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Honoring Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt, the legendary author of Angela’s Ashes, passed away on Sunday, July 19th of meningitis.  McCourt published his first novel Angela’s Ashes at the sixty-six and proved for many want-a-be-writers that it is never too late to find the writer’s voice within.  McCourt was renowned for his sense of humor and his teaching.  For [...]
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Pope Joan and a Walk Down the Red Carpet

Pope Joan was recommended to me by my wonderful sister-in-law and fellow reader, Lori. I’m entirely grateful that she did because I really enjoyed reading Pope Joan. In response to my review of the book, Donna Woolfolk Cross told me about a promotion that she is doing for the movie premiere of Pope Joan. Here are [...]
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Excellent Screenwriter Interviews

A friend told me about this amazing blog that showcases interviews with screenwriters. Jeff Goldsmith, the editor of Creative Screenwriting Magazine, is the interviewer and the interviews that I have listened to so far are very, very interesting. They delve into the heart of taking a novel (if the movie is based on [...]
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Khaled Hosseini Introduces Quarterly Newsletter

Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has come out with a quarterly newsletter that features articles on his foundation, The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a Readers Section that highlights feedback from Hosseini’s readers, and Khaled’s Corner. The March newsletter focuses on the question that Khaled is asked most frequently [...]
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Evolutionist Versus Religious Faith on MPR

Richard Dawkins was interviewed by Kerri Miller on Minnesota Public Radio’s show Midmorning last week. Richard Dawkins is a an evolutionary biologist, an author, and well-known atheist. Dawkins new book is The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (available October 6, 2009). Dawkins goal is to have atheism as much a part of [...]
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