Mary Alice Kier

“The French film gods were blessing us everyday.” 🎞️ Richard Linklater reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Breathless’ in his new film ‘Nouvelle Vague’ starring Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, and Aubry Dullin.

Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQF...

Ocean-based action is an essential part of the climate solution — but it's often overlooked. As #COP30 begins this week, leaders have a historic opportunity to include ocean-based solutions in global climate strategies. Will they? https://oceana.ly/4nCvzOc

An exciting week of screenings with #FiPresents, and we've just added more seats for 'Left-Handed Girl' on Thu, Nov 13! We'll be joined by director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker and the castS in-person.

Grab your seat now: bit.ly/FiPresents

It’s Native American Heritage Month. Here’s a famous stew recipe from the Chickasaw Nation. Give it a try!

The KNAVE OF DIAMONDS ebook is on markdown for only $1.99--whee!
Tell your friends, it's on bookshop.org, Nook, Kindle, all the places.
Links here: laurierking.com/books/knave-...
#russellandholmes #newbook #maryrussell #sherlockholmes

The countdown is on for our film/tv client Martha Ackmann's incredible biography of Dolly Parton with positive reviews arriving. The book is out this coming December 3oth! 🎶🎤

Martha Ackmann traces the life of country music great Dolly Parton in this illuminating biography. It's a well-rounded portrait of Parton that’s firmly grounded in her Smoky Mountain roots. buff.ly/GozsSTG

Check out our film/tv client Kelli Stanley's article about her upcoming new novel "Behind THE RECKONING, Part I"!!

Terrific E-book discount price on our film/tv client Laurie R. King's latest & excellent "Knave of Diamonds" - Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes Mystery!

The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we go—and what might we find?

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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on producing new documentary ‘Andrew Young: The Dirty Work’ Ahead of the debut of the documentary “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work,” Emmy-winning MSNBC host and executive producer Rachel Maddow joined Rose Scott on “Closer Look” to talk about the project.

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Half price for the audio of Lantern's Dance, until Nov 2!
Sherlock Holmes' past comes to light: who were his parents? Why does he have no family but Mycroft? How is he related to the Vernet family of artists? And why this interest in India...?
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#russellandholmes

Lucy Liu, Chloé Zhao, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Among Honorees For Critics Choice 4th Celebration Of AAPI Cinema & Television Honorees for Critics Choice 4th Annual Celebration Of Cinema & Television include Lucy Liu, Chloe Zhao, director HIKARI, and KPop Demon Hunters

👏 Among the honorees for the Critics Choice 4th annual Celebration of #AAPI Cinema & TV are #FiFellows Chloé Zhao ('Hamnet'), HIKARI ('Rental Family') & Shih-Ching Tsou ('Left-Handed Girl'). Congrats!

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My CA vote was received and counted! Yay! #VOTEEARLY #YESONPROP50

Laurie - sending you positive thoughts for a speedy recovery...we're all waiting for that next Raquel Laing novel "Those Who Are Gone"!!👏

Proud to represent the film/tv rights of @authorkellistanley.bsky.social new upcoming - A Renata Drake Thriller - A RECKONING 👏

The Reckoning NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

E-ARCS (advanced reading copies) through NetGally are now available for THE RECKONING!

1985 in the Emerald Triangle ... discover the true cost of Humboldt County's number one crop ...
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#TheReckoning #HumboldtCounty #EmeraldTriangle #Thriller #RenataDrake

The Reckoning Check out The Reckoning - <p><br> <b><br> SHE KILLED A MAN.<br> <p/> HE DESERVED IT.<br> <p/> BUT JUSTICE ISN'T YET DONE.<br> <p/> <p/> <i>First in an explosive new thriller series set in the eighties...

"But let justice roll down like water ..."
It's been a long dry spell between projects, and my next novel THE RECKONING touches on the symbolic power of water. Exactly how and under what circumstances? Therein lies the tale.
Now available for pre-order on Amazon & bookshop dot org!
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Kudos to our Film/TV client Laurie R. King @laurierking.bsky.social and her latest novel "Knave of Diamonds" in her Mary Russel and Sherlock Holmes series!

For over 20 years, Oceana has won victories that rebuild abundant oceans.

Now we’ll be launching operations in Ghana, where we will campaign alongside coastal communities to rebuild fish populations and strengthen livelihoods.

Read more 👉 https://oceana.ly/46EXXdc

RIP Robert Redford, 1936-2025

Championing Emerging Voices: Project Involve Reaches 100 Productions - Golden Globe Foundation The Golden Globe Foundation is proud to support Film Independent’s Project Involve, a groundbreaking fellowship program that has championed equity and inclusion in film for 31 years—providing…

Since 2009, Project Involve has produced an impressive body of short films, and this summer we reached a major milestone with our 100th production. 🎉

❤️ Thank you to the Golden Globe Foundation for your support!

Read more: ggfdn.org/championing-...

This image of the Aero's neon marquee comes from American Cinematheque's post on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/DOrGlMtEm2q/). It reads "Robert Redford Artist Activist Advocate Icon."

🕊️ RIP Robert Redford! 🕊️

#RobertRedford "developed his love of cinema at the Aero Theatre on Montana Ave, which he called his 'boyhood cinema.' In 2001, Redford attempted to save the aging #ArtDeco theater..." @smdailypress.bsky.social: smdp.com/community/os...

From American Cinematheque on IG:

Saying Goodbye to the Sundance Kid: Robert Redford, 1936-2025 - Film Independent Butch and Sundance went out in a blaze of glory. Bloodied, outgunned and surrounded, the pair of outlaws didn’t back down, and even though we know their

Goodbye to the Sundance Kid: Robert Redford, 1936-2025 ❤️

Film Independent and @Sundance.org share a similar timeline in origin and mission — a recognition that independent and visionary artists need to be supported.
Read our full tribute #ontheblog: www.filmindependent.org/blog/saying-...

Seastar documented in the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon off Argentina’s coast. Photo credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. Modifications: size

Patagonian lobsterette documented at 1206 m depth. Photo credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. Modifications: size

Transparent pelagic octopus. Photo credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. Modifications: size

Field of a deep-sea mushroom coral. Photo credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. Modifications: size

🌊 Exploring the unknown!

Scientists from @schmidtocean.bsky.social‬ explored Argentina’s Mar del Plata Canyon and found a stunning underwater world — including 40+ possible new species.

The expedition reminds us why we must protect these hidden ocean treasures. https://bit.ly/3JBK8Dg 💙

Oak Flat is a sacred site to nine Indigenous tribes including the San Carlos and Mescalero Apache Nations. The Trump Admin wants to hand it over to a major foreign-owned mining company that would destroy it forever. Stand with our Indigenous nations and say NO. #SaveOakFlat

Knave is a hit on Bluesky, too--thanks, Lindy!
@laurierking.bsky.social
#knaveofdiamonds #russellandholmes #sherlockholmes #maryrussell #mystery #historicalfiction #newbook @ballantinebooks @randomhouse @AllisonandBusbyBooks

It’s been almost a month since I mentioned that you can now buy my play “Four Women In Red.” It’s about four Native American women searching for their missing loved ones.

I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast on KNAVE OF DIAMONDS
It’s on all the podcast platforms, with links here: tinyurl.com/IHOSE-Knave
AND—it is giving away a SIGNED COPY OF KNAVE OF DIAMONDS to a lucky listener.
www.ihearofsherlock.com/.../episode-....

URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General. The appointment of a FedEx board member ...

🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands.
The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!
📬 Take 30 seconds to act:
#USMailNotForSale
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