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“The Golden Girls: Inside Their Unforgettable Friendship,” by Bruce
Fretts, Closer, April 4, 2016.
"Devour" by Pat Saperstein, Variety, March 29, 2016
"Buzzzz-o-meter," Us Weekly, August 8, 2016
"The Golden Girls Nobody Knew" by Bruce Fretts, Closer, September
14, 2015
“Parade Picks,” by Alison Abbey, Parade Magazine, March 27, 2016
Closer Magazine Golden Girls Special Collectors’ Issue (selected pages),
May 1, 2017
"Checklist," CBS Watch! Magazine, April 2016.
PRINT:
"Exclusive:  Never Before Seen Photos and Untold Secrets From the
Set of ‘The Golden Girls’”, Closer Magazine, September 2, 2015
Go Inside 'The Golden Girls' Stars' Unforgettable Friendship -- Plus
See Exclusive Excerpt from a New Book!",” Closer, March 24, 2016.
“It’s Been 25 Years and ‘The Golden Girls’ Theme Song Is Still Stuck in
Our Heads” by Samantha Faragalli, Closer Magazine, July 28, 2017
“Inside Bea Arthur and Betty White’s ‘Golden Girls’ Feud – ‘Betty Became Bea’s
Nemesis,’” by Julia Birkinbine, Closer Magazine, August 9, 2017
“Betty White & Bea Arthur: The Truth About Their Feud,” by Ron Kelly, Closer
Magazine,
August 14, 2017.
“’The Golden Girls’ Revealed! Things You Didn’t Know About the Classic Series
(Exclusive),” by Ed Gross, Closer Magazine, January 17, 2019
“Kimmy Schmidt, The Golden Girls, Amy Poehler: BUST’s 10 Best Bets
for April/May 2016, BUST magazine.
“’Golden Girls Forever’ Author Promises Plenty of Scoops for True
Fans,” by Anne Easton, The New York Observer, June 24, 2016.
“’Golden Girls’: The Complete Golden Book,” by Jacqueline Cutler, The
Star-Ledger, April 24, 2016.
“21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week,” L.A. Weekly, April 28, 2016.
“Indie Bookstore Day: Golden Girls Forever,” by Siran Babayan, L.A.
Weekly, April 30, 2016.
“In Tune:  The Best LGBTQ Books and Music of 2016,” by Gregg
Shapiro, The Miami Herald, December 6, 2016.
“Minnesota ‘Golden Girls’ Fans Celebrate Beloved Show’s Revival,” by
Sharyn Jackson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 13, 2017.
“’Golden Girls’ Is Back – But For Some, It Never Left,” by Sharyn
Jackson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 21, 2017.
“’Drag Race’ Fave Alaska Says ‘Hieee’ Again to Houston,” by Joey
Guerra, The Houston Chronicle, August 11, 2016.
ONLINE:
Time.com, “Here’s What Betty White Had to Say About How Golden Girls
Tackled AIDS,” by Cady Lang, February 17, 2017.
Buzzfeed, “37 Incredibly Unique Books to Buy Everyone On Your List,” by
Mallory McInnis, December 20, 2016.
Buzzfeed, “18 Gifts for Every ‘Golden Girls’ Fan,” by Claire Sewell, October 25,
2018.
Keep.com, “36 Things BuzzFeed Thinks You Need to Buy Right Now,” by
Courtney Harwood, April 15, 2016.
Vulture, “The Golden Girls Proved Its Fearlessness yet Again When It Tackled
the AIDS Epidemic,” February 17, 2017.
NYPost.com, “Clooney Used ‘Golden Girls’ Role for Healthcare, and Other Show
Secrets Revealed,” by Kathianne Boniello, April 3, 2016.
Mashable, “Golden Girls Forever: Thank You For Being a Book,” by Gillian
Edevane, April 8, 2016.
Decider, “Coco: The Groundbreaking Gay Character ‘The Golden Girls’ Left
Behind,” by Brett White, February 13, 2017.
Dlisted, “Open Post: Hosted by the Tabloid Magazine Cover of My Dreams,” by
Michael K, September 2, 2015.
