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Sandra Cruz
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Blogger, book reviewer for Reader Views, reader, artist, poet, and animal/nature lover. Www.saexaminer.org
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🍀 New movie alert!
ALL SAINTS DAY brings messy family dynamics to the screen in the best possible way.

#AllSaintsDayFilm #NewMovie #IndieFilm #MovieSpotlight #NowStreaming #OnDemand #DigitalRelease

More info in today's movie news blog post 🎬👇
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All Saints Day Is the Must-Watch Dark Comedy of the Season
All Saints Day will be available on digital and on demand. Photo: One Tree Entertainment, used with permission. 🎬 New Release Spotlight: ALL SAINTS DAY Some family reunions are more sobering than o…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🥒 It’s a big dill! 🥒

Celebrate National Pickle Day with Twang’s new Pickle Gift Box, packed with tangy, zesty goodies that every pickle lover needs.

#Twang #PickleLovers #PickleSeason #FlavorObsessed #NationalPickleDay

Get the details (and a 10% off code!) 👇
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Twang’s Pickle Gift Box Brings Big Flavor for National Pickle Day
Twang launches Pickle Gift Box for National Pickle Day, November 14. Photo: Twang, used with permission. Celebrate National Pickle Day with Twang’s Ultimate Pickle Gift Box 🥒 Pickles are having a m…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I am so ready!!!! 🏃‍♂️ #RunningManMovie #ConstantReader #RichardBachman #StephenKing
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How far would you go for a billion dollars? Watch the Final Trailer for The #RunningManMovie and go see it only in theatres this FRIDAY! See it large and loud!
Get tickets now: www.runningmanmovie.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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🔥 Loss, grit, and dance-floor redemption.

Home Front’s Watch It Die might be their boldest yet.

#HomeFront #WatchItDie #BetweenTheWaves #NewMusic #Punk #MusicBlog

Read my latest post on the band’s new single “Between The Waves.” 👇

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Between the Waves is Home Front’s Anthem for Resilience and Renewal
L-R Clint Frazier, Graeme MacKinnon. Photo By Lyle Bell, used with permission. Home Front Shares Final Single “Between The Waves” Ahead of Watch It Die Release This week, Home Front shared their fi…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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📚Remember the books that made you fall in love w/ reading? For me, it was The Ghost of Windy Hill by Clyde Robert Bulla, a gentle, mysterious story that still feels like home. #ChildhoodBooks #ClassicBooks #Books #GhostStories

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Book Spotlight: The Ghost of Windy Hill
A Childhood Haunting That Stays With You
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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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✨Good food. Great cause.
This Veterans Day, Chef Nicola Blaque honors those who served with $10 fried chicken plates and big flavor.

#VeteransDay #SanAntonioEats #ChefNicolaBlaque #HEB

Read more about how she and H-E-B are honoring those who served 👇
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Veterans Day Specials from Chef Nicola Blaque and H-E-B
On Tuesday November 11, H-E-B will distribute gift bags to veterans inside their stores. Photo: H-E-B, used with permission. Honoring Veterans Day with Chef Nicola Blaque and H-E-B Every year on No…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🔥 Great leaders don’t play it safe, they think bigger.

Discover Rick Tollakson’s Eight to Great principles for lasting success in his new book👇
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#Leadership #BusinessGrowth #ThinkBiggerLeadBetter #RickTollakson #NewBooks #BusinessBooks #ProfessionalDevelopment 📚
‘Think Bigger, Lead Better’ is Rick Tollakson’s Blueprint for Transformational Leadership
In his new book, Rick Tollakson presents his eight principles for success. Photo: Barnes & Noble Think Bigger, Lead Better: Eight to Great Principles for Organizational Success A fresh take on …
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November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Watching Thirteen Ghosts, one of my favorite movies. We watched it in the theater when it came out & the jackal gave me nightmares.

Far from perfect, but so much fun, the DVD we have has an extra features disc with the background story on each ghost. #13ghosts #thejackalghost #horrormovies
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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🔥 The beat is back! 🎺💃

The Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival hits the stage Nov. 8 with Grupo Fantasma & more. A full day of music, dance & community.

