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New Video: Dedra Johnson and "Sandrine's Letter to Tomorrow" |
AuthorViews would like to introduce Dedra Johnson, an accomplished writer, blogger and novelist, who has been doing fantastic blogging work with our sister company, Patron Saint Productions.
Dedra sat down with AuthorViews at the 2007 New Orleans Book Fair to talk about her debut novel, Sandrine's Letter to Tomorrow, an inspiring story about a light-skinned black girl who grows up in 1970s New Orleans in an environment of poverty, racial prejudice and emotional abuse.
A resident of the Crescent City, Dedra has received tremendous praise for her book locally, as well as nationally. Sandrine's Letter to Tomorrow is well-written, with rich, realistic characters that seem to touch readers who grew up not only in New Orleans, but in any city where race and class were often divisive issues.
In this two-minute video, Dedra describes how 9-year-old Sandrine evolves over the course of the story, ultimately learning to stand up to some of the negative forces in her life.
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New Video: Ann Conti Morcos and "The Tale of Nada Nutria" |
AuthorViews is proud to present two minutes with Ann Conti Morcos, cut from her interview at the 2007 New Orleans Book Fair.
With nearly two decades of writing and editing experience, Morcos published her first children's book in 2002. The Tale of Nada Nutria is a story about a community of nutria that gets separated when a hurricane destroys their home.
Nutria are large rat-like rodents, ranging from 10-20 pounds in adulthood. Native to South America, nutria were brought to Louisiana by fur traders in the early 1900s.
The Tale of Nada Nutria is truly one-of-a-kind, the first and only children's book ever written about nutria. What's remarkable is that Morcos is able to express themes as powerful and human as friendship, family and courage with nutria as her main characters.
In this video, Morcos describes the two historical Louisiana events that her story is based on, and explains why she actually decided to write a children's book about nutria.
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New Book: Drs. Carol S. Pearson and Hugh K. Marr, "What Story Are You Living?" |
AuthorViews is pleased to bring you an excerpt from What Story Are You Living?: A Workbook and Guide to Interpreting Results from the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator, written by the creators of the PMAI themselves, Dr. Carol S. Pearson and Dr. Hugh K. Marr.
Archetypes are the unconscious patterns of behavior that influence people's lives. Based on decades of research and analysis in this area, Pearson and Marr have developed What Story Are You Living? to be a guidebook that will help readers identify and learn from their specific archetypal profiles. By discovering the archetypes affecting your life, you can learn to alter unproductive habits and ultimately discover personal strengths and motivations you never even knew existed.
What Story Are You Living? offers practical and scientifically supported advice that can actually help improve your life right now.
In this excerpt, Pearson and Marr briefly explain the purpose of the PMAI and discuss the three stages of an archetypal journey: preparation, transformation and return.
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New Video: Rev. Goat Carson and "Shallow Graves" |
AuthorViews is excited to introduce Reverend Goat Carson, a remarkably fascinating and worldly figure who truly has done it all: musician, songwriter, Native American spiritual leader, published author. He even ran for President in 1992, amassing 100,000 votes before losing to Bill Clinton.
Rev. Goat spent most of the 1970s immersed in the Hollywood scene, recording songs and working as a screenwriter on various films. Shallow Graves is Goat's twisted and intense satire of the Hollywood lifestyle, complete with movie stars, satanic cults, zombies and human sacrifices.
In this video, Rev. Goat talks about Shallow Graves and how his work experience in Hollywood influenced his writing style.
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New Book: Kaza Kingsley and "The Monsters of Otherness" |
AuthorViews is proud to present an excerpt from Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness, the second novel in Kaza Kingsley's bestselling series.
The first story in Kingsley's series, Erec Rex: The Dragon's Eye, introduces us to a 12-year-old hero named Erec Rex and his quest through Alypium, an unforgettable world of fantasy, mystery and magic. Kingsley's series continues with the sequel, Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness, which brings us back to Alypium for a perilous adventure that could change this enchanted world forever.
In this excerpt from Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness, Erec visits the Memory Mogul's shop in search of his lost childhood memories.
Readers and critics alike are calling Erec Rex the next Harry Potter. Take a glimpse and see for yourself.
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Possible Link Between Autism and Childhood Vaccines |
Yesterday, CNN.com released a story about a link between childhood vaccines and autism. According to the article, "Case Renews Debate on Vaccine-Autism Link", government officials have acknowledged for the first time ever that certain childhood vaccines actually contributed to the development of autism-like symptoms in a 9-year-old girl from Georgia.
The little girl's family is seeking compensation from a federal vaccine-injury fund; and the government has actually admitted the family deserves it.
There are nearly 5,000 other families suffering from the same misfortune and filing suit against the government. Although this one case feels like a victory for all these families, each case must be determined on its own merits, so there's still a long way to go before the government is held accountable.
