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Bias Incident: The World’s Most Politically Incorrect Novel by Ari H Mendelson – Stephen Gallup Reviews

Posted on May 18, 2012 by valentinetti

I expected this novel to be an amusing lampoon on political correctness. It does shine a light on that problem, but alas the subject turns out to be not very funny. It’s alarming. The only way this story could not … Continue reading →

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Viseo Wednesday: Like The Rain

Posted on May 16, 2012 by valentinetti

  Like the Rain She falls on me. Like the rain that wakes you in the middle of the night, slowly-gentle caress of senses first one at a time: the sound of the rain the smell of the rain the … Continue reading →

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Margaret McLean Author Of Under Oath: A Writer Speaks

Posted on May 14, 2012 by valentinetti

We’re talking today with Margaret McLean. Margaret  was born and raised in Rome, New York.  She graduated magna cum laude from Boston College and earned her law degree from Boston College Law School.  McLean practiced law as a criminal prosecutor … Continue reading →

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Independence by Kate Kasserman: Stephen Gallup Reviews

Posted on May 11, 2012 by valentinetti

I must confess to feeling a bit daunted before starting this novel, as its 471 pages looked formidable. I should have known better, having read the first couple chapters in manuscript form a couple of years earlier. The only quibbles I’d … Continue reading →

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Video Wednesday The Journal: Messages To Kara. A Book Trailer

Posted on May 9, 2012 by valentinetti

The Journal: Messages To Kara Narration by the author, Blake Mathew James. Music by Kevin MacLeod Interview with the author: We are talking with Blake Matthew James author of The Journal;  Messages to Kara  Blake has done every job from … Continue reading →

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Laura Roberts Author Of Rebel Of The 512: A Writer Speaks

Posted on May 7, 2012 by valentinetti

Laura Roberts is the author of Rebels of the 512, as well as the forthcoming Naked Montreal. She edits the upstart literary magazine Black Heart. Here’s what Benjamin Sobieck wrote in a review at  Amazon. “This is an author who … Continue reading →

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Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles: A Salon

Posted on May 4, 2012 by valentinetti

Musso and Frank is the oldest restaurant  in Hollywood. Some of its loyal service staff have been with them for, well, a lifetime, an entire career. There is something about a place that can hold onto its staff over the … Continue reading →

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