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<description><![CDATA[Mayra Calvani loves writing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She's also a professional book reviewer and a regular contributor to Blogcritics Magazine, Suite101, Today.com, American Chronicle, and BloggerNews.net. In addition, she's assistant editor of Voice in the Dark Newsletter. Visit her fun new blog, Pets and Their Authors.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Hitler's Silver Box, by Allen Malnak</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hitler's Silver Box is a compelling, exciting thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. In a two-story Georgian house in one of Chicago's affluent suburbs, Max Bloomberg, an old bookseller, is brutally killed. Before murdering him, the killers burn his holy books and ask him for 'the box.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Technicolor Dreamin': The 1960's Rainbow and Beyond, by Karen Moller</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you're interested in the private lives of people who make the fashion world, how they started and how they got to the top, you might want to pick up a copy of Karen Moller's memoir, Technicolor Dreamin': The 1960's Rainbow and Beyond. In her fresh and engaging voice, award-winning fashion designer and consultant Moller takes us on a trip through time, from the moment she was a rebel, restless, idealistic teen in rural Canada and decided to leave home and hitchhike to pursue her dreams, to witnessing and experiencing the counter-culture revolution of the 60s and 70s, to...]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Dr. Allen Malnak, Author of Hitler's Silver Box</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A board-certified internist, Dr. Allen Malnak served as chief of medicine at Fort Sill, OK, and was medical director of a number of organizations, including the Emergency Department of Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital. During his long medical career in the Chicago area, he was also a clinical investigator in liver disease as well as an assistant clinical professor at the Stritch School of Medicine, and a practicing internist.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: The Underlying Hand: Book One of &quot;The Divine Chronicles,&quot; by Roger P Koch</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:35:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Combining elements of drama, historical fiction and science fiction, The Underlying Hand is an original, fascinating novel that explores controversial subjects such as the origins of mankind, the Sons of God, Eden, and The Flood. The story begins in the Nibiru Space Station 64,000 years before The Flood. Having escaped from near annihilation, the Marduks are now in search of a solar system and habitable planet that can sustain their existence.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - A World of His Own: In the Land of the Creoles, by Arlette Gaffrey</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A World of His Own is an enjoyable historical novel set in New Orleans in the early 1800's. The novel spans a few years and centers around the life of Andre Raphael de Javon, an ambitious and handsome Frenchman who comes to America in order to become one of the richest plantation owners in Louisiana. The story begins when he's just arrived by ship to New Orleans in the company of his friend Charles, who's spent the last six years studying in Europe.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Young Adult Fantasy Author D.L. Reynolds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Please welcome my special guest, D.L. Reynolds. Reynolds is the author of the YA Christian fantasy, Darla Jade and the Balance of the Universe, the first book in this his new series for fans of fantasy and adventure fiction. I hope you'll enjoy the interview! ]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Five Dances With Death: Dance One, by Austin Briggs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you're a fan of historical novels, are interested in the Aztecs, and would like to try something different, you'll enjoy Five Dances with Death: Dance One, by Austin Briggs. Written in first person from the point of view of Angry Wasp, the story begins in 1516, during the era of the Spanish Conquest in Mexico. Angry Wasp, military leader of Tlaxcala, wants to keep his nation safe and search for his lost daughter, Dew, whom he'd lost to one of the leaders of an enemy tribe, a man named Talon.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: The Lucky Baseball, by Suzanne Lieurance</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:47:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Lucky Baseball is a highly entertaining and educational novel about a young Japanese-American boy whose dream is to become a famous baseball player. Set during the time of the war between the US and Japan, the book teaches about that dark era of our time while providing young readers with a fast-paced, interesting plot and a strong and sympathetic protagonist. This middle-grade historical novel begins on the eve of the war.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Darla Jade and the Balance of the Universe, by DL Reynolds</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:32:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Darla Jade and the Balance of the Universe is an exciting YA series for fans of fantasy, adventure and Christian literature. The story begins in a cemetery when 13-year old Darla Jade's soul is 'raised from her grave' by Striker, the creature that calls the souls at the resurrection before they're to go to either Heaven or Hell. Darla is sent to Heaven while another boy, Johnny, is sent to into the vortex of Hell.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:35:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Nancy Stewart, Author of Sea Turtle Summer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nancy is the bestselling author of the four Bella and Britt Series books for children: One Pelican at a Time (eighteen weeks on Amazon Bestselling List), Sea Turtle Summer, Bella Saves the Beach and Mystery at Manatee Key. All are published by Guardian Angel Publishing. She and One Pelican at a Time and were featured in the PBS Tampa (WEDU) special, GulfWatch.