At the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book, AuthorViews filmed a second interview with author Sarah Honenberger about her book White Lies: A Tale of Babies, Vaccines, and Deception, a realistic story about a mother's struggle against the government and a powerful drug company over her daughter's vaccine-related injuries.
Honenberger has conducted extensive research on the scandal behind the National Vaccine Compensation Fund and the government's failure to provide safe vaccines.
Now with the government seemingly on verge of accepting responsibility for damages linked to childhood vaccines, what a perfect time to release this video!
For more info, please check out the article.
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New Book: Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo and "The GenoType Diet" |
AuthorViews is thrilled to welcome renowned physician and bestselling author Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, whose new book The GenoType Diet presents groundbreaking research on nutrition and weight loss.
Dr. D'Adamo has devoted over a quarter-century to studying the relationship between blood type, food and disease, and introduced the world to his innovative and exciting theories on nutrition in 1996 with his New York Times bestseller Eat Right 4 Your Type.
Several health books later, The GenoType Diet takes the science behind Dr. D'Adamo's theories to a new level, based on the striking concept that people actually have the ability to alter their genes' behavior to help lead healthier lives.
Dr. D'Adamo's theories are fascinating -- and easy to read -- and can help change not only your life, but the lives of your children and grandchildren, too.
In this excerpt from The GenoType Diet, Dr. D'Adamo discusses the process of methylation -- coating your genes through diet to make them harder or easier to express -- and how it relates to dieting, nutrition and health.
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New Video: Margaret Sartor and "Miss American Pie" |
AuthorViews would like to introduce the charming Margaret Sartor, Duke University professor and author of Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets, and Growing up in the 1970s. This 2-minute clip was cut from Sartor's interview at the 2007 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.
Miss American Pie is a compilation of diary and notebook entries, letters and photographs from Sartor's adolescence. She fuses them together to express not only the story of her own childhood, but the influential themes, events and issues of the 1970s as well.
In this video, Sartor describes how telling a story through the use of primary documents produces an "authenticity in voice" that you simply can't create with any other form of writing.
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New Video: Will Hutchison and "Follow Me to Glory" |
AuthorViews is pleased to present two minutes with military history expert Will Hutchison, taken from his interview at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book.
As a former officer in the US Marines and Army, and a Federal Law Enforcement Agent, Hutchison's knows a thing or two about combat. Now a renowned writer and lecturer on military history, Hutchison has gone through great lengths to create a flawlessly realistic tale about one of the most famous regiments in British military history. Follow Me to Glory won the Independent Publisher's Bronze Award for Best Regional Fiction and was a Finalist in the 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.
In this video, Hutchison describes some of the extensive research he needed to conduct in order to bring Follow Me to Glory to life.
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New Book: Sandra Ingerman and "How to Heal Toxic Thoughts" |
AuthorViews is excited to welcome back Sandra Ingerman for her third installment on our site. Her new book is called How to Heal Toxic Thoughts, and provides helpful, practical tools for coping with stress and negative (toxic) feelings.
In this excerpt from How to Heal Toxic Thoughts, Ingerman explains the deep power behind words and their meanings. She reinforces this idea with a visualization exercise for the reader to practice. Relax...take a deep breath...and try it.
Ingerman has a very gentle and soothing air about her, which comes across well in her video. She truly embodies the message she's trying to convey -- to treat yourself, those around you, and the Earth with kindness and positivity.
For more on Sandra Ingerman, feel free to check out her video on Medicine for the Earth or the excerpt from Shamanic Journeying.
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New Video: Amy Guth and "Three Fallen Women" |
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Thursday, 28 February 2008 |
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AuthorViews is proud to release 2 minutes with the lovely Amy Guth, cut from her interview at the 2007 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.
Guth's debut novel, Three Fallen Women, is a violent and graphic, yet touching portrayal of the struggles of three women who don't know each other, but are connected thematically throughout the book.
In this video, Guth discusses Three Fallen Women and how writing the novel has influenced her perspective on women and life in general.
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New Book: Dr. Gordon L. Patzer and "LOOKS" |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
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AuthorViews is proud to present an excerpt from LOOKS: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined by Dr. Gordon Patzer.
Dr. Patzer incorporates 30 years of experience and research into this comprehensive investigation of lookism, the practice of judging and treating people based on how they compare to a set of physical ideals. According to Dr. Patzer, lookism is inescapable, and plays a tremendous role in all of our lives.
In this excerpt, Dr. Patzer discusses the importance of physical
attractiveness and image in voters' perceptions of presidential
candidates. Even the race for the American Presidency is a beauty
contest!
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New Video: Kathryn Lively and Phaze Publishing |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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AuthorViews is proud to present 2-minutes with author, editor and publisher Kathryn Lively, cut from an interview at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book.
Lively is currently the publisher of Phaze Publishing, an erotic romance imprint with over 100 titles, most of which are e-books.
In this video, Lively talks about the marketing and promotion of erotic romance, as well as the distinction between erotic romance and traditional romance.
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