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Andrew Dietz

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New York, The United States

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Andrew Dietz is the author of The Last Folk Hero: A Story of Race, Art, Power, and Profit, which explores outsider artists and the stubborn power of creativity to surface even under the most difficult circumstances, and Follow the Meander, a book about living a more creative life through deep curiosity and a willingness to explore the unknown, the provocative, and the unexpected.

Ever U is his first novel. It was inspired in part by the beauty and mystery of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains and the experimental spirit of Black Mountain College, though its characters, campus, and story are entirely imagined. (With one partial exception: Keetz, who was inspired by the brilliant Jonathan Keats and his adventures involving slime mold, music ...more

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	The Last Folk Hero: A True Story of Race And Art, Power And Profit 3.82 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2006	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
	The Opening Playbook: A Professional’s Guide to Building Relationships that Grow Revenue 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Follow the Meander: An Indirect Route to a More Creative Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 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
	Ever U…and the Boy Who Drew Too Much by A.S. Dietz (Goodreads Author), Andrew Dietz (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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The Idea of Ever U

The idea for Ever U and the Boy Who Drew Too Much evolved from several colliding passions, places and people. I've always had a passion for creative people and especially those that create art, music, writing, etc. despite the odds against them...because they must, because that's breathing for them. And those of use who experience that art are enriched. I wanted to write about how young people hav Read more of this blog post »

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