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Point Deception, by Jim Gilliam</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:01:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What happens when your loyalties are in conflict and you must betray your old mentor in order to fulfill your duty? What if this old mentor who used to protect and help you as a kid is now a dangerous drug-and-human trafficking overlord? This is the predicament our protagonist, Tim Kelly, faces at the beginning of this partly autobiographical suspense thriller by talented first-time author Jim Gilliam.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: The Silent and the Lost, by Abu Bin Mohammed Zubair</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Silent and the Lost is an interesting and educational novel about the war between East and West Pakistan in the 1970s. The story starts in Brentwood, California in 1997 at the beautiful wedding of Alex Salim McKensie & Sangeeta Rai, a couple deeply in love. Alex, our hero, was adopted at the age of four in Pakistan by an American couple and brought to the United States in 1972.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: How to Tell A Great Story, by Aneeta Sundararaj</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For several years, Aneeta Sundararaj has been helping writers through her website with countless articles, reviews and interviews. Now, she has compiled all her experience and expertise in her new book for beginner writers, "How to Tell a Great Story". After a brief introduction, Sundararaj takes beginners through all the steps necessary to become a great storyteller, from vital preparation, to understanding themes, to the reasons for telling a great story, to painting your setting and much more.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, by Marla Martenson</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:26:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what it's like to be the head matchmaker of a high-class Beverly Hills dating service? In this, her candid and witty memoir, Marla Martenson takes you on a humorous ride through the ups and downs of her life working for such a place, as she struggles with the often unreasonable demands of her wealthy clientele. "I honestly had no idea how shallow, picky, selfish, and entitled some clients could be."]]></description>
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<title>Review of Before You Say 'I Do' Again, by Benjamin Berkley</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to Psychology Today, 60% of remarriages fail. What are the reasons? Why do people believe that whatever went wrong the first time won't happen again?]]></description>
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<title>Review of Dina's Lost Tribe, by Brigitte Goldstein</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dina's Lost Tribe is a historical novel that weaves four different stories and spans from the 14th century to our present time. Henner Marcus is a professor of French Medieval Jewish Philosophy based in Chicago. One day he receives a letter from his cousin, Nina Aschauer, who's been missing for the last five years.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Shirley Roe, Author of Dreams and Nightmares</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:11:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shirley Roe is an author and Managing Editor for Allbooks Review International. As a freelance writer, she spends time between Canada and the USA. Her published work, including inspirational articles and award winning poetry, has appeared in magazines, anthologies and daily newspapers.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Liesel Soley, Author of Can You Be an Artist?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:37:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Liesel Soley, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and Fulbright scholar in Paris, France, is a professional violinist. Soley has performed solo recitals in the U.S. and France and was the violinist in the piano trio, Trio Viva. She has taught violin at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and violin and viola at St. Petersburg College and the Pinellas County Center for the Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Janelle Meraz Hooper, Author of Bears in the Hibiscus</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:29:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Janelle Meraz Hooper is an Anglo-Hispanic writer who was born in Oklahoma; she now lives in Washington State. An award-winning author, her books are character-driven and lean heavily on the lives and challenges of women. She has been awarded the 2002 Bold Media Book Award for Fiction, the 1999 Surrey Writing Contest 1st Place for Fiction, and was also a finalist at the 2004 Oklahoma Book Awards.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Can You Be an Artist? By Liesel Soley</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:06:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dare to follow your dreams! Dare to be yourself! Dare to be free! This is the premise of Liesel Soley's inspiring children's picture book, Can You Be an Artist?]]></description>
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<title>Review of The Space Between, by Alexandra Sokoloff</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:48:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sixteen-year old Anna Sullivan is an outsider at her high school. Quiet and shy, as well as cursed with a tortuous family past, she can't hope to attract the attention of popular Tyler Marsh, for whom she has a crush. How could a girl like her, a girl with a low social status, an alcoholic father and a mother who abandoned her, dare hope anything at all in life?]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: First Love, Last Dance, by Nancy Rossman</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:18:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Set in Atlanta and the Ohio farm region before, during and after World War II, First Love, Last Dance is the touching, heart-warming true story of Elise and Peter, a couple who first fell deeply in love in their late teens/early twenties but weren't able to reunite until their late seventies. It's refreshing to read about such real life stories. Told from the point of view of Elise's daughter Nancy Rossman, this memoir begins in Atlanta in the late 30s and spans several decades all the way to the present.