Authors Archives - Cedar Grove Publishing https://cedargrovebooks.com/category/authors/ Every Book is Somebody’s Story… Wed, 03 May 2023 16:51:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://cedargrovebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CedarGroveLogoColorsmtrans-150x150.png Authors Archives - Cedar Grove Publishing https://cedargrovebooks.com/category/authors/ 32 32 Francesco Garri Garripoli https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/francesco-garri-garripoli/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:07:12 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2675 Francesco Garri Garripoli, D.D. is an internationally recognized Senior Qigong and Meditation instructor, Yoga practitioner, musician, brainwave researcher, author, lecturer, Doctor of Divinity, and wellness advocate. Chairman Emeritus of the National Qigong Association, Francesco is current Chairman of the Qigong Institute and is featured in a series of award-winning, instructional Qigong videos. He is the […]

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]]> Francesco Garri Garripoli, D.D. is an internationally recognized Senior Qigong and Meditation instructor, Yoga practitioner, musician, brainwave researcher, author, lecturer, Doctor of Divinity, and wellness advocate. Chairman Emeritus of the National Qigong Association, Francesco is current Chairman of the Qigong Institute and is featured in a series of award-winning, instructional Qigong videos. He is the author of ‘Qigong – Essence of the Healing Dance’ and ‘Tao of the Ride’ on his experiences living in China, India, Hawaii, and Thailand studying with elder healing Masters since the mid-1970s. An Emmy Award-winning producer, Francesco’s Qigong documentary aired on PBS-TV with over 88 million viewers. Francesco offers acclaimed Qigong workshops, and online courses, as well as private online coaching sessions and Qigong Instructor Certification programs in the U.S. and Europe and Qigong Study & Healing Retreats around the world through the non-profit CommunityAwake organization he founded.

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]]> Mario Hernandez https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/mario-hernandez/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:04:03 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2602 Born in Southern California, eldest of six, Mario Hernandez, with two brothers begat the celebrated comic, “Love and Rockets”. Encouraged by his mother, a life of collecting and studying comics along with an appreciation for storytelling, he has worked on various projects for different publishers. This is his first non-comics foray. He lives in San […]

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]]> Mario HernandezBorn in Southern California, eldest of six, Mario Hernandez, with two brothers begat the celebrated comic, “Love and Rockets”. Encouraged by his mother, a life of collecting and studying comics along with an appreciation for storytelling, he has worked on various projects for different publishers. This is his first non-comics foray. He lives in San Francisco with his awesome wife and daughter.

 

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]]> Michael Bassen https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/michael-bassen/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:18:48 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2484 Michael Bassen was born and raised in New York City, received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (Conn) and his master’s degree from Harvard. He spent the next thirty-two years as a public high school English teacher and union official on Long Island. In his time away from school, he’s written several stories and full-length […]

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]]> Michael Bassen was born and raised in New York City, received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (Conn) and his master’s degree from Harvard. He spent the next thirty-two years as a public high school English teacher and union official on Long Island.

In his time away from school, he’s written several stories and full-length plays (one of them a finalist in the Eugene O’Neill playwriting competition), created a number of educational games (the last being “Shakespeare’s Mind” based on Shakespeare’s sonnets), and composed a great many songs (with and without lyrics).

His first novel, The Evolution of Glory Loomis, was largely inspired by his wife (a teacher and writer) and two (now grown-up) daughters (a teacher and a child psychiatrist).

 

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]]> JIM BROWN https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/jim-brown/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:44:21 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2471 Jim Brown is married and the father of two sons. As a kid, athletics were his life. From sunup to sundown he was playing some sort of sport. He has coached T-Ball, Little League, Youth Football, Youth Basketball, Soccer, and still plays softball. His experiences playing and coaching are an integral part the story. He […]

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]]> Jim Brown is married and the father of two sons. As a kid, athletics were his life. From sunup to sundown he was playing some sort of sport. He has coached T-Ball, Little League, Youth Football, Youth Basketball, Soccer, and still plays softball. His experiences playing and coaching are an integral part the story.

He has worked with Tim on several writing projects, including the book and the screenplay for Fast Pitch.

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]]> TIM MARTIN https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/tim-martin/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:41:28 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2469 Tim Martin is the author of Rez Rock, There’s Nothing Funny About Running, Summer With Dad, Third Rate Romance, Culvert at Little Bitch Creek, Why Run If No One Is Chasing You? and Wimps Like Me. He has one Young Adult novel – Fast Pitch – and two children’s books: Don The Dull-Shelled Turtle (Cedar Grove […]

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]]> Tim Martin is the author of Rez Rock, There’s Nothing Funny About Running, Summer With Dad, Third Rate Romance, Culvert at Little Bitch Creek, Why Run If No One Is Chasing You? and Wimps Like Me. He has one Young Adult novel – Fast Pitch – and two children’s books: Don The Dull-Shelled Turtle (Cedar Grove Books), and Somewhere Down The Line(Neverland Publishing).

Tim has completed nine screenplays and is a contributing author to over a dozen Chicken Soup for the Soul books and numerous literary journals. He has done commentary on National Public Radio and is presently working on a Humboldt County documentary The History of Eel River Estuary.

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]]> Valerie Van Campen https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/valerie-van-campen/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:24:35 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2463 Valerie Van Campen was born on the Allegheny Reservation of the Seneca Nation in Western New York State. Her husband Tony’s military career has allowed her the opportunity to live in different areas of the United States and to try her hand at a variety of careers. These have included Medical Technologist, Health Educator, Substitute […]

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]]> Valerie Van Campen was born on the Allegheny Reservation of the Seneca Nation in Western New York State. Her husband Tony’s military career has allowed her the opportunity to live in different areas of the United States and to try her hand at a variety of careers. These have included Medical Technologist, Health Educator, Substitute Teacher, Daycare Provider, and Quilting Instructor. Now a “middle-aged church lady”, Valerie currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia, where she volunteers at a faith-based after school program.

