Havana Nocturne by TJ English T.J. English, author of "Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution," talks about the entertainment scene in 1950s Cuba and the revolution that destroyed it toward the end of the decade.  The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.  Photo: tj-english.com.

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T.J. English | Author | Journalist | Mob Stories | New York City | Irish Mob | Cuban Mob | Non-Fiction — TJ English Referred to as “our premier chronicler” of the underworld and a “seductive storyteller” by novelist Richard Price, and “one of the great reporters of our time” by historian and author Luc Sante, he’s ...

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Finished Paddy Whacked right before we brought in the new year. What a book. As someone who descends from the Irish, it was both a fun read and a somber one. So much killing. Regardless, if you're a fan of crime/mafia history, it's an amazing read! #PaddyWhacked #TJEnglish