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Winners of the Raven's Ladder Dream-Cast Contest!

Here are the winners of the Raven's Ladder Dream-Cast Contest, based on a vote by a jury of the series' editors. The winners were selected for their creative, inspired ideas in casting movies of Auralia's Colors or Cyndere's Midnight. FIRST PLACE: Krista

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Raven Raves at Faith and Geekery

I'll let Aaron at Faith and Geekery speak for himself: Absolutely. Take everything you know (or think you know) about the genre (especially so-called “Christian fantasy”) and throw it out the window. Forget conventions, stereotypes, and Tolkien/Lewis ripoffs. The Auralia Thread is a genuinely original work

Fantasy

Curator: Jenni Simmons Invites You to a Conversation on Fantasy and Imagination

A few days back, Jenni Simmons and I had a long conversation about imagination and fantasy. Now, it's up online at Curator. Pretend you're somebody sitting at the next table in the coffee shop, and you can eavesdrop here.

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Easiest Contest Ever?

Just type your name and email address into the Comments at Fanstasy/SciFi Book Review, and you might win all three of my novels: Auralia's Colors, Cyndere's Midnight, and Raven's Ladder! And hey, even if you already have them... I'm told they

Sam Phillips

Magic for Everybody!

When I discovered the character called Auralia - that mischievous, compulsively creative young girl who weaves together all of the colors she can find in the dark forest - I was reminded of many friends and inspirations who live lives of constant imaginative endeavor. One of those artists was Sam Phillips, who

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A Special Guest in Toy Story 3

A very special guest appears at about 0:49 in the new Toy Story 3 trailer. Here's a link to the HD version at Apple.

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Last Chance: Win all three Auralia Thread books. Cast an Auralia movie.

Just a reminder... Today's the last day for you to enter the Raven's Ladder dream-cast contest. It's easy: Just cast three actors for a movie of either Auralia's Colors or Cyndere's Midnight. I've seen some great entries,

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The World That the Oscars Forgot, Part One

It's hard to believe. But America is not the only country in the world that makes movies. Here's part one of my article about the movies that the Oscars forgot.

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Tapestries

I'm drawn to stories that have multiple plotlines woven like threads into a tapestry. Magnolia and Code Unknown are two of my favorites. Do you have a favorite "tapestry" movie or story? Guy Gavriel Kay and Patricia McKillip both write enthralling fantasy "tapestries." They&

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Seven Days, As the Raven Flies

The books are in the trucks. They're on the way to bookstores all over the U.S. But if you've pre-ordered, they're on their way to your mailbox!

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Another Reader Goes Through a Screen Darkly

I'm jealous of anybody who has time to read. I'm especially jealous of folks who have time to read fifty two books in one year! But I'm grateful that somebody who has set out to do just that included Through a Screen Darkly on

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Brandywine Books: A Conversation About Raven's Ladder, Writing, Editing, Sales, and Reviews

Brandywine Books' Philip Wade talked with me about... ... Raven's Ladder and my experiences in writing The Auralia Thread. He also asked me what I thought about book sales and reviews. He's posted our conversation here.

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The Contest Continues

Thanks to all of you who have emailed me, or contacted me on Facebook, with your entries in The Auralia Thread contest! I've read some intriguing "dream-casts" of the stories, but there's still time for you to enter and win prizes. Who would

Christy Tennant

Talking with Christy Tennant at the International Arts Movement

In preparation for my first real trip to New York, I had a conversation with Christy Tennant, host of IAM Conversations for the International Arts Movement. Christy started off by going right for the sore spot: What do I think of the Oscar nominations? So... I answered by raving about

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Terrence Malick is Working on a Third Film for 2010?

Must. Remain. Calm. So I can type this properly. It began with a report from Nikki Finke. It continued with a /film report: Terrence Malick is working on another movie. Nikki Finke’s rather breathless report (she says “he’s written and directed” the film) is light on details beyond

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Robbed

Best Performance by an Actress, 2009.

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Police, Adjective... Review, Adjectives

My review of Police, Adjective is posted at Image. Here's how it starts. Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, Adjective—hailed as the latest masterpiece of the Romanian New Wave—is likely to convince American moviegoers that they should avoid the Romanian New Wave. The movie moves at a

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Police, Adjective (2010)

My review of Police, Adjective is posted at Image. Here's how it starts. Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, Adjective—hailed as the latest masterpiece of the Romanian New Wave—is likely to convince American moviegoers that they should avoid the Romanian New Wave. The movie moves at a

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Minimalist Movie Posters

Minimalist Movie Posters. Take your time. Think about them. They all make perfect sense. I especially want the Blade Runner poster. Pure genius.

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Hello, Pittsburgh, I'm On the Air

This week, on Pittsburgh's WORD-FM, John Hall and Kathy Emmons are talking with special guests about Christianity and culture. And I got to join the party. Want to hear our on-the-air chat? They spoke with me about movies - including Avatar and Summer Hours - and I

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Thank You, Spokane!

I gave a Through a Screen Darkly presentation in Spokane yesterday, and I'm still grinning from the fun I had there. Many thanks to the College Women's Association of Spokane for giving me a warm welcome, and proving to be gracious hosts during my stay on

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2009: Looking Closer's Favorite Films

Originally, my list of 2009 favorite films was published as a three-part series at Image's Good Letters blog. You can read that here: Part One, Part Two, Part Three. But as promised, I'll be revising the list as I catch up with 2009 releases that

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This Just In: "Climbing Raven's Ladder"

Book reviewer Lindsay Stallones has conspired to get her hands on a copy of Raven's Ladder. Here's her report. I must say, while I don't write in order to please book reviewers (I write because I enjoy it), a few words like this can

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Film Viewing Journal 2008-Today

The Looking Closer Film Viewing Journal is open for business. This is the post where I'll catalog most of the movies I see. (Want to take a trip down my moviegoing memory lane? Here are past film-viewing journals for 2007, 2006, and 2005.) Oh, so you noticed

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I'm a ramblin' guy. I'm ramblin', ramblin' round...

Chances are I'll make my way to your neighborhood one of these days, if I haven't already. And I'd love to meet LookingCloser.org readers, and anybody who has ventured into the world of Auralia's Colors, Cyndere's Midnight, and Raven&