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April 2011

April 18, 2011

Since Ryan Gosling Isn’t Going to Be The Lone Ranger…

... then I hereby nominate... NATHAN FILLION. He'd be perfect. I'd love to see him...

April 18, 2011

Of Gods and a Film Critic

I just received this message from Andrew Welch, who just saw Of Gods and Men....

April 17, 2011

Thank You, Barnes and Noble!

Many bookstores around the country have been supportive of my four-book series The Auralia Thread....

April 14, 2011

Matt Zoller Seitz on Game of Thrones

I don't have HBO, so I'll be waiting for Netflix or DVDs, but I'm so...

April 13, 2011

“Happy Thieves”

Today at Image, A.G. Harmon has posted some thoughts on one of 2011's must-see movies......

April 13, 2011

Sudden Giveaway: Are you following The Auralia Thread on Facebook?

I'm giving away a strange assortment of stuff from my desk: A signed copy of...

April 09, 2011

Gratitude for Thoughtful Reviews of The Ale Boy’s Feast

As a reader in a community of readers, I know that all of us have...

March 2011

March 26, 2011

See You on Friday, Chicago!

Last time I saw Chicago, it was 2003 and my mind was on the Cornerstone...

March 26, 2011

Of Gods and Men: One of those movies we need, but few people really want.

I finally saw Of Gods and Men. The film received a rave review from my...

March 25, 2011

Gift Basket Giveaway: Win All Four Auralia Thread Novels, a Map, and a Teleidoscope!

Here are the details... THE PRIZES: The Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group is giving away five...

March 25, 2011

Raise a Glass to Today’s Birthday Girl!

Our response to life is different if we have been taught only a definition of...

March 23, 2011

Fingertips: This Week’s Moviegoing; Tom McCarthy and “Win Win”; Narnia; L’Engle; Lent; Rob Bell

What movies did I see this week? I laughed a lot at the new film...

March 23, 2011

Give Us Somebody We Can Blast Into Pieces!

Anthony Lane on Battle: Los Angeles: Politically, the film is calculated to a tee. The...

March 21, 2011

Iambic Interview: “Who Influenced The Auralia Thread?” “Why Is Fantasy So Popular?”

At the blog Iambic Admonit, I've been interviewed about The Auralia Thread and the state...

March 21, 2011

What the Oscars Overlooked

Let's revisit the ten films that earned Best Picture nominations. What did they really have...

March 21, 2011

“Only a Lover Can Be a Critic.”

Growing up, I loved Siskel & Ebert & The Movies, because unlike the entertainment reporters...

March 15, 2011

Reading Backwards

What would happen if you read the books in The Auralia Thread out of order?...

March 15, 2011

Lindsay Stallones Reviews The Ale Boy’s Feast

Earlier, I posted the review of The Ale Boy's Feast that was published today at...

March 15, 2011

Hell’s Bell

The Rob Bell hubbub is everywhere. Whose side am I on? I'm not on a...

March 15, 2011

Book Release Day, The Other Journal on The Ale Boy’s Feast, and Free Gifts!

Sometimes I read reviews and feel that I must have failed terribly to express what...

March 13, 2011

I Like Your Chances

Fiction Addict is giving away ten sets of The Auralia Thread. Ten sets of the...

March 12, 2011

IAM Encounter 11 Discovery #2: Rosebud Incarnation

What you're about to see is pretty incredible. First, watch some of this. It may...

March 12, 2011

IAM Encounter 11 Discovery #1: The Johnny Cash Project

I saw two things on the big screen at IAM Encounter 11 in New York...

March 12, 2011

Paul Simon’s Aim is True (According to Costello)

When Elvis Costello loves your album, well, what higher praise could you want? Paul Simon...

March 12, 2011

A Crash Diet and Convalescent Moviegoing: Jane Eyre and Please Give

I'm on Day Six of the worst stomach flu I've had in my life. Six...

March 12, 2011

Readings, Interviews, Reviews: The Ale Boy’s Feast is here at last!

Those who have pre-ordered The Ale Boy's Feast should have the book in a couple...

March 11, 2011

Decent Films Reviews Red Riding Hood

This morning, Brandon Fibbs posted this note on Facebook: Following the Red Riding Hood screening,...

March 10, 2011

Freewill, Predestination, and The Adjustment Bureau

There's a flourishing debate about freewill and determinism going on among moviegoers who have seen...

February 2011

February 22, 2011

The Ale Boy’s Feast: Today-only, a Giveaway!

Want to be one of the first to hold a copy of The Ale Boy's...

February 19, 2011

I’m Making a Lot of New Friends in Pittsburgh

I'm so grateful that the good people of Jubilee 2011 - especially Scott Calgaro -...