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Podcast Episode #26 – 2019 BIO Conference Panel: Promoting Your Biography

August 23rd, 2019

This week’s episode features highlights of a panel from the 2019 BIO Conference, “Promoting Your Biography,” with moderator Ruth Franklin and panelists Dan Blank, Melinda Ponder, and Declan Taintor. https://biographersinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/BIO_Promoting-Your-Book.mp3 Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 43:31 | Speakers: Dan Blank, Declan Taintor, Melinda Ponder, Ruth Franklin… Read More »

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