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“A photograph is usually looked at but seldom…”
Originally posted on Art of Quotation:
“A photograph is usually looked at but seldom looked into.” Ansel Adams, 1904-1982, American, photographer (photograph by Ansel Adams) ?
Orson Scott Card’s Empire Duet Series Reviewed: Red State vs. Blue State Leads to Benevolent Dictator?
Originally posted on Joe's Geek Fest:
Orson Scott Card does nothing if he doesn’t thoroughly analyze a topic through his novels. Some may be pure fiction, such as time travel analyzed in Pathfinder and Ruins, stand-ins for the non-fictional such as the Ender series where he analyzes hatred of and hostility towards those who…
Allan Gorman, Painter
Originally posted on From 1 Artist 2 Another:
“I find something mysterious, romantic and nostalgic about the power of cities, machines, night time and the edgy parts of town.” Allan Gorman, Painter Brooklyn NY-born, Allan Gorman (1947) is a self-taught painter who brings his strengths as an internationally decorated ad man and graphic designer to artworks that…
Respecting the Creative Works of Others
Originally posted on Author Mark W Sasse:
A group of my students was given two tasks. First, how do people use digital media without giving the creator proper credit or compensation. The ways were many: streaming video from non-paying sights, grabbing photos off the web for a project, buying pirated DVDs (a huge market right…
A Common Evil by Billy Ray Chitwood. New book and an author to follow.
Originally posted on Just Olga:
Hi all: It’s Friday and it’s time for a new book or a guest author. Today I bring you the new book by Billy Ray Chitwood. I’ve come across Billy Ray in a variety of platforms (blogs, Twitter) and saw that that he had published a new book in his…
Meet Guest Author Petie McCarty
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Hiya, Story-Reading Ape! Thanks so much for having me! Holy Cow! I did it! I made the “big decision” this summer and gave up the day job to write full-time. So far, I couldn’t be more excited. Within two weeks of the big decision, my…
National Book Award Fiction Longlist Announced
Originally posted on BookPeople:
The National Book Award Foundation announced their Fiction Longlist last night. It’s an exciting list! We were happy to see many staff favorites recognized. Thunderstruck by Elizabeth McCracken We have signed First Editions Available! Elizabeth McCracken is one of our own! An Austinite, she holds the James A. Michener Chair in Fiction at the University…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 