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Gerald Elias, Author of Death and the Maiden</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:01:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A native New Yorker, Gerald Elias is an internationally recognized concert violinist, conductor, composer, and teacher. He's also the author of the award-winning Daniel Jacobus mystery series, published by St. Martin's Press.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Aloni Gabriel and Butterfly/Aloni Gabriel and Mariposa, by Elena Iglesias</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:23:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Aloni Gabriel & Butterfly/Aloni Gabriel & Mariposa is an illustrated, bilingual story (English/Spanish) for middle-grade readers. Like The Little Prince, it is a deeply insightful fable that both educates and entertains. Our young protagonist is Aloni, a boy who hates to be called by his middle name, Gabriel.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: If I Bring You Roses, by Marisel Vera</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:14:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Award-winning, first-time novelist Marisel Vera pens an honest, heart-felt, often sad tale of an idealistic, naive Puerto Rican girl named Felicidad who goes to America to be with the man she loves. The story, told from an author omniscient point of view, begins in the early 1940's in the Puerto Rican countryside and ends about ten years later in Chicago. It follows Felicidad's life from the time she's a young j?bara living in appalling poverty in the mountains to the time she gets married and moves to America.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Paula Meseroll, Co-Author of Little Hot Mama: The Flossie Turner Lewis Story</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:14:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Paula Meseroll is a public relations professional and award-winning freelance writer/editor/columnist whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines, including Syracuse University Magazine, UB Today, Central New Yorker Magazine, and All Kids Considered. A summa cum laude graduate of Marywood University with a degree in communication arts/public relations, Meseroll is director of marketing and communications at Syracuse University. She's here today to talk about Flossie Turner Lewis and their new book, Little Hot Mama.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Young Adult Author Darby Karchut</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:04:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All her life, the archetypal hero and his journey have enthralled Darby Karchut. A native of New Mexico, Darby grew up in a family that venerated books and she spent her childhood devouring one fantasy novel after another. Fascinated by mythologies from around the world, she attended the University of New Mexico, graduating with a degree in anthropology.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review: Latitude 38, by Ron Hutchison</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:54:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're looking for something different to read this summer, I highly recommend you grab a copy of Hutchison's controversial, adventure-filled novel, Latitude 38. The novel takes place some time in the future. Because of political unrest and heated debates over issues like immigration, gay rights, euthanasia, gun control, capital punishment, school prayer, and same-sex marriage, the United States has been split into two republics along the 38th latitude.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Christine Amsden, Author of The Immortality Virus</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 11:43:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Christine Amsden is the author of two novels, A Touch of Fate, and the latest, The Immortality Virus. She has been writing for as long as she can remember. At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt's Disease, a condition that effects the retina and causes a loss of central vision.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Instant Poetry (Just Add Words!), by Larry Berger</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 11:50:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was intrigued when I received a copy of this poetry chapbook for review. It isn't the typical poetry book. The author, 'Laughing' Larry Berger, improvised these poems onstage in front of an interactive audience in various coffee houses in Los Angeles in 1996.]]></description>
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<title>Author Ron Hutchison Talks About His Novel, Latitude 38</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 10:18:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Author Ron Hutchison graduated from the University of Missouri in 1967 with a degree in journalism. He has worked as a reporter, editor, and columnist at newspapers in Texas, California, and Missouri. He was employed by Sun Oil Company as a public relations executive, and later operated his own advertising and public relations agency.]]></description>
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<title>Meet Cuban Author and Playwright Teresa Dovalpage</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:45:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please welcome my special guest, award-winning Cuban playwright and novelist Teresa Dovalpage. She's here today to talk about her novel, Habanera. Teresa has a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature and is the author of five novels, three in Spanish and two in English, and a collection of short stories in Spanish.]]></description>
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<title>Meet Aaron Paul Lazar, Author of FireSong</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Aaron Paul Lazar is the author of three mystery series, the LeGarde Mysteries, the Moore Mysteries, and the Tall Pines Mysteries. He's here today to talk about his latest installment in the LeGarde series, FireSong. Lazar discusses how he started writing and he also gives us a peek into the world of his amateur sleuth protagonist, Gus LeGarde.]]></description>
