December 16, 2020 – Gruber Media

Guatemala•War: The Afterparty

Swiss Magazine kulturtipp Uses Guatemala Photo from “WAR: The Afterparty” Project

December 16, 2020 by briangruber No Comments

One of the great joys of book publishing is connecting with people around the world who are inspired, delighted, or interested in past projects.

I was contacted by an editorial staffer from a Swiss publication. She saw one of the photos I took in Guatemala City for “WAR: The Afterparty.” The photo, the journey, and the story of the CIA overthrow of Guatemalan president Jacob Arbenz are powerful memories. Guatemala was the first stop on the trip around the world for the Afterparty project and the first chapter in the book.

I was privileged to license the photo for their use.

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Books•Surmountable

Surmountable Pre-Publication Book Out to Reviewers

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Due to publishing and publicity timeline adjustments, the Surmountable book launch date has been adjusted to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 18 and President’s Day on February 15. Pre-order on Amazon and other online book retailers will be available in early January.

Stay tuned for more details on the launch and early reviews.

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Sand Scribes•Writers of Koh Phangan

Online WRITE NIGHT Series On Hiatus Until New Year

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Thanks to all for participating in our last series of 2020 Write Night Events. Our 4th year of Writers of Koh Phangan events rode the wave of COVID effects. We started the year at our usual Orion Beach Shala meeting spot. Then went to online meetings, then back to Orion, then our 8-week online series.

Author and publisher Tom Vater added something special to this series by following up master class videos with a discussion on the week’s theme, then a writing prompt to use the learning in crafting and sharing a story. During these past two months we heard from,

David Sedaris on how to open a story.

Margaret Atwood on Narrative POV.

Judy Blume on Character.

James Patterson on the importance of an Outline.

Dan Brown on how to build a story.

Neil Gaiman on writing a short story.

Margaret Atwood on speculative fiction. And dystopias.

Malcolm Gladwell on how to keep readers onboard.

We are taking a holiday hiatus, then will plot new events for 2021, both online and on Koh Phangan. Do share your thoughts on how to make Write Night even better, on and offline.

It’s a privilege to host these events for lovers of the written and spoken word.

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