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Welcome to Kicking the Seat!

Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).

The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar NoéRachel BrosnahanAmy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.

Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.

The KtS Contest: Seen Any Good Books Lately?

UPDATE: This contest has ended. Congratulations to Leslie!

Holy mackerel, it's contest time again!

Our dear friends at Partnershub have teamed up with Kicking the Seat to give one lucky reader a chance to win an official Bible companion book, based on The History Channel's epic, 10-part miniseries, The Bible!

So, how do you win the "Seen Any Good Books Lately" Contest? It's simple:

In the "Comments" section below, leave the name of your favorite film that was adapted from a book.

You don't need to write a novel about why it was so great; I'm just looking for a name. I'll pick a winner at random, who will be sent one of three books (also selected at random): A Story of God and All of Us (HARDCOVER), A Story of God and All of Us (REFLECTIONS), or A Story of God and All of Us (YOUNG READERS).

Entries must be in by 11:59pm on Sunday, March 17th, 2013.

Be sure to tune in to The Bible on The History Channel, beginning on March 3rd at 8pm. In the meantime, feel free to check out The Bible Blog App below for clips, trivia, and a heavenly host of other goodies!

Thanks again, and good luck!

A bit about The Bible: From Executive Producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett comes The Bible--an epic 10-part miniseries retelling stories from the Scriptures for a whole new generation. Breathtaking in scope and scale, The Bible features powerful performances, exotic locales and dazzling visual effects that breathe spectacular life into the dramatic tales of faith and courage from Genesis through Revelation. This historic television event is sure to entertain and inspire the whole family! Where will YOU be 3.3.13?

All prizes for the "Seen Any Good Books Lately" Contest and The Bible Series Blog App are provided courtesy of The History Channel. Prize will be sent via FedEx or UPS. No P.O. boxes, please. Kicking the Seat will contact the contest winner within twelve hours of the contest deadline. If no response is received within twenty-four hours, an alternate winner will be chosen. 

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