MentalFloss.com, “New Golden Girls Book Offers a Peek Behind the Lanai,” by
Andrew Lasane, April 11, 2016.
New York Magazine.com, “Strategist,” “30 of the Year’s Most Giftable Coffee-
Table Books,” December 13, 2016.
Radaronline, “Birthday Bombshells: Vodka, Lost Loves, and Lawsuits! Inside
Betty White’s 97 Years of Secrets and Scandals,” January 17, 2019.
Los Angeles Review of Books, “Golden Girls Forever: The Enduring Legacy of
TV’s Golden Ladies,” by Kitty Lindsay, October 14, 2017.
SouthernLiving.com, “WATCH: Say It Isn’t So, Girls! Details on Betty White
and Bea Arthur’s Off-Screen Feud,” by Michelle Darrisaw, September 26, 2017.
CountryLiving.com, “The Story Behind Betty White and Bea Arthur’s Infamous
Feud” by Maria Carter, September 22, 2017.
Bustle, “12 Facts About ‘The Golden Girls’ That Give Fans a Look Behind the
Lanai,” by Stephanie Topacio Long, April 5, 2016.
Bustle, “9 Life Lessons From ‘The Golden Girls’,” by Stephanie Topacio Long,
April 7, 2016.
Bustle, “A ‘Golden Girls’ Cookbook Is Coming in 2020 & Yes, There is a
Cheesecake Recipe,” by Kerri Jarema, August 8, 2018.
Romper, “’The Golden Girls’ Halloween Costume Ideas, So You Can Stash
Cheesecake In Your Wicker Purse,” by Abi Berwager Schreier, September 23,
2019.
Geeks.com, “Books About TV Shows by Pop Culture Critics,” by Rachel David,
February, 2017.
Broadway World, "'GOLDEN GIRLS FOREVER’ Author Jim Colucci Set for THAT
GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW Talk Back Tonight,” September 27, 2016.
Yahoo! Lifestyle, “The Real Reason Why Betty White and Bea Arthur Didn’t Get
Along,” by Maria Carter, September 22, 2017.
Yahoo! Finance, “Why Burt Reynolds’s Cameo on ‘The Golden Girls’ Mattered
So Much,” by Raechal Leone Shewfelt, September 7, 2018.
Monsters And Critics, “Thank Your Mom For Being a Friend With ‘Golden Girls
Forever’,” by April Neale, April 27, 2016.
NewNowNext, “Meet the World’s Biggest ‘Golden Girls’ Fan,” by Dan Avery,
September 12, 2015.
NewNowNext, “Before He Was a Bigshot Movie Star, George Clooney Appeared
on All Your Favorite Sitcoms,” by Dan Avery, April 14, 2016.
NewNowNext, “DragCon Panel has Queens Dish on ‘Golden Girls’ and the Gay
Community,” by Adam Salandra, May 7, 2016.
NewNowNext, “Hulu To Start Streaming Every Episode of ‘The Golden Girls’,”
by Dan Avery, January 8, 2017.
ByteClay.com, “Book Review: ‘Golden Girls Forever’ by Jim Colucci,” April 11,
2016.
OhMyDisney.Com, “The Golden Girls Panel at D23 Expo Was a Beacon of Love
and Positivity, and We’re Still Emotional About It,” by Mariana Uribe, July 14,
2017.
PopCultureGuy Blog, “Hardcover Spotlight: ‘Golden Girls Forever’ by Jim
Colucci,” May 22, 2016.
BoyCulture.com, “You’ll Read GOLDEN GIRLS FOREVER Many, Many Times,”
April 11, 2016.
Brit + Co, “15 Books for Mom That You’ll Want to Gift Yourself, Too,” by
Ashley Macey, April 30, 2016.
Advocate.com, “The Golden Girls’ Most Lasting Legacy,” April 15, 2016.
Queerty, “Why Bea Arthur Wanted to Quit, Plus Nine More Secrets From The
Golden Girls,” by Dan Tracer, April 6, 2016.
