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Historians link Halloween in America to the Celtic Festival of Samhain. That name is from Old Irish and it means roughly “summer’s end.” That festival celebrates the end of the “lighter half” of the year and the beginning of the “darker half.” The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the other … Read more
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This was written by a 13-year-old — for her protection I’m posting this without her name. She wrote this for a class assignment. It blew me away. So powerful. So true. The American Dream An American is not only a nationality or a country it is a home and more importantly a mindset, a mindset … Read more
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7–9 pm Tonight! NYU Bookstore, 726 Broadway (between Astor Place & Washington Place), NYC For More Info: Contact Susan Shapiro at Profsue123@aol.com Join OVEREXPOSED author Susan Shapiro and her 5 former students with new books out and their editors and agents. Come meet: Hilary Davidson, author of Forge mystery THE DAMAGE DONE Paul Stevens, Hilary’s Tor/Forge … Read more
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Humor columnist and comedienne Wendy Shanker has penned a new memoir, Are You My Guru? How Medicine, Meditation & Madonna Saved My Life. Shanker is best known for her first memoir, The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life, a humorous take on how she learned to live happily within her overweight body. Since then she’s lost … Read more
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Feminist icon and author of four books, Gloria Feldt, speaks to women in her new book, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change the Way We Think About Power and Leadership, published by the women-run publisher, Seal Press.
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November 10th I’m off to the Caribbean island of Curacao and December 3rd I’m off to Colombia! What an exciting time to be a travel writer.
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Let me know about your new book, NYC events, noteworthy newsworthy writers, artists, designers. I write reviews for magazines about new books, blogs, authors, NYC writer events, NYC art exhibits, travel and more.
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How does Google like you to use kewords? Include them in metatags: yeah, that doesn’t hurt; Include them in page titles: very important; include them in website content: BINGO!
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October’s issue of the NYC Resident magazine will contain my author profiles of Wendy Shanker and Gloria Feldt, and a travel piece covering my glorious trip to the Caribbean island, St. Kitts. More articles I’m wrapping up today include one about a St. Kitt’s masseur, a one-on-one interview with Marlo Thomas about her new book … Read more
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Gloria Feldt • Book Launch • October 5, 2010 • 7:30 PM No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change the Way We Think About Power Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle , 1972 Broadway, 212-595-6859 Click here for more event info. Susan Shapiro • HOW TO GET A BOOK DEAL PANEL • October 12, 2010 • 7–9 pm NYU … Read more
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