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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: Amy Klein

Amy Klein is the author of "The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant Without Losing Your Mind," (Ballantine, 2020) based on her New York Times "Fertility Diary" column. Her writing on health, science, reproduction and essays has also appeared in Slate, Salon, The Washington Post, Aeon and more.
  • Posted on Saturday, April 18, 2020Saturday, April 18, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

What Wine to Drink With? Guest Author Alice Feiring Tells Us

Alice Feiring is an outspoken author, journalist, and spitfire wine industry participant. Formerly the wine/travel columnist for Time and the Wall Street Journal Magazine, Feiring…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2020Saturday, March 28, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Guest Author DJ Lee

When her friend vanishes in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana, DJ Lee travels there to find answers. The…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2020Saturday, March 21, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Author Sarah DiGregorio (and Book Giveaway!)

As someone who dealt with many complications getting pregnant, I was excited to talk to Sarah DiGregorio, who writes about premature birth…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 20, 2020Thursday, March 19, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Most Perfect Day (Not).

My most perfect day was any day before the Coronavirus hit. I woke up, took my daughter to school, then…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 6, 2020Wednesday, March 4, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Personality is My Writing…

Boy do I LOVE run-on sentences. I discovered this recently while working on the audio version book of The Trying…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 29, 2020Saturday, February 29, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview and Book Giveaway: “Strung Out” Guest Author Erin Khar

I’ve never done drugs. I don’t know how it feels, although I can imagine the appeal, the longing and the…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 15, 2020Saturday, February 15, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Humorist R. Eric Thomas

R. Eric Thomas may be the funniest current events writer around. In “Eric Reads the News” at Elle.com, he presents…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 5, 2020Friday, February 7, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes

You never realize how important publication day is until you have one yourself. I can’t begin to think of how…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 31, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Who Am I and What is My Brand?

God, the word “brand” seems to be the antithesis of actual writing.  But when you’re writing non-fiction that’s what publishers want…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 24, 2020Monday, January 20, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Comp Titles – Something Old, Something New…

When I used to work as a newspaper editor, people would send in all kinds of crazy submissions. Like, hello?…

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