Description: Forty interviews with members of the cast and crew; set designs, costumes, and props from the Wittliff Collections; and candid, on-the-set photographs offer a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the book, the miniseries, and the world of Lonesome Dove.
Brief description: A staff writer at Texas Monthly since 2002, John Spong was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2010. His stories have been collected in The Best American Sportswriting 2009, Literary Austin, and Rio Grande.
Review Quotes: In fact, with A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove displayed on your coffee table, where it's designed to be, you risk losing the attention of your company because they'll be busy admiring your book...The anecdotal and nostalgic atmosphere generated in these pages will thrill anyone familiar with McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, from the full-fledged Dovey to the casual viewer.-- "Texas Books in Review" (4/15/2013 12:00:00 AM)