James McCreath
About this original series
With a heritage of Scottish and Italian bloodlines, author James McCreath comes by his motivation for writing history, romance, passion and soccer honesty. His first novel, RENALDO, is the culmination of years of meticulous research, and his yearning to tell this story about the greatest sport on earth. Rich with drama, James’s book has been adapted into the nationally broadcast short film “A Life’s Passion.” James now reports regularly on books, self-publishing and sports with BookShorts Literacy Program.
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# Episodes
11 episodes -
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Episodes of James McCreath
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James McCreath Reports Live from Los Angeles Boo...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- It wasn't his first, and wtih his style and charm, it surely will not be his last! James McCreath has a certain way with a microphone, which stems from his sincere interest in knowing *more!* Watch more news from the front lines of book publishing and self-publishing with our man about town (ro towns - this gent has reported from LA to Toronto and all kinds of places in between) at www.jamesmccreath.com.
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Release date
Dec 15, 2008
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Runtime
01:51
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James McCreath gets "old skool" with the gang at...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- what it takes to get into the picture -- 8 bikers, a Harley ride on the exhibit floor, a sense of humour, and a trade show full of people willing to be "convinced." James McCreath knows just how to get a crowd mobilized!(c) BookShorts.com for James McCreath.com -- more videos and reports from the front lines!
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Release date
Dec 15, 2008
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Runtime
02:07
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James McCreath interviews Jay Ingram, Author / T...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- "These are not fanatic 'green people'" states author/broadcast personality and podcaster JAY INGRAM, with whom our intrepid and ever-curious Mr. McCreath caught on the show floor at BookExpo. Ingram was referring to the folks that have contributed to his book on global warming, or more accurately everyday folk are doing about global warming. Although well-know for his book, The Velocity of Honey, the new work Jay was talking about at BEC is appropriately titled -- The ...
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Release date
Dec 15, 2008
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Runtime
01:02
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James McCreath One on One with Author Rawi Hage
www.jamesmccreath.com… Author / Interviewer James McCreath found a Cockroach at BookExpo Canada! That’s the title of Rawi Hage’s highly anticipated second novel published by House of Anansi, hot off the press in July 2008.Cockroach is a story of love and nostalgia alongside the cold reality of culture shock and mental illness. It reveals the intricate psychological experience of a new immigrant in modern day Montreal, up against a harsh climate in more ways than one.Hage’s first novel, De Niro...
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Release date
Dec 15, 2008
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Runtime
01:51
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James McCreath with Andrew Pyper
www.jamesmccreath.com -- Author / Interviewer James McCreath found out at BookExpo Canada that “The Killing Circle” is definitely not your average writing circle! writers group. It’s Andrew Pyper’s haunting new novel is about an ambitious also-ran writer struggling to spawn a compelling story. His solution is to take the gripping tale of another writer woman in his writers’ group and spin it for and present it to the world as his own success – with chilling consequences. Present it to the worl...
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Release date
Dec 15, 2008
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Runtime
01:24
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James McCreath and David Chariandy have “book-to...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- Our intrepid and curious colleague, author and de facto Moving Stories reporter JAMES MCCREATH caught up with David Chariandy at Toronto's The Word on the Street. A timely interview indeed, as Moving Stories prepares screen the premiere of the short film inspired by the book, SOUCOUYANT. Way on the other side of the country, in Chariandy's home town, BC filmmaker KEN TSUI is hard at work with his post-production team preparing the film for its debut OCTOBER 25 at the V...
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Release date
Oct 13, 2008
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Runtime
03:31
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James McCreath up close and personal with writer...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- Claudia Dey is a novelist, playwright and columnist. She writes the weekly ‘Group Therapy’ column for the Globe and Mail. Her plays have been translated into French and German and produced internationally. They include Beaver, Trout Stanley and The Gwendolyn Poems, which was nominated for the Governor General’s Award and the Trillium Award. Her debut novel, Stunt, has been praised by – among others – the Globe and Mail, Quill and Quire and Time Out Chicago, which calle...
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Release date
Oct 13, 2008
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Runtime
02:55
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James McCreath one on one with Dr. James Orbinsky
www.jamesmccreath.com -- An Imperfect Offering is described as a deeply personal, deeply political book. In it Dr. James Orbinski explores the nature of humanitarian action in the twenty-first century. He insists that in responding to the suffering of others, we must never lose sight of the dignity of those being helped or deny them the right to act as agents in their own lives. In speaking with James McCreath, has shown his own type of fearlessness in delving into the histories of cutlure's w...
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Release date
Oct 13, 2008
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Runtime
03:01
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A Lifes Passion - fascinating animated excerpt f...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- Adapted from James McCreath's epic historical novel RENALDO, this animated excerpt provides a taste of the faith, hope and passion that permeates the entire epic. Watch for the national CBC broadcast November 2, 2008, of A LIFE'S PASSION, directed by Gary Thomas with music by David Fleury. The short is screening now in North American film festivals including Moving Stories Films (Toronto Nov. 26), Miami Short Film Fest (Nov 17-23), and Philadelphia First Glance Online ...
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Release date
Oct 13, 2008
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Runtime
01:43
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James McCreath in Conversation with Mike Leonett...
www.jamesmccreath.com -- Wendel and the Great One, by Mike Leonetti and illustrated by Greg Banning is a story of inspiration and leadership. It's very much of the spirit of James McCreath's novel RENALDO -- swap hockey for soccer, and swap the readers from kids to adults, and you will find the same underlying currents of faith and passion iinfusing both works. James speaks with the author and illustrator in this interview shot as the books prep for bookshelves, at one on one at BookExpo Canad...
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Release date
Sep 29, 2008
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Runtime
01:49
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