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Dean Nelson interviews Carlos Ruiz Zafon

By deannelson on June 20, 2016

Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s book Shadow of the Wind was chosen as the One Book San Diego read for 2015. In was my privilege to interview Zafon downtown at the San Diego Public Library.

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Eugene Peterson, Bono and Me

By deannelson on June 17, 2016

In 2007 I interviewed Eugene Peterson at PLNU’s annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea, and I needled him a little about his not meeting with rock legend Bono because Peterson was on deadline for his translation…
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Dean Interviews David Kinnaman

By deannelson on January 19, 2016
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Dean Nelson interviews Carlos Ruiz Zafon

By deannelson on December 23, 2015

Zafon’s book, Shadow of the Wind, was the 2015 One Book One San Diego selection. Dean interviewed him at the downtown San Diego Public Library.

Interviews

Dean Interviews John Ortberg

By deannelson on February 17, 2012
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While Most People Talk About Rob Bell, I Actually Talked To Him

By deannelson on May 27, 2011

Bell was at our Writer’s Symposium in February, just before his Love Wins book came out and just before Time Magazine put his book on the cover, and the national talk shows interviewed him, and…
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Recent Interview with Kathleen Norris

By deannelson on April 27, 2010

Kathleen was in San Diego for our Writer’s Symposium by the Sea to talk about writing, and her book Acedia and Me.

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New Interview…

By deannelson on March 5, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with Will Willimon, a Bishop in the United Methodist Church and the former Duke University chaplain. Have a look:

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