#BrownsvilleLatinJazzFestival #BrownsvilleEvents #LatinJazz #GrupoFantasma

🎶 More info in today's blog post 👇
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Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival 2025 Brings the Heat
The Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival is a Celebration of Latin Jazz, Culture, and Community. Photo: Eventbrite 🎶 The Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival Returns — Feel the Rhythm of Tradition and Celebr…
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November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🎥 A hero’s medal. A hidden crime.

When the past resurfaces, truth and denial collide.
Strangers in a Car Park — streaming November 11.

#IndieFilm #DramaFilm #MovieLovers #StrangersInACarpark #AustralianMovies

Read more about this in today's movie news blog post. 👇
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New Movie Strangers in a Car Park Challenges What We Choose to Believe
Strangers in a Car Park will be available on digital and on demand on November 11, 2025. Photo: One Tree Entertainment, used with permission. New Movie Spotlight: Strangers in a Car Park 🎬 Stranger…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🥁 Experience the heartbeat of Native culture at the Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival, Nov. 8 at the Briscoe.

🎶 Free art, music, dance & storytelling for all ages.

#YanaguanaFestival #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #BriscoeMuseum #SanAntonio #FamilyEvent

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Celebrate Native American Heritage at the Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival
An indoor pow wow at the Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival. Photo: Briscoe Western Art Museum, used with permission. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival San …
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November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Currently reading: “Hypocrisy” by A.J. Thibault

It blends science fiction, espionage, and moral satire in a gripping tale of identity, power, & survival. The ultimate battle is not between species, but between truth & self-deception.

#AmReading #BookReviewer #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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💫The songwriter behind “All of Me” and “If I Were a Boy” just gave us a Christmas album for the soul. 🎹

Toby Gad’s Piano Diaries – Christmas is all-original, all-heart, and full of magic. ✨

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#TobyGad #HolidayAlbum #ChristmasMusic #PianoDiaries
Jordin Sparks Joins Toby Gad on New Holiday Album Piano Diaries – Christmas
Toby Gad ushers in the season with his first holiday album. Courtesy photo, used with permission. 🎹 Toby Gad Unveils Piano Diaries – Christmas: A New Chapter in Holiday Music GRAMMY®-winning songwr…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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🎟 PechaKucha SA • Volume 47
📅 Nov 6 | 🏛 Tobin Center | 💡 7 speakers | 🎶 Live music + local bites

#SanAntonio #PechaKuchaSA #TobinCenter #SAEvents #CreativeCommunity #SATX

A night of stories, art, and community you won’t want to miss 👇
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PechaKucha San Antonio Returns to the Tobin Center
The final PechaKucha of 2025 will take place this Thursday November 6. Photo: PechaKucha San Antonio, used with permission. PechaKucha San Antonio Closes Out 2025 with Volume 47 at the Tobin Center…
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November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Being part of the Celebration of Life exhibition at the Carlotta K. Petrina Cultural Center reminded me how powerful art can be in healing & remembering.

#DiaDeLosMuertos #BrownsvilleArt #TexasArtists #ArtExhibition #SupportLocalArtists

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Celebrating Culture and Community at the Carlotta K. Petrina Cultural Center
An evening of art, culture, and remembrance brought the Brownsville art community together. Photo: Gemini Generated Image Celebrating Life Through Art: Día de los Muertos at the Carlotta K. Petrina…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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📖Cyber threats. Political power plays. A senator fighting for the truth.

Robbie Bach’s The Blockchain Syndicate is a thriller for our times.

#BookReview #ThrillerBooks #PoliticalThriller #TechThriller #RobbieBach #TheBlockchainSyndicate

My review 👇
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Senator Tamika Smith Returns in a High-Stakes Battle for Truth
‘The Blockchain Syndicate’ is the new thriller by Robbie Bach. Photo: Barnes & Noble Book Review: The Blockchain Syndicate by Robbie Bach Related post: Book Review: ‘The Wilke…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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✨AI isn’t just about algorithms, it’s about power.
Economist Maximilian Kasy’s The Means of Prediction reveals how the future of AI will be shaped by who owns it, not by how it works.

#AI #Technology #PowerAndPolitics #NewRelease #MaximilianKasy

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Inside The Means of Prediction and Why the Future of AI Depends on Who Owns It
The Means of Prediction by Maximilian Kasy explains how power, not technology, will define life with AI. Photo: The University of Chicago Press Book Spotlight: The Means of Prediction by Maximilian…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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🕰️He’s trapped reliving his murders… until the horror turns inward.

