Joe Hartlaub
Biography
Joe Hartlaub
Joe Hartlaub retired as Bookreporter.com's senior writer/reviewer after 24 years with the site (1997-2021).
An entertainment attorney specializing in music and publishing, Joe was a Fox News Channel contributor on matters pertaining to publishing law and was featured on panels concerning the entertainment industry. He was a vociferous reader since he was four years old, starting with the "Dick Tracy" and "Little Orphan Annie" comic strips before he graduated to the Hardy Boys mystery series (the original one) and corrupted his mind and soul a few years later with the works of Mickey Spillane and Richard Prather.
In addition to reviewing for Bookreporter.com, Joe had a number of short stories published in the crime and horror fields and was an actor, having had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed feature film LA-308, as well as a co-starring role in the short feature Seducing the Shrink.
Joe passed away in May 2025 after a brief illness at the age of 73.
Joe Hartlaub