the Drama — Tom Lisanti’s Fascinating Oral History

By Michael Poirier Contributing Writer, We Love Soaps Insider Tom Lisanti is my kind of author. Like a great detective, he inte…

We Love Soaps • September 26, 2026

"Super Soap Scenes: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama's Greatest Moments" by Alina Adams is exactly the kind of book …

Roger Newcomb • March 20, 2026

"I'm Just Sayin': Three Deaths, Seven Husbands, and a Clone! My Life as a Daytime Diva," by Kim Zimmer (with L…

Kev • August 02, 2011

Love in the Afternoon? Not so much for Makeup Artist Norman Bryn, author of "MAKEUP & MISERY: Adventures in the Soap …

Anonymous • July 17, 2011

If you have been a soap fan for any length of time, then chances are you have a very beautiful but somewhat out-of-date coffee tab…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 13, 2010

Nelson Aspen's divine tell-almost-all book Nelson Aspen Hollywood Insider Exposed!: Secrets, Stars, & Showbiz is a brea…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 10, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to read the fascinating book " Street Gang: The Complete History Of Sesame Street " by Mi…

Damon L. Jacobs • November 29, 2010

The Survival of Soap Opera: Transformations for a New Media Era" is now available at Amazon.com . Edited by Sam Ford, Abigai…

Roger Newcomb • November 18, 2010

" The only thing that remains the same in this world is change." I had a World History teacher in high school who often…

Damon L. Jacobs • September 15, 2010

It’s not easy being Ken Corday. On one hand you have the pride and burden of carrying a family legacy for over two decades. On …

Damon L. Jacobs • May 25, 2010

Eileen Davidson is a true soap opera superstar. She has played Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless on and off since 1982…

Michael Goldberg • June 12, 2009