I rarely get excited about thing so much,I have got to order your book, Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer. It's basically my ... favorite topic since childhood. Not Mr. Mayer himself necessarily, but the studio system and MGM in particular. You'll actually find some hints of it in my YA fantasy The Lost Heir. The main character's great-grand parents are fictional silent movie stars who own a legendary Hollywood hotel and connected with a fictional studio based on Culver Studios in looks and MGM in history. I just got The Greatest Backlot for Xmas. Two copies by two different people. It's totally my thing. Glad to have stumbled upon your books. I can't wait to read In Theda Bara's Tent. -- Allison Whitmore