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: Lori Rader-Day

Lori Rader-Day is the author of the mystery THE BLACK HOUR (Seventh Street Books, July 2014). She grew up in central Indiana, but now lives in Chicago with her husband and very spoiled dog.
  • Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014Sunday, June 22, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Reviews, Beta-Reading, and Teaching

Congratulations to Elaina, who won a copy of Mary Vensel White’s THE QUALITIES OF WOOD! From the 2014 Debs… Heather…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014Friday, June 20, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Guest Author JOELLE CHARBONNEAU on Writing Every Day and Letting It Go + GIVEAWAY

Got a treat for you today, Deb Ball readers! Joelle Charbonneau is with us! Joelle Charbonneau has performed in opera…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014Monday, June 16, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Random Title Generator Needed

Due to a glitch in our original topic calendar, we Debs ended up with an extra week, this one, with…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014Sunday, June 15, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Library Love, Radio Interviews and More!

Congrats to Annie, who won a signed copy of CHASING THE SUN from our very own Natalia Sylvester! From the 2014…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014Monday, June 9, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Whose Bright Idea Was It to Talk About Staying Creative? Probably Mine.

This week’s topic is…staying creative? Oh, boy. When the Debs chose our topics for the year oh-so-long ago, this topic…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014Sunday, June 8, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: CHASING THE SUN Launch Week, Turkish Translations, and Lit Fest

From the 2014 Debs… Natalia Sylvester launched CHASING THE SUN this week! Susan Gloss was tickled to see this beautiful blog covering…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 2, 2014Monday, June 2, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Readers Want to Worry: The Use of Suspense in CHASING THE SUN

Tomorrow we celebrate the release of Natalia Sylvester’s CHASING THE SUN. Her publisher couldn’t have planned this better. I read…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 1, 2014Saturday, May 31, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Book Expo America, Dutch Translations, and Summer Picks

Congrats to Andrea, who won a signed copy of Cutting Teeth from Julia Fierro! From the 2014 Debs… Lisa Alber is…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014Monday, May 26, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Day Is Done, Gone the Sun*

A few weeks ago I was in the D.C. area for Malice Domestic. A new mystery friend, Sherry Novinger Harris,…

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  • Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2014Monday, May 26, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Copy Edits, Travel Plans and Love from Booklist

Congrats to Rhiann, who won a signed copy of one of Jenny Milchman’s books! From the 2014 Debs… Heather Webb spent the…

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