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<title>Meet First-Time Urban Fantasy Novelist Susan Goldsmith</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:48:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First-time novelist Susan Goldsmith talks about her book, Abithica. In this in-depth interview, the author discusses her creative process and road to publication.]]></description>
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<title>Latina Author Anna-Marie Lopez Talks About Her First Novel</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:32:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please welcome my special guest, artist, musician and novelist Anna-Marie Lopez. Her first novel, The Tortilla Children, has just been published by Onda Books and was inspired by her father. She has worked as a graphics designer and production artist for several magazines, including Texas Monthly.]]></description>
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<title>Children's Author Donna McDine Talks About Her New Book, The Golden Pathway</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:15:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Donna McDine talks about her new children's story book, The Golden Pathway, about a little boy who befriends a slave during the civil war. The book is for kids ages 9-12.]]></description>
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<title>From Space Scientist to Novelist - A Conversation With Bob Boan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former space scientist Bob Boan talks about his new novel, Bobby Becomes Bob, and also discusses how he got started into writing. His novel is a coming of age story set in a small rural American town.]]></description>
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<title>The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:26:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reymundo Sanchez gives us a brief glimpse into the world of his latest book, Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen, published by Chicago Review Press. Lady Q is a compelling memoir about the tumultuous life of a young woman seduced by the world of drugs and violence in the streets.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Book of Shadows By Alexandra Sokoloff</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:26:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every time I pick up a book by Alexandra Sokoloff, I know I'm in for a good treat. I was not disappointed with this her last supernatural thriller: Book of Shadows kept me reading late into the night and I ended up gobbling it in two days. The story begins with a horrible ritualistic murder: a teenaged girl is found in a garbage dump, strange markings on her chest, her head and hand missing.]]></description>
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<title>Thrills, Chills and Spells in Sokoloff's New Book</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:18:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[California native Alexandra Sokoloff is a professional screenwriter, director, choreographer, and author of the supernatural thrillers, The Harrowing, The Price, The Unseen, and now the latest, Book of Shadows. The first was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel and for an Anthony Award for Best First Mystery.]]></description>
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<title>New Picture Book About the Effects of Moving House</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:15:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A parent-teacher guide at the end of the book will make discussing the story and exploring its theme easier. I highly recommend reading this to a child who has recently experience a 'big change,' such as moving house, welcoming a new sibling or step parent into a home, or going into a new school.]]></description>
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<title>Children's Author Donates Proceeds of Her Book to Haiti's Earthquake Victims</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:38:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nicole Weaver was born in Port-au-Prince Haiti. She came to the United States when she was ten years old. She is fluent in Creole, French, Spanish and English. She is a veteran teacher of French and Spanish. She is the author of a children's trilingual picture book titled "Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle."]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Margot Finke, Author of &quot;Ruthie and the Hippo's Fat Behind&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:21:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children's author Margot Finke talks about her new humorous, rhyming book for kids. She also talks about her manuscript critique services for children's writers.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Nicaraguan-American Writer Silvio Sirias</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:52:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please welcome my special guest, award-winning Nicaraguan-American writer Silvio Sirias. He's the author two novels, Bernardo and the Virgin (Northwestern University Press, 2005) and Meet Me Under the Ceiba (Arte Publico Press, 2009). This latest one garnered him the 2007 Chicano/Latino Literary Prize for Best Novel.]]></description>
