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Jim Metzner

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Actor, singer, writer and sound-recordist Jim is best known as the producer of the radio series and podcast Pulse of the Planet. His forty-year archive of sounds is now part of the permanent collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
Jim has given presentations around the world as a Fulbright Specialist.
Sacred Mounds, his first novel, is a finalist in Screencraft's Cinematic Book Competition.
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For more information visit https://www.jimmetznerproductions.com and https://www.sacredmoundsnovel.com
Praise for Sacred Mounds:
"This is a rollicking, thought-provoking, rollercoaster of a novel. It's time traveling on steroids, but it asks big questions. Bravo." Ken Burns
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Breaking News!

Just learned that "Sacred Mounds", my first novel, is a finalist in Screencraft's Cinematic Book Competition! The grand prize, a cash award plus a guaranteed signing with a high level agency, will be announced in April.
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Other news: "Montes Sagrados", the Portuguese version of the novel, is due to be published by Grupo Narrativa in Portugal soon!

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Jim Metzner The Overstory. Listening to this now. Wonderful writer. Every sentence beautifully crafted. Waiting to see how he will tie all the stories together.


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