 

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]]> REYNALDO ANDERSON https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/reynaldo-anderson/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:04:12 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2455 Dr. Reynaldo Anderson serves as an Associate Professor of Communication at Harris-Stowe State University in Saint Louis Missouri and is currently the Executive Director and Co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM) a network of artists, curators, intellectuals and activists. Dr. Anderson is the Co-Editor of several publications which include: — Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise […]

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]]> Dr. Reynaldo Anderson serves as an Associate Professor of Communication at Harris-Stowe State University in Saint Louis Missouri and is currently the Executive Director and Co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM) a network of artists, curators, intellectuals and activists.

Dr. Anderson is the Co-Editor of several publications which include:

— Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness (published by Lexington books)

— Cosmic Underground: A Grimoire of Black Speculative Discontent (published by Cedar Grove Publishing)

— The Black Speculative Art Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design (published by Lexington books)

— Black Lives, Black Politics, Black Futures, special issue of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies

— When is Wakanda: Afrofuturism and Dark Speculative Futurity Journal of Futures Studies

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]]> Diem Jones https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/diem-jones/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:33:37 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2446 Diem Jones is a thought leader, writer, poet/musician, multi-disciplinary producer, content- provider and program designer. In addition to having directed creative writing programs on 6 US university campuses, his work as a writer has won critical acclaim in: books, anthologies, music videos, industrial films, documentaries as well as commercials. He is currently the COO of […]

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]]> Diem Jones is a thought leader, writer, poet/musician, multi-disciplinary producer, content- provider and program designer. In addition to having directed creative writing programs on 6 US university campuses, his work as a writer has won critical acclaim in: books, anthologies, music videos, industrial films, documentaries as well as commercials. He is currently the COO of Penn Global Visions and CEO of All One Consulting. He is co-founder and past Executive Director of Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA). Additionally, he has served as: Executive Director of Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center; Deputy Director of Arts Council Silicon Valley; Program Officer at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities as well as Director of Grants at the Houston Arts Alliance and Administrative Director of East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. Jones was Art Director for George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic. Additionally, he has managed health and wellness practices in California, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Diem Jones has also completed advanced courses in Mind, Body Medicine protocols from the Center for Mind, Body Medicine in Washington, DC as well Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of South Florida.

His most recent book, A Big Day: Thawing the Soul, was published in the summer of 2018. Diem’s most recent musical spoken-word CD, “A Spirit of Oui” and his previous CD’s “Equanimity” and “Black Fish Jazz” have been performed with the Equanimity Band at venues throughout the US including the San Jose Jazz Festival. In addition, his photo biography of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, “#1 Bimini Road”, continues to be a best seller in the ever-expanding fan base of the group.

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]]> TERREECE M CLARKE https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/terreece-m-clarke/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:46:13 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2430 Terreece M. Clarke has written for a variety of websites, magazines and newspapers including MyBrownBaby.com, Columbus Parent Magazine and as a YA and children’s book reviewer for CommonSenseMedia.org. Her work has garnered the attention of the New York Times, Disney.com and Jezebel.com and her company’s digital marketing clients have landed media appearances for national outlets […]

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]]> Terreece M. Clarke has written for a variety of websites, magazines and newspapers including MyBrownBaby.com, Columbus Parent Magazine and as a YA and children’s book reviewer for CommonSenseMedia.org.

Her work has garnered the attention of the New York Times, Disney.com and Jezebel.com and her company’s digital marketing clients have landed media appearances for national outlets including Fox Business News, BET, CNN, Ebony Magazine, The Root and MSNBC.com.

As a successful writer, journalist, entrepreneur, mother of three and wife to one, she is often asked to lead discussions and present on women and parenting issues, business strategies for writers and entrepreneurs and diversity issues including diversity in media, pop culture and tech.

“Olivia’s Potty Adventures” a potty training storybook featuring an African American character – spent 16 weeks as a #1 Amazon New Release – is the first book in a milestone series featuring children of color. Terreece also has an adult fiction novel that she is in the final throes of finishing.

 

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]]> STACEY ROBINSON https://cedargrovebooks.com/authors/stacey-robinson/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:59:16 +0000 http://cedargrovebooks.com/?p=2410 Stacey Robinson is completing his Masters of Fine Art at University at Buffalo. He is originally from Albany NY and he graduated from Fayetteville State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He is part of the collaborative team Black Kirby with artist John Jennings that creates comic books, gallery exhibitions and lectures that deconstruct […]

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]]> Stacey Robinson is completing his Masters of Fine Art at University at Buffalo. He is originally from Albany NY and he graduated from Fayetteville State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts.

He is part of the collaborative team Black Kirby with artist John Jennings that creates comic books, gallery exhibitions and lectures that deconstruct the work of artist Jack Kirby and re-imagine Black resistance spaces inspired by Hip Hop, religion, the arts and sciences. His thesis (2015) Binary ConScience explores ideas of W.E. B. Du Bois s double consciousness as a Black cultural adaptation and a means of colonial survival.

In 2010, he was a part of the exhibition Invisible Ink: Black Independent Comix, at University of Tennessee at Knoxville and in 2009 he exhibited as part of Body in Motion at the Fayetteville State University Rosenthal Gallery, and Beyond the Frame: African American Comic Book Artists, Presentation at the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI.

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