Gregg Barrios and the National Book Critics Circle

March 12, 2012

I had a chance to catch up with our author Gregg Barrios last Saturday in New York City for lunch and a show. Gregg was in New York for the National Book Critics Circle which had met March 7-8 for their annual meeting and awards ceremony. Naturally, we had a great time at lunch discussing [...]

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David Kaplan’s FIVE APPROACHES TO ACTING Now in eBook Format

December 27, 2011

David Kaplan’s FIVE APPROACHES TO ACTING SERIES has just become available in ebook format. Now acting instructors and acting students have a convenient and inexpensive means of teaching and studying these five approaches to acting. Each ebook volume retails for $9.99. All are available for the Kindle at Amazon, the iPad and iPhone at the [...]

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Film Historian John DiLeo Gets Singled Out

December 26, 2011

Yes, John DiLeo, author of TENNESSEE WILLIAMS AND COMPANY:HIS ESSENTIAL SCREEN ACTORS, SCREEN SAVERS: 40 REMARKABLE MOVIES AWAITING REDISCOVERY, and the forthcoming SCREEN SAVERS II (March 2012), was singled out earlier this month, but not in the usual way. Hansen Publishing Group has broken his books TENNESSEE WILLIAMS AND COMPANY:HIS ESSENTIAL SCREEN ACTORS, and SCREEN [...]

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The Reputation of Tennessee Williams: Tears, Laughter, and Gasps

December 16, 2011

As the centennial year of Tennessee Williams’ birth comes to a close, I cannot help but reflect on the centennial celebrations, the festivals, and the many performances that took place across the country in 2011 to honor the playwright. For us at Hansen Publishing Group, 2011 began with a flurry of work in January on [...]

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David Kaplan’s Tennessee Williams in Provincetown makes Holiday Book List

December 14, 2011

It’s December and ’tis the season for releasing book lists for 2011. David Kaplan’s Tennessee Williams in Provincetown made the list of books about Provincetown at Provincetown.com. In the article entitled “Give Books about Provincetown this Holiday Season,” author Laura Shabott says this about David Kaplan’s Tennessee Williams in Provincetown: The racy cover of this [...]

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Kondazian Book Tour for THE WHIP Begins in Watsonville, California

December 7, 2011
The Whip by Karen Kondazian published by Hansen Publishing Group

Karen Kondazian’s book tour for THE WHIP, a new historical novel about the Californian stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, begins in Watsonville, California on Wednesday, December 9, 2011 from 5:30 pm–7:30 pm at the Watsonville Public Library in the main library meeting room. The event is free and open to the public. It features a reading [...]

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New World Review: Kondazian’s novel THE WHIP is Classic Americana

December 5, 2011

Again Karen Kondazian’s novel THE WHIP, a historical novel about the  Californian stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, has received a wonderful review. This time in the December 2011 issue of the New World Review. The review is especially meaningful since Fred Beauford, the Review’s editor-in-chief, decided to review Kondazian’s THE WHIP himself. As he confessed to [...]

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Karen Kondazian Liberates Charley Parkhurst Story in her novel THE WHIP

December 1, 2011

If you are a woman who as a young girl donned a ten-gallon hat, slung a pair cap pistols on your hips, slipped barefoot into a pair of over-sized cowboy boots and dreamed of being part of the Old West, then Karen Kondazian’s novel THE WHIP was written for you. THE WHIP is a historical [...]

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Karen Kondazian’s novel THE WHIP Receives Great Advance Reviews

October 31, 2011

Karen Kondazian’s THE WHIP, a novel about the legendary stagecoach driver Charley “Charlotte” Parkhurst (1812–1879), has already received great advance reviews prior to its mid-November release. Here are a few snippets: Keddy Ann Outlaw from the Library Journal: This quick-paced, wily tale is a fascinating blend of both fact and fiction that is sure to [...]

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Gregg Barrios’ “I-DJ” Slated for Overtime Theater 2012 Season

October 28, 2011

Playwright Gregg Barrios’ new play I-DJ has been selected for the Overtime Theater’s 2012 season. Gregg Barrios’ play was among sixty submissions of original work by Texas playwrights being considered by the San Antonio theater. The Overtime Theater’s 2012 season consists of eight plays, so it’s an honor for Gregg to have his work selected [...]

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