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<title>New Mystery Novel About a Stradivarius Violin</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:59:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please welcome my special guest Gerald Elias, musician author of the mystery novel, Devil's Trill, recently released by Minotaur. He was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to answer my questions about writing and publishing. Thanks for the interview, Gerald.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - A Deadly Habit, by Andrea Sisco</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:57:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Deadly Habit is an unusual mystery as far as mysteries go. It is laugh-out-loud funny and features a feisty, willful heroine that will both test your patience and steal your heart.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Operation Emu by B. Brandon Barker</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Third-rate Hollywood actors and top NASA astronauts come together in this quirky, hilarious romp of a novel. If you enjoy satire, you'll want to add Operation Emu to your shelf.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Latina Poet Luivette Resto</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:42:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although Luivette was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, she was raised in the Bronx. She graduated from Cornell University with a BA in English Literature and a minor in U.S. Latino Studies.  She most recently published her first collection of poetry titled Unfinished Portrait.]]></description>
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<title>New Promotional Site For Latino Authors</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:40:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bronzeworld Latino Authors is a new promotional site run by Jo Ann Hernandez. Its aim is to spread the word about the work of Latino authors worldwide and celebrate their accomplishments.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Sandra Rodriguez Barron, Author of the Heiress of Water</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:32:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My special guest today is talented Sandra Rodriguez Barron, author of the award-winning, The Heiress of Water. Sandra was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to answer my questions. Welcome, Sandra!]]></description>
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<title>Review of Is It You, Me, Or Your Adult ADD? By Gina Pera</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:29:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you hear the term ADD, hyperactive, badly behaved children who do poorly at school come to mind, but this condition doesn't only affect children. Gina Pera's book, Is It You, Me, or Your Adult A.D.D.? takes a look at an often ignored aspect of ADD, that of adult ADD.]]></description>
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<title>Review of &quot;A Walk With Grandpa&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:39:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Delightful bilingual children's picture book about the special love between grandfather and granddaughter. As grandfather and granddaughter, hand in hand, take a walk through the woods, they discover and share the beauty of nature around them. And as they do so, they express how much they mean to each other. It's interesting to see the affectionate phrases both in English and Spanish.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Marta Stephens, Author of Silenced Cry</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:40:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tell us a little about yourself, Marta. Although I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Indiana has been my home for nearly fifty years. My husband and I have a daughter and son who attend my alma mater where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Public Relations and where I've worked for the past three decades.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Misa Ramirez, Author of Living the Vida Lola</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:17:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My guest today is Misa Ramirez, author of Living the Vida Lola. Misa's work combines elements of humor, romance and mystery. In this interview, she talks about her inspiration for the novel, her busy schedule, and her future projects.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Only Mortals Can Be Heroes - A True Story of Drug Addiction</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:00:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This book is the true story of Adam, a teenage boy who fell to drugs when he was only twelve years old.  Told from the point of view of Adam himself, this is an important, frightening account of how young people and their families can be destroyed both emotionally and physically because of drug addiction.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Silenced Cry, by Marta Stephens</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:59:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you like mystery novels with rich plots that dig into the past, then you'll enjoy Silenced Cry by Marta Stephens.    During a routine pick-up for questioning, Detective Sam Harper loses his partner and friend, Gillies. Harper is confused and distraught by the event, which happens under suspicious circumstances.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Robert Shlasko, Author of Molly and the Sword</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:59:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Robert Shlasko talks about his lovely book about a young violinist. The story, for ages 9-12, encourages self esteem.]]></description>
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<title>Bullfighting - Culture Or Cruelty?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:57:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Latin America and Europe combined, approximately 250,000 bulls die each year. Do these bulls fall prey to a deadly virus, perhaps? Far from it. The bulls are tortured and killed for the sake of entertainment. Have we evolved at all since the Roman times?]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Latina Cop and Poet Sarah Cortez</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:11:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A proud Bostonian, Sarah Cortez is a cop, poet, short story writer and editor of the award-winning nonfiction work, Windows Into My World, a collection of short memoirs written by young authors. She's also the editor of the anthology, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery. She was kind enough to take time from her busy schedule to answer my questions about her work, editing, and the creative process.