An interview with Irvin Muchnick, author of WRESTLING BABYLON: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal, is the focus of this Friday’s syndicated column by Alex Marvez.

WRESTLING BABYLON: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal – Irvin Muchnick’s book about pro wrestling behind the scenes — has taken over the top spot in “hot new releases in wrestling” at Amazon.com.

Irvin Muchnick — author of WRESTLING BABYLON: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal – will read from and autograph copies of his book at the Borders in Sunset Hills Plaza (suburban St. Louis) at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 22.

Irvin Muchnick — author of WRESTLING BABYLON: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal — will sign books at an event at the Pro Wrestling Shirt Shop at the Westfield South County Mall in St. Louis on Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m.

Of all the positive reviews of Wrestling Babylon, none has made me prouder than the one just posted at Amazon by Kevin Killian. Yes, that’s the Kevin Killian, the prolific and admired San Francisco poet/novelist/critic/playwright.