South Florida Gay News, “’Golden Girls Forever’ – Thank You For Being a
Book,” by JW Arnold, June 29, 2016.
NJ.com, “Golden Girls: The Complete Golden Book,” by Jacqueline Cutler, April
24, 2016.
Closerweekly.com, “Go Inside ‘The Golden Girls’ Stars’ Unforgettable Friendship
– Plus See an Exclusive Excerpt from a New Book!,” March 24, 2016.
Closerweekly.com, “’The Golden Girls’ Revealed – Things You Didn’t Know
About the Classic Series (EXCLUSIVE),” by Ed Gross, October 8, 2018.
Closerweekly.com, “EXCLUSIVE: As Betty White Celebrates 70 Years on TV,
We Celebrate With an Inside Look at Each of the Actress’ Shows,” by Ed
Gross, May 7, 2019.
Nextavenue.org, “Betty White Turns 95! See Her Best ‘Golden Girls’ Moments,”
January 15, 2016.
HouseBeautiful.com, “The ‘Friends’ Set and ‘Golden Girls’ Set Have a Crazy
Connection,” by Candace Braun Davison, July 9, 2019.
HouseBeautiful.com, “’Golden Girls’ Producers Had to Confiscate Blanche’s
Bedding So It Wouldn’t Get Stolen,” by Hadley Keller, July 2, 2019.
HouseBeautiful.com, “A Closer Look at ‘The Golden Girls’ Kitchen in Honor of
Golden Girls Day,” by Selena Barrientos, July 30, 2019.
Considerable.com, “How ‘The Golden Girls’ – Which Ended in 1992 – Ruled
Comic Con 2019,” by Marc Berman, October 7, 2019.
BattleOfTheNetworkShows.com, “Golden Girls Forever,” July 13, 2017.
Goldderby, “The Golden Girls Flashback:  Classic Sitcom Aired Its Final Episode
25 Years Ago Today,” by Tony Ruiz, May 9, 2017.
HollywoodYesterday.com, “’Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind
the Lanai’ by Jim Colucci,” October 27, 2016.
SilverScreenSurprises.com, “Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look
Behind the Lanai” by Chris Sabga, May 13, 2016.
Biblio reviews, “Golden Girls Forever, Indeed!”, April 20, 2017.
Washington Blade, “Television Is Still an LGBT Frontier with an Array of New
Offerings,” by Susan Hornik, February 15, 2018.
The Beautician’s Daughter blog, February 26, 2017.
FoxNews.com, “Why Bea Arthur Wanted to Quit ‘Golden Girls’ and More
Secrets From Behind the Lanai,” by Sean Daly, April 5, 2016.
FoxNews.com, “Bea Arthur’s Son Says She ‘Wasn’t Really Close to Anybody’
Despite ‘Golden Girls’ Fame,” by Stephanie Nolasco, November 8, 2017.
News.com.au (Australia), “Golden Girls Weren’t So Chummy Off the Screen,
Star’s Son Reveals,” by Stephanie Nolasco, November 9, 2017.
ScreenRant.com, “15 Actors Who Regret Being on Iconic Sitcoms,” by Sophie
Lloyd, June 6, 2018.
ScreenRant.com, “15 Iconic TV Stars Who Regretted Their Roles,” by Sergio
Pereira, May 19, 2018.
“30 ‘Golden Girls’ Facts Every True Fan Should Know,” by Brittany Anas, June
15, 2018.
ScreenRant.com, “15 Actors Who Regret Being on Iconic Sitcoms,” by Sophie
Lloyd, June 6, 2018.
ScreenRant.com, “15 Actors Who Regret Being on Iconic Sitcoms,” by Sophie
Lloyd, June 6, 2018.
Ctpost.com, “The Story Behind Betty White and Bea Arthur’s Infamous Feud,”
January 18, 2019.
Mamamia.com (Australia), “’She Was Not That Fond of Me’: What We Know
About Betty White and Bea Arthur’s Infamous Feud,” by Bella Fowler, April 27,
2019.
TELEVISION:
The Talk, CBS, December 1, 2016.
