The Debutante Ball

Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Jennifer Fawcett
  • Flora Collins
  • Sonya Singh
  • Cleyvis Natera
  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Author: Jennifer S. Brown

Jennifer S. Brown is the author of MODERN GIRLS (NAL/Penguin). The novel, set in 1935 in the Lower East Side of New York, is about a Russian-born Jewish mother and her American-born unmarried daughter. Each discovers that she is expecting, although the pregnancies are unplanned and unwanted, in this story about women’s roles, standards, and choices, set against the backdrop of the impending war. Learn more at www.jennifersbrown.com.
  • Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2016Monday, July 11, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

How to Conquer the Book Launch and Keep Your Soul Intact

Sell Your Soul

As the only Deb who has launched (but only for TWO MORE WEEKS because TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY both Aya’s…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 9, 2016Saturday, July 9, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Interview with Karma Brown + Giveaway of THE CHOICES WE MAKE

THE CHOICES WE MAKE by Karma Brown

We are so excited today to welcome back our former Deb, Karma Brown, whose second book, THE CHOICES WE MAKE,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2016Monday, July 4, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

A Mid-Year Resolution Check-In

Hey look, Louise kept all her resolutions. Rah, rah, Louise. (I’m sorry, did that sound sarcastic? Because it was TOTALLY…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2016Tuesday, June 28, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Launch Night Bliss (and Launch Night Tips)

The MODERN GIRLS cake

I am alone among the Debs in that I don’t have to fantasize about my book launch: I have already…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2016Saturday, June 25, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

How My Book about Religious Loss Became My Spiritual Journey: Guest Post by Katherine Ozment

GRACE WITHOUT GOD by Katherine Ozment

Katherine and I met at the Boston writing center, Grub Street. She captivated me when she told me about her…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016Monday, June 20, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Losing Myself in the Past: My Writing Playlists

"Anything Goes" by Cole Porter

Historical fiction requires a completely different mindset. To lose yourself in another time, it helps to experience it. To write…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2016Monday, June 13, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Living Other Lives: The Adventure of Writing

Adventure Awaits

As I wrote about when our theme was regrets, I have had more than my share of adventures in life.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2016Monday, June 6, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

The Memory of Food

A menu from the Stork Club in NYC

Even without invoking that most famous literary food of memory, I think we can all agree that food has the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2016Monday, May 23, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Regrets? Who Has Time for Regrets?

"If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late." --Henny Youngman

We’re talking about regrets this week. Which means this is going to be a very short post. Because, as strange…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2016Monday, May 23, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Writing While Being a Woman

VIDA Count for New York Times Book Review

This week we’re writing about women in publishing, and all I can think is “still”? It’s 2016, people. Aren’t we…

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