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William Hart

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William Hart is a novelist and poet living in Los Angeles. After earning a doctorate in English from the University of Southern California, he taught college writing courses in LA and wrote. Now he writes--fiction mostly--while helping produce the documentaries of filmmaker Jayasri Majumdar, his wife. Hart's work has appeared in several hundred literary journals, commercial magazines, newspapers, and anthologies, and fourteen books. A pair of one-hour documentaries from Hartfilms aired nationally on PBS, the latest receiving Emmy nominations. ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 114 ratings · 46 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Friend Richard: A True Ghost Story 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roller Rink Starlight: A Memoir 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Fade Away 3.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home to Ballygunge: Kolkata Tanka 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Supergoose it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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William Hart rated a book it was amazing Welcome to Perfectville by Yvonne Eve Walus (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A thoroughly enjoyable romp through an "action-fantasy-comedy" world with deeper implications for all of us looking for the ideal place to live. I understood my personal reaction after reading the author's acknowledgement: "...my husband and I moved ...more
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William Hart rated a book really liked it Leave the Kid Alone: A Fractured Remembrance by Steve Zettler	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is indeed a walk down memory lane for us baby boomers, an experience which William himself wrote about. The boomer generation in India was different, but my experiences in my extended family allowed me to relate to the narrator Stevie's family d ...more
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My late husband William and I enjoyed reading authors who wrote from a life experience very different from ours. It's a risk because either we can't relate and therefore are left with nothing, or we are drawn in by the similarities and then led into ...more
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William Hart rated a book it was amazing Sawadika American Girl by Daria Sommers	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the first of, hopefully, many reviews by William's wife and collaborator Jayasri. I intend to complete the work his unexpected passing left unfinished. Thank you, Vine Leaves Press, for the review copy. This historically accurate account of th ...more
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