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Keeping History Alive—an Interview with Bett Fitzpatrick
by, Audrey Arnold
November 15, 2022

In the pre-dawn hours of February 18, 1942, three American warships zigzagged in convoy along the south coast of Newfoundland. Caught in a raging blizzard, the three ships ran aground on one of the most inhospitable stretches of coastline in the world—less than three miles apart, within eight minutes of each other. The Wilkes freed herself. The Truxton and Pollux could not. Fighting frigid temperatures, wild surf, and a heavy… [Read More]

Filed Under: Bett Fitzpatrick, book launch, Boulder Books, Hard Aground, Newfoundland, St. Lawrence, USS Pollux, USS Truxton, World War II
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An Evening of Spiritual Wisdom with Alice McDowell
by, Jill Swenson
March 15, 2022

Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca is very excited to host local author Alice McDowell for an evening of readings and conversation about her newest book, Dance of Life: Christian, Sufi, and Zen Wisdom for Today’s Spiritual Seeker. Q&A to follow, led by Maureen O’Brien. Event date:  Sunday, March 27, 2022 – 7:00pm to 8:00pm McDowell writes about the spiritual journey as a captivating dance. In a clear and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Alice McDowell, Buffalo Street Books, Dance of Light, Hidden Treasure, Maureen O'Brien, Wisdom Editions
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Launch Out of the Cave
by, Jill Swenson
August 3, 2021

The MIT Press releases Out of the Cave: A Natural History of Mind and Knowing by Mark Johnson and Don Tucker on August 17. What do we know, and how do we know it? I can’t think of any more essential question to the human experience. Or to the scientific method. Objectivity and subjectivity. Thoughts and emotions. Big ideas. Mark Johnson and Don Tucker responded to my… [Read More]

Filed Under: AI, artificial intelligence, Don Tucker, George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, metaphors, Metaphors We Live By, mind and knowing, Natural Philosophy, Out of the Cave
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Becoming Our Whole Self – an Interview with Jeannine Ouellette
by, Audrey Arnold
December 15, 2020

You can tear a thing apart and tape it back together, and it will still be torn and whole. There is no other way. In her fiercely beautiful memoir, Jeannine Ouellette recollects fragments of her life and arranges them elliptically to witness each piece as torn and whole, as something more than itself. Caught between the dramatic landscapes of Lake Superior and Casper Mountain, between her stepfather’s… [Read More]

Filed Under: Elephant Rock, Jeannine Ouellette, Mama Moon, The Part That Burns, trauma and healing, writing mentor
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Human Connection is Universal – a Q and A with Therese Tappouni
by, Audrey Arnold
September 22, 2020

“Caught Between Worlds is a fantastic story set in Iraq in 1980 about a kidnapping—except instead of a kid, it’s his father who is taken hostage when war breaks out with Iran. Tom O’Hara’s father is taken by armed militants shortly after they move to Baghdad. Grieving the loss of his mother a year ago, Tom relies on his memories of her, an anthropology professor, and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Alexander the Great, Arab culture, BookBaby, Caught Between Worlds, Caught Between Worlds: Tom Mikhail and Alexander the Great, self-publishing, Therese Tappouni
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Building a Better Brand – a Q and A with Margot Bloomstein
by, Audrey Arnold
August 11, 2020

For nearly 20 years, Margot Bloomstein has shaped the content strategy industry. She’s the author of Content Strategy at Work: Real-World Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project (Morgan Kaufmann, 2012) and the principal of Appropriate, Inc., a brand and content strategy consultancy based in Boston. Bloomstein developed the message architecture-driven approach to content strategy now popular with many practitioners. Recognized in 2015 as one of Boston’s… [Read More]

Filed Under: Margot Bloomstein, Marketing, Trustworthy, Trustworthy: How Smart Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap
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Racism and the Failures of the U.S. Constitution
by, Audrey Arnold
June 9, 2020

In a recent article published by The Good Men Project, David Madden decodes the military jargon “battle space” as the killing fields and suggests the military rhetoric provides a pretext for delaying or cancelling the November election.  “It is not enough that the Trump government bungled the pandemic and directly caused the deaths of over a hundred thousand Americans. It is not enough that the… [Read More]

Filed Under: David Madden, David P. Madden, McFarland Press, Racism, The Constitution and American Racism
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Releasing a Book During a Pandemic – an Interview with Chelsea Hanson
by, Audrey Arnold
May 5, 2020

After the unexpected loss of a loved one, it is difficult to know where to turn for help and what to do next, and healing can feel like something out of reach. The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief by Chelsea Hanson provides an indispensable road map to aid those who’ve experienced a life-changing loss. While you cannot control losing a… [Read More]

Filed Under: book marketing during a pandemic, Chelsea Hanson, Grief, Healing Grief, Let Go of Grief and Hold Onto the Love, Seven Grief Healing Practices, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide, With Sympathy Gifts and Keepsakes
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Finding Balance – Q and A with Jean Raffa
by, Audrey Arnold
March 17, 2020

A former television producer and college professor, Dr. Jean Raffa changed directions in midlife to discover and write about her passions. Informed by over 30 years of psychological and spiritual study, her books and teachings guide others to growth and self-empowerment. To be released in October 2020, her newest book, The Soul’s Twins, is about reconciling differences between masculine and feminine, overcoming oppositional conflicts, and… [Read More]

Filed Under: #MeToo, Amaterasu, Apollo, archetypes, Artemis, Carl Jung, Jean Benedict Raffa, Jean Raffa, Jungian psychology, The Soul's Twins, Tsukuyomi
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Healing After Loss – an Interview with Chelsea Hanson
by, Audrey Arnold
November 12, 2019

After the unexpected loss of a loved one, it is difficult to know where to turn for help and what to do next, and healing can feel like something out of reach. The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief by Chelsea Hanson provides an indispensable road map to aid those who’ve experienced a life-changing loss. While you cannot control losing a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Chelsea Hanson, Grief, Healing Grief, Seven Grief Healing Practices, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide, With Sympathy Gifts and Keepsakes
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