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Hungry Woman in Paris, By Josefina Lopez</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Primarily, Hungry Woman in Paris is the story of a young woman trying to find herself in a foreign country. Yet it is so much more than that. Beyond a delicious facade of Parisian gourmet cuisine and love escapades, the novel examines important issues like prejudice against minorities and gender roles.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Living the Vida Lola, by Misa Ramirez</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:59:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Living the Vida Loca is a fun, entertaining novel. Lola is a sympathetic, good-hearted, spunky protagonist who gives a new meaning to the words 'private investigator'.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Dawn Jeffers, Publisher of Raven Tree Press</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:17:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Raven Tree Press specializes in family oriented, high-quality, bilingual (English-Spanish) children's picture books with universal themes that can appeal to many cultures. Their books have garnered rave reviews and won awards. Here to talk about the press is publisher Dawn Jeffers. Jeffers is also an accomplished children's writer and author of the bilingual titles, Vegetable Dreams and Beautiful Moon.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Marta Acosta, Author of the Casa Dracula Series</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:53:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Marta Acosta is the author of the successful, darkly humorous Casa Dracula series, featuring smart, sexy, Hispanic heroine Milagro, an outsider in the world of vampires. Marta also keeps a blog, Vampire Wire, offering the latest news about paranormal and urban fantasy books.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Happy Hour at Casa Dracula, by Marta Acosta</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:48:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With a title like that, you know a book has got to be darkly humorous. In this the first book in the Casa Dracula series, Latino author Marta Acosta introduces us to her opinionated, feisty yet delightfully naive heroine, Milagro de los Santos, and her new breed of friendly vampires.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Latina Author Reyna Grande</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:24:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is my pleasure to have here today a very special Latino young writer. Her name is Reyna Grande and she is the author of the acclaimed novel, Across a Hundred Mountains, winner of the 2007 American Book Award. Her next book, titled Dancing With Butterflies, will be coming out later this year.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Latina Author Caridad Pineiro</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:10:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although writing is a skill that can be learned, I believe some people are born writers. Do you consider yourself a born writer?  I definitely consider myself a born writer.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Fantasy Author Gloria Oliver</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:57:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Latino author Gloria Oliver talks about her book, Willing Sacrifice. Willing Sacrifice subtly covers a number of topics. It's a book about stubbornness, trust, truth, and learning about oneself. Hah, makes it sound brainy doesn't it? Not!]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Author Jo Ann Hernandez</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:57:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My guest today is Jo Ann Hernandez, author of the young adult novel, The Throwaway Piece. In this fascinating, candid interview, Hernandez talks about how she started writing, the obstacles she had to face and overcome, her state of mind during the creative process, and what she finds most difficult when writing.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Tucker's Tale, by Christopher Walsh</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:25:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[100% of royalties from this book will be donated to dog rescues nationwide. Tucker's Tale: The Story of a Rescue Dog is narrated from the point of view of Tucker, a Cocker Spaniel who at first is quite unhappy living with a mean lady who keeps him in a cellar and hardly ever brings him food.]]></description>
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<title>New Children's Book Features Needle Felting</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:49:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rainbow Sheep is an original, sweet story about a little shepherdess called Genevieve and her flock of sheep. Genevieve is troubled because it has rained so much lately that the sky is always grey. When she tries to get the attention of the rainbow, she sees that its colors have faded and that it is sad.]]></description>
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<title>Where Have the Cuddly Teddy Bears Gone? the Inhumane Practice of Bear Farming</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:55:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Practitioners of Traditional Asian Medicine have used bear gall bladders and bile for 3,000 years. Yet it wasn't until the 1980's that the cruel, intensive 'farming' of bears began. Though there have been positive developments with the Vietnamese government recently, bear farming still takes place in other parts of Asia.]]></description>
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<title>Walking on a Rainbow - How I Became a Children's Book Author</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:46:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I used to think writing children's books was boring. Writing for those demanding, whining creatures? Are you kidding? Not for me. No thanks. That was a few years ago.]]></description>
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<title>Finding the Perfect Name For Your Puppy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:45:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting a new puppy is an exciting time for a family.  It's just like the arrival of a new baby! If there are kids in the family, then the event is even more thrilling. Hopefully, you have done your homework and read books on the subject and know all about the responsibilities of owning a new pet.]]></description>
