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

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Category: Gail Konop-Baker

  • Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2009Sunday, February 1, 2009
  • by admin

News Flash, January 18

The Little Giant of Aberdeen County has been chosen as the inaugural book pick for the Twitter Mom’s Book Club!…

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  • Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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News Flash, November 23

Deb Meredith received her first review from Kirkus, which called Posed for Murder “well-plotted”. Deb Gail was a guest blogger…

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  • Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2008Sunday, November 2, 2008
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News Flash, November 2

Deb Gail is profiled on Literary Mama this month. She is a keynote speaker at the Breast Cancer Recovery Conference…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

News Flash, October 19

We experienced some technical difficulties Thursday and Friday, but we’re back online! So be sure to check out Deb Tiffany’s…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008Monday, October 13, 2008
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News Flash, October 12

Deb Eve’s First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria has been chosen as a 2009 Reading Group Choices selection. Deb Gail…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 5, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

News Flash, October 5

We at the Ball were thrilled with the response to Joanne Rendell‘s guest post last week which quoted a frustrated…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 4, 2008Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Eileen

Cancer is a Bitch- but Gail isn’t by Deb Eileen

Writing is a funny thing. It isn’t like other jobs where you share a cubicle wall with someone. You don’t…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 3, 2008Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Jess

Thank You, Gail … by Deb Jess Riley

Gutsy. Brave. Honest. Funny. (“Fuck you, Joan Didion.” “Eat a lot of red dye.”) True. Damn good writing…magnificently written. All…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Danielle

Not A Sonnet, But Something In Purple Satin by Deb Danielle Younge-Ullman

I wrote goofy sonnets for each of the other deb releases this year. I don’t know if I can do…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Ugh. Cancer. By Deb Lisa Daily

Ugh. Cancer. That’s what I thought the first time I heard about Gail Konop Baker’s debut memoir, CANCER IS A…

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