2007 Debs

[News Flash] Sunday February 11, 2018

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Sunday, February 11, 2018
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Congratulations to @AngelicaKate5, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of TRAVELING WITH GHOSTS by Shannon Leone Fowler.   Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Susan Bishop Crispell! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy of DREAMING IN CHOCOLATE. You can enter by sharing our post on Facebook and/or retweeting the following tweet: Guest Post + Giveaway! #DreamingInChocolate by @sbcrispell https://t.co/HCmYq5gG1Y pic.twitter.com/zFU4BUxM5d — The Debutante Ball (@DebutanteBall) February 10, 2018 News from Former Debs: The…

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[News Flash] 2018 Debutante News

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Sunday, October 8, 2017
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  Congratulations to @bermudaonion, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of TOUCH by Courtney Maum.   Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Jennifer Caloyeras! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy of UNRULY CREATURES. You can enter by sharing our post on Facebook and/or retweeting the following tweet: RT to enter #giveaway for UNRULY CREATURES by @jencaloyeras! US entries only, Ends 10/13.https://t.co/791nMxM4ua pic.twitter.com/g7Dr70Zrps — The Debutante Ball (@DebutanteBall) October…

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What Sophomore Book?

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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This week we’re blogging about our second book efforts. I’m here to weigh in as the Deb Ball Team slacker! Yes, I’m the only one of the five who does not have a second book in at least a completed draft form… …and I’m okay with that. I’ve already written a few times here about my struggle to write my follow-up memoir to Caged Eyes. I believe in this second…

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It’s Your Party and You Can Cry if You Want To

Wednesday, June 28, 2017
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Look, y’all, there are already enough pressures put upon authors. Don’t heap onto that pile needlessly, okay? I didn’t have a “launch party” per se; I had a hometown reading at my favorite local, independent bookseller the week Caged Eyes released. I kept it simple: One of my fellow Deb Ball rock stars helped me create an image to spread the word on Facebook (Thank you, Jenni!!). Because they were…

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News Flash: Updates from the Debs, past and present

Sunday, April 9, 2017
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We send our thanks to Lori Rader-Day for being our guest yesterday on The Debutante Ball. If you haven’t already, pick up a copy of THE DAY I DIED this Tuesday or enter to win a copy by sharing our post on Facebook and/or retweeting the following tweet: RT to Enter! Interview w/ @LoriRaderDay + #DebBallGiveaway of THE DAY I DIED https://t.co/OQSJ7n43rn pic.twitter.com/B7P1crWBGx — The Debutante Ball (@DebutanteBall) April 8, 2017 BIG…

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News Flash–Writing and Reviewing Edition

Sunday, February 7, 2016
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  Congratulations to Letty Blanchard, winner of ISLAND OF WORTHY BOYS by Connie Mayo! Check back next week, where we will announce the winner of this weeks giveaway– From the 2016 Debs: Louise Miller received her first Goodreads review! She is thrilled (and terrified) that her book is taking baby steps into the wider world in the form of galleys and arcs. Jennifer S. Brown is brushing up on her nonfiction skills with an…

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News Flash! Exciting Alumni News Edition

Sunday, October 11, 2015
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From the 2016 Debs Louise Miller is thrilled to announce that she will be representing the Novel Incubator at Grub Street’s annual gala LIT UP on November 5th. She will be reading from THE CITY BAKER’S GUIDE TO COUNTRY LIVING in the 10×2 program–10 writers reading for 2 minutes. She hopes to see some of you there! Jennifer S. Brown is excited that her first blurb came in! She’s taking a break…

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Deb Alum Mia King on FAMILY ROOM + GOOD THINGS GIVEAWAY!

This week at the Ball, we welcome a Deb alum — the wonderful Mia King, who is a graduate of the first class! Mia King is the national bestselling author of seven novels, including three written under the name Darien Gee. Her books have been translated into 14 languages and are selections of the Doubleday, Literary Guild, Rhapsody and Book of the Month Club book clubs. Mia lives with her family…

Saturday, November 22, 2014
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News Flash: Giveaways, Spines, and Signature Drinks

Sunday, February 23, 2014
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Congrats to Linda, who won a copy of WAKEWORLD by guest author Kerry Schafer! From the 2014 Debs… Susan Gloss is pleased to announce that her publisher is giving away 20 copies of VINTAGE on Goodreads! Enter here. Lori Rader-Day started receiving copy edits from her publisher this week, and made plans for her visit to the Public Library Association’s March conference in Indianapolis, where she will be signing ARCs…

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News Flash: Contracts, Invitations, and a Cover Reveal!

Sunday, December 22, 2013
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Congrats to Nat, who won the copy of Katie Coyle’s VIVIAN VERSUS THE APOCALYPSE last week! From the 2014 Debs… Lisa Alber was invited to participate in a local reading series sometime around her launch in March. She loves that the invitation came as a surprise and through a local writing peep. Word-of-mouth at its best! Susan Gloss got the contract in the mail this week for the Spanish version of…

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