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<title>The Responsibilities of Owning a Dog</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:44:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Puppies are not toys. You hear that all the time. But you'd be surprised at the number of people who seem to ignore this. It's sad, but many people buy a dog, only to return it to the store or breeder-or worse yet, a shelter!-a couple of weeks later because they 'couldn't handle it'.]]></description>
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<title>Unholy Domain - An Exciting Techno-Thriller By Dan Ronco</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dan Ronco's latest novel is a suspenseful techno-thriller filled with adventure, romance and greed. A former successful engineer and businessman, he used his knowledge and experience to craft Unholy Domain, a story that delves into controversial, provocative themes like the ethics of genetic engineering, the question of what limit to put on technology, and the reconciling of religion and science. The novel also focuses on the relationship between a father and a son.]]></description>
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<title>Private Detective Investigates The Supernatural</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:18:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Quincey Morris isn't your typical private investigator. For one thing, he happens to be a straight descendant of Bram Stoker's Quincey Morris. He also specializes in supernatural cases involving vampires, werewolves, succubis, and other terrifying beings.]]></description>
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<title>Interview with Children's Book Author Barbara Techel</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:57:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Barbara Techel's first children's picture book is touching and inspirational. It is the true story of a miniature dachshund that falls ill to a paralyzing disease, and how she overcomes all the obstacles while remaining as sweet and gentle as before. The book carries a powerful and important message for children and adults alike. Thanks for being here today, Barbara, and for sharing your thoughts with us.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Lee Denning, SF Author of Monkey Trap</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lee Denning is the pen name of not one author but two - Denning Powell and his daughter Lee, who apparently make an awesome science fiction writing team. In this interview Powell talks about how they went about writing the first novel in the series, Monkey Trap, as well as other aspects of writing and publishing. The sequel to Monkey Trap, Hiding Hand, is scheduled to be released by Twilight Times Books this August...]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Supernatural Thriller Author Justin Gustainis</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:27:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Author Justin Gustainis is the author of an exciting new paranormal series featuring kick-ass supernatural investigator Quincey Morris. I had the pleasure of reading this book recently, so look for my review in a day or two. In a few words, you won't be able to put the book down.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Monkey Trap By Lee Denning</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:18:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two objects resembling asteroids approach earth. They collide in a flash of green and blue light. One falls on a Columbian jungle, the other on Washington. In the Columbian jungle, John Jacob Connard, US Special Forces veteran, better known as Assasin, is on a mission to eliminate a drug lord. He is shot and mortally wounded. Upon waking, he discovers his wounds have miraculously healed and an alien voice in his mind is 'talking' him.]]></description>
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<title>A Thought-Provoking, Action-Filled SF Novel!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:50:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most interesting science fiction novels I've read in a long time. What makes Jemma7729 stand out is the strong heroine and the feminist issues Wray weaves in the story, making the reader wonder and think at its implications.    It is the late 22nd century in the United States.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With SF Author Phoebe Wray</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:26:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was telling stories before I could write. My Dad was a great story-teller, and he encouraged me to make up stories. The adults indulged and applauded and spoiled me. ]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Artist-Illustrator KC Snider</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:30:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children's book illustrator K.C. Snider hails from Oregon. In this interview she talks about her working environment, the importance of discipline, and her collaboration with authors.]]></description>
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<title>The Escapades of Two Adorable Raccoons</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:29:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is a delightful picture book sure to be loved by young children! Composed of three different stories and an activity section, The Misadventures of Rooter & Snuffle will keep kids entertain for a long time.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Vegetation, by Mark LaFlamme</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:22:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cosmic justice has many faces, and this time it has the face of plants...For egotistical, arrogant Bertram Luce, life couldn't get any better. He's a famous author. He's rich. He lives in a gorgeous mansion and drives luxurious, expensive cars. ]]></description>
