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		<title>Artist of the Month: an interview with Arabella Proffer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For February&#8217;s Artist of the Month, I&#8217;d like to introduce indie music mogul-ette and gallery artist Arabella Proffer. Arabella is well known for her wild but regal portraits of imaginary aristocrats from an alternate history that combine both the ruffs &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/28/artist-month-interview-arabella-proffer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/28/artist-month-interview-arabella-proffer/</link>
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		<title>Author of the Month: an interview (and giveaway) with Christine Pope!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For February&#8217;s Author of the Month, I&#8217;d like to introduce up-and-coming romance author Christine Pope, who wrote one of my all-time favorite romance novels, Sympathy with the Devil. I&#8217;ve been a fan of Ms. Pope&#8217;s for a long time, since &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/10/author-month-interview-and-giveaway-christine-pope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/10/author-month-interview-and-giveaway-christine-pope/</link>
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		<title>Heart of Gold: a delightful gaslight romantic adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had good luck with books lately. First Neil Gaiman&#8217;s American Gods; then Vera Nazarian&#8217;s Lords of Rainbow; and now Christine Pope&#8217;s &#8220;Heart of Gold.&#8221; It&#8217;s put me in such a good mood, that it makes me think my lucky &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/08/heart-gold-delightful-gaslight-romantic-adventure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/08/heart-gold-delightful-gaslight-romantic-adventure/</link>
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		<title>Lords of Rainbow: a colorful and romantic fantasy epic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in high school, I used to read a lot of fantasy of the Tolkien-lite variety&#8211; mainly various &#8220;Dragonlance&#8221; books or anything involving dwarves, elves, or the shorts you&#8217;d read in &#8220;Dragon&#8221; magazine. It was not brilliant stuff, but it &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/02/02/lords-rainbow-colorful-romantic-fantasy-epic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Artist of the Month: an interview with Mark Satchwill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s Artist of the Month is Mark Satchwill, who is not only the artistic half of NoHo Noir, but he is a versatile and accomplished artist in his own right. He&#8217;s been exhibited by various galleries, including Adonis Art &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/31/artist-month-interview-mark-satchwill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/31/artist-month-interview-mark-satchwill/</link>
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		<title>Why American Gods is one of the best fantasy novels of the past decade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shadow had done three years in prison. He was big enough and looked don&#8217;t-fuck-with-me enough that his biggest problem was killing time. So he kept himself in shape, and taught himself coin tricks, and thought a lot about how much &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/25/american-gods-fantasy-novels-decade/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/25/american-gods-fantasy-novels-decade/</link>
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		<title>Author of the Month: an interview with Katherine Tomlinson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For this month&#8217;s Author of the Month interview, I&#8217;d like to present Los Angeles screenwriter, author and blogger Katherine Tomlinson, who is not only an old hand in the movie biz, but a fresh new voice in the horror and &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/24/author-month-interview-katherine-tomlinson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/24/author-month-interview-katherine-tomlinson/</link>
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		<title>Why I don&#8217;t like &#8220;The Hunger Games&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why and Where phases. For instance, the first phase is characterized by the &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/09/why-i-dont-like-the-hunger-games/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2012/01/09/why-i-dont-like-the-hunger-games/</link>
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		<title>Artist of the Month: an interview with Alan Ayers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the holiday delay, everyone! We have a special treat for you this New Years&#8217; Eve&#8211; December&#8217;s Artist of the Month is the amazing and talented Alan Ayers, a high-profile cover artist who does some of the most gorgeous &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2011/12/31/artist-month-interview-alan-ayers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2011/12/31/artist-month-interview-alan-ayers/</link>
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		<title>Presenting Linda LaRoque: or, what dreams may come</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today our guest blogger is Linda LaRoque, one of my favorite time travel romance authors: she&#8217;s here to talk about her new futuristic romantic suspense, &#8220;Born in Ice,&#8221; which was inspired by a dream. Comment here for a chance to &#8230; <a href="http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/presenting-linda-laroque-what-dreams-may-come/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joannerenaud.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/presenting-linda-laroque-what-dreams-may-come/</link>
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