Today (Australia), August 16, 2016.
KTLA Morning News, June 27, 2016.
Studio Ten, Network Ten (Australia), May 30, 2017.
RADIO:
Sit Down with Alfred & Chris, Starz Channel, Sirius XM Radio, June 8, 2017.
LA Daily, Entertainment Weekly Channel, Sirius XM Radio, May 28, 2016.
The Michelangelo Signorile Show, Progress Channel 127, Sirius XM Radio,
June 3, 2016.
The Jay Thomas Show, Comedy Greats Channel 94, Sirius XM Radio, June
16, 2016.
The Husbands (UBN Radio), April 10, 2016.
The Husbands (UBN Radio), September 11, 2016.
The Husbands (UBN Radio), July 23, 2017.
On the Rocks Radio (UBN Radio), April 4, 2017.
The Bonnie Sher Show (UBN Radio), January 26, 2017.
“IMRU” with Wenzel Jones, KPFK Los Angeles, January 23, 2017.
The Colleen and Bradley Show, 107.1 Minneapolis, August 12, 2016.
PODCAST:
Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast with Gilbert Gottfried and
Frank Santopadre,
Part 1:  August 4, 2016.  Part 2:  August 11, 2016
Out on the Lanai with H. Alan Scott and Kerri Doherty, March 29, 2016.
Out on the Lanai with H. Alan Scott and Kerri Doherty: Live from Nerdmelt,
June 4, 2016.
Gayest Episode Ever, “Episode 32: The Golden Girls Had a Gay Live-In
Cook,” August 8, 2019.
Closer Weekly Classic TV Podcast, “Betty White: Celebrating Her 70 Years in
Television,” with Ed Gross, August 13, 2019.
Talkin’ Pets with Jon Patch, March 2, 2019.
TV Confidential with Ed Robertson, December 15, 2017.
Dennis Anyone with Dennis Hensley, April 11, 2016.
Go Fact Yourself with J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong, January 19, 2018.
Sparkle & Circulate with Justin Sayre, August 24, 2016.
The Focus Group, “Guess Who Lost 65 Pounds Since the Demise of OutQ?”
with Tim Bennett and John Nash, December 3, 2016.
Linoleum Knife with Alonso Duralde and Dave White, October 10, 2016.
Left of Str8 with Scott Fullerton, June 12, 2017.
Left of Str8 with Scott Fullerton, August 13, 2018.
Derek & Romaine with Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson, March 2, 2016.
The Tit for Tat Show with Thomas and Veranda L’Ni, June 13, 2016.
Party Foul Radio with Pollo and Pearl, June 22, 2016.
The Tino Orsini Show (UK), December 30, 2017.
Time To Talk (Australia), June 17, 2018.
Coming Back with Shelby Forsythia, “Ep. 10:  Fun One!  Grief on The
Golden Girls,” July 19, 2017.
The Critical Cast, “Episode 64: Reflecting on The Golden Girls and a Review
of Golden Girls Forever,” June 5, 2018.
PERSONAL APPEARANCES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
D23 Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, July 14, 2017.
BookCon, Javits Convention Center, New York, June 4, 2017.
RuPaul’s Drag Con (VIDEO), Los Angeles Convention Center, May 7, 2016.
Gay Days Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, October 4, 2016.
The NBC Experience (VIDEO), Rockefeller Center, New York, June 29, 2016.
The NBC Experience, Rockefeller Center, New York, May 17, 2018.
The NBC Experience, Rockefeller Center, New York, December 6, 2018.
The NBC Experience, Rockefeller Center, New York, February 22, 2019.
The NBC Experience, Rockefeller Center, New York, June 25, 2019.
Book Passage bookstore, San Francisco, CA, October 15, 2016.
Just Fabulous, Palm Springs, CA, April 28, 2018.
Santa Monica Public Library, Santa Monica, CA, December 13, 2016.
Women Who Write, Los Angeles, August 23, 2016.
“New Books That Glitter With Entertainment Value,” by Tom Beer, The
Star-Ledger
, December 11, 2016.