Kill Me Again isn’t your typical slasher.

#MovieReview #KillMeAgain #HorrorMovies #PsychologicalThriller #FilmReview #IndieFilm #Cinephile #MovieNight #HorrorCommunity

Full review👇
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Keith Jardine’s Kill Me Again is a Haunting Loop of Guilt and Redemption
Keith Jardine’s Kill Me Again. Photo: Vertical 🎬 Movie Review: Kill Me Again Writer/Director: Keith JardineStarring: Brendan Fehr, Majandra Delfino, Raoul Max TrujilloGenre: Slasher Horror, F…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Karin J. Lund’s 'Yes – YOU Matter, YOU Are Enough' is a heartfelt reminder to embrace your inner strength, build confidence, and honor who you are.

* Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tour *

Full review now 👇
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#BookReview #YouMatter #YABooks #Empowerment #SelfWorth
A Review of ‘Yes – YOU Matter, YOU Are Enough’ by Karin J. Lund
‘Yes – YOU Matter, YOU Are Enough’ is the new YA self help book by Karin J. Lund. Photo: Partners In Crime Tours, used with permission. Part of the Partners in Crime Tours Virtual…
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October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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🌸 Color. Culture. Community.
Discover where San Antonio is celebrating Día de los Muertos this year, from Pearl to Clementine. 💀✨

#SanAntonio #DiaDeLosMuertos #LocalEvents #Remembrance #CommunityEvents

🕯️Read the full guide in today's blog post👇
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Día de los Muertos Events You Won’t Want to Miss
Pearl ofrenda. Photo: Pearl, used with permission. Where to Celebrate Día de los Muertos in San Antonio: A Guide to New and Expanded Events From art-filled altars to soulful dinners, the city honor…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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My review of 'Destiny of a Free Spirit' by Stephen Ford for Reader Views.

#BookReview #BookReviewer #IndieBooks #ReaderViews #DystopianFiction #AmReading
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In a future split between high-tech control and primitive freedom, one man must choose where his soul truly belongs in this philosophical post-apocalyptic tale.
#BookReview #DystopianFiction #IndieBooks #AmReading #ReaderViews buff.ly/okzsjix
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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🎸Philadelphia’s punk vampires rise again 🩸

Ink & Dagger’s complete discography has been resurrected, remastered, reissued, and more feral than ever.

#InkAndDagger #PunkHistory #HardcorePunk #PhiladelphiaMusic #VinylReissue #MusicLegends

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Ink & Dagger’s Complete Works Rise Again
Pivotal 90s hardcore/punks Ink & Dagger announces catalog reissue. Photo: Chris P., used with permission. Ink & Dagger: The Complete Works — The Vampiric Legends of Philadelphia Rise Again …
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October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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My review of 'While Others Sleep' by Billy Joe Watkins for Reader Views.

#PsychologicalThriller #IndieBooks #ReaderViews #BookReview #BookReviewer
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Time freezes, reality bends, and a sinister force stalks the silence in this gripping psychological thriller that turns sleep paralysis into pure terror. #PsychologicalThriller #IndieBooks #ReaderViews #BookReview #AmReading buff.ly/ZK2QUxb
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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🎭Dress up, dine, and celebrate life 🌼
San Antonio’s Día de los Muertos festivities are not to be missed: tequila tastings, runway shows, and cultural tributes await.

#SanAntonioEvents #CelebrateLife #DayoftheDead

💀 Read the full guide in today's blog post
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San Antonio’s Dazzling Día de los Muertos Celebrations
Monumental Botanical Fridas. Photo: Signia by Hilton La Cantera Resort & Spa, used with permission. Celebrate Día de los Muertos in San Antonio: Luxury, Culture, and Flavor San Antonio is known…
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October 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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📘Mario Fortunato’s 'The Innocent Days of War' is a sweeping WWII coming-of-age story set across Italy & England.

#HistoricalFiction #MarioFortunato #TheInnocentDaysOfWar #BookRecommendations #BookBlog

🔗Read more about this new book in my latest blog post 👇
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Love and Loss in Wartime – Mario Fortunato’s ‘The Innocent Days of War’
‘The Innocent Days of War’ is a haunting portrait of WWII lives. Photo: Other Press Book Spotlight: The Innocent Days of War by Mario Fortunato Fans of John Boyne and Simon Mawer will f…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM