The Debutante Ball

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

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

Author: Heather Young

After a decade practicing law and another decade raising kids, Heather decided to finally write the novel she'd always talked about writing. She holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars, and is an alumnus of the Squaw Valley Writers Workshop and the Tin House Writers Workshop, all of which helped her stop writing like a lawyer. She lives in Mill Valley, California, with her husband and two teenaged children. When she's not writing she's biking, hiking, neglecting potted plants, and reading books by other people that she wishes she'd written.
  • Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2016Saturday, September 3, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Graceful Exit

It occurred to me recently that many folks who read this blog don’t know its history. It was started in…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2016Tuesday, August 30, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Former Deb Kelly Harms Takes the Deb Interview + A Giveaway of THE MATCHMAKER OF MINNOW BAY

We are thrilled to welcome back a former Deb, Kelly Harms, whose second novel, THE MATCHMAKER OF MINNOW BAY, follows…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2016Saturday, September 3, 2016
  • by Heather Young

What I Loved Best About My Debut Year

Oh, this one’s easy. What did I love best about my year as a debut novelist? I PUBLISHED A GODDAMNED NOVEL,…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016Thursday, August 18, 2016
  • by Heather Young

My Favorite Books of 2016 (So Far)

2016 has been a delicious year for reading, a state of perfect bibliophilic equilibrium wherein the “read” stack and the…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2016Thursday, August 18, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The City Baker’s Guide to Putting On Your Big Girl Pants

THE CITY BAKER'S GUIDE TO COUNTRY LIVING by Louise Miller

Over the past year, we five Debutantes have cheered each other on, cheered each other up, and bumbled our way…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2016
  • by Heather Young

UPTOWN THIEF: Taking Me Back While Taking Us Forward

UPTOWN THIEF by Aya de Leon

When I was growing up, I read widely. Fantasy, historical, the classics, adventure, you name it, I read it all.…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2016Saturday, July 30, 2016
  • by Heather Young

An Interview With Heather Young + Giveaway of THE LOST GIRLS

THE LAST GIRLS by Heather Young

How odd it feels to sit in the Guest Author chair! Although I have to say, it is quite plush…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2016Wednesday, July 27, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Hot Damn, I’m a Published Author

When I woke up yesterday morning here on the West Coast, I looked at my watch and laughed out loud.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2016Thursday, July 21, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Fun Facts About ME

Wow, this topic. Seriously — “Fun Facts About Us”? What incredibly bad timing. We’re in the middle of the Republican…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2016Saturday, July 9, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Hello from the Other Side

We’re starting to get applications for the five spots we’ll soon vacate here on the Ball, so this seemed an…

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