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Rob Christopher

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in Denver, Colorado, The United States

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Rob Christopher wrote, directed, and starred in the acclaimed feature film "Pause of the Clock," which had its World Premiere at the Denver Film Festival in 2015 and screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2016. In January 2017 it was nominated for “Best Chicago Film” by the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle. He wrote the introduction to the young adult edition of "Sad Stories of the Death of Kings," by Barry Gifford and edited several Roy stories for publication on the website Chicagoist. He is also author of the book "Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie" and has written articles for such publications as the Chicago Reader and American Libraries. His film writing frequently appears in Cine-File Chicago. His current film ...more

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3 things about Suzannah Herbert’s NATCHEZ

Natchez [2025]

1. Walking down the street with a glass of white wine and an armload of her possessions for the consignment store.
2. “Bless her heart. And I’m gonna send her some candy, some cookies or something.”
“Don’t send her no candy and cookies. Send her a book. So she need to be educated.”
3. Show-and-tell of a racist monkey scent bottle. It still smells of roseoil.

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	Sad Stories of the Death of Kings by Barry Gifford, Rob Christopher (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.71 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie 3.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	100 Spinning Plates 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	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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New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future

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The Complete Works

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