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<title>What is Cinco de Mayo? A Closer Look at This Important Date for the Mexicans</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:28:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this interview, author and former news director Don Miles talks about his latest book, Cinco de Mayo--a date most often misunderstood in the US. Don talks about his inspiration for the book and his struggle in finding the right publisher.  When did you decide to become an author?]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - The Stoker File, by Tony Noto</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:19:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Stoker File is a fascinating and ingeniously-written novel that will keep your hands glued to the pages until you've reached the end.  Due to a tragic flood that sweeps the city, a mysterious bundle of papers is found in the basement of the University of Budapest. On closer examination, the papers appear to be something unimaginable: the lost diary of Bram Stoker.]]></description>
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<title>Interview with Children's Picture Book Author Cynthia Reeg</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:02:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you always want to be a writer?    Yes. Nearly as quickly as I learned to read and write, I began creating.]]></description>
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<title>Review of Joy the Jellyfish, by Kristen Collier</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:00:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Joy the Jellyfish has a very serious problem. More than anything, he wants to make friends. But how on earth can he make friends when he's nearly invisible!]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Children's Book Illustrator Amy Moreno</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:51:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Illustrator Amy Moreno talks about the artistic temperament, the competitive world of children's book publishing, and offers advice to novice artists who want to break into the field. I recently had the chance to chat with Amy Moreno, whose illustrations for The Doll Violinist make her a finalist (together with the story) at the ABC's Children's Picture Book Competition. Amy talks about the artistic temperament, the competitive world of children's book publishing, and offers advice to novice artists who want to break into the field.]]></description>
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<title>Violin, My Muse</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:25:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Author Mayra Calvani talks about her love for the violin and how this instrument has inspired her. Violin... The word brings such vivid images to my mind. ]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Birthday Snow, by Kim Messinger &amp; Michael LaLumiere</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:52:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Freckled-faced Daniel has a dilemma. It's his birthday today but there's no snow. Up until now, it has ALWAYS snowed on his birthday.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - No More Nightmares, by Dawn Van Zant</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:36:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A lovely, melancholic story about the horses' search for freedom. With this book, Wild Heart Ranch Books brings children another lovely, melancholic story about horses and their quest for freedom.]]></description>
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<title>Interview With Terry, The Reading Tub, Inc</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:29:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A close look at The Reading Tub, Inc., a non-profit, literacy organization. How and when did The Reading Tub get started? What's its mission?]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - I See Horses - From Sky to Sea</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:24:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An enchanting picture book for horse lovers. How did sea horses come to exist? Could it be that horses on the land, threatened by men and searching for freedom, escaped to the sea? 
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<title>Book Review - The Missing Locket</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:19:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cobweb-filled attics, time travel, ghosts, and two young protagonists that just won't quit! The Missing Locket is a paranormal mystery featuring two lovable young sleuths that girls 9 and up will absolutely love. It is the perfect, darkly atmospheric story for young fans of intrigue and adventure to cuddle up with on those gray, rainy afternoons or read in bed.]]></description>
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<title>Helpful Book on Self Editing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:53:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The publishing world is so incredibly competitive nowadays, both aspiring and experienced authors who wish to succeed need to make sure that their submissions are as flawless as they can possibly be. Editors and agents pay attention to all sorts of amateurish mistakes. In this her latest book, award-winning author Carolyn Howard-Johnson reveals what these mistakes are, what you can do to spot them on your manuscript and, more importantly, correct them.   ]]></description>
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<title>Why is Crater Lake So Blue? by Michael LaLumiere</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:56:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The novel, which is based on real facts, brings moral dilemmas to the surface and shows how far people in high places will go, at the expense of innocent victims, to keep their positions.]]></description>
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<title>Journeys of Hope - A Star Shall Lead Them - by Kevin Scott Collier</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:35:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Christian picture book about fables for the whole family to enjoy.]]></description>
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