The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Books to Eat Your Sandywiches by, by Deb Jenny

I am a beach baby by birth, but a beach-going wannabe by default. We don’t tend to get to the…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Gail

Best Beach Reads by Deb Gail

I haven’t been to the beach yet this summer but I am going to Madeline Island next week (yay!) and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

In The Trenches (Preferably sans Charles Manson) by Deb Jenny

Pity the man who looks like Charles Manson. Because no matter if he’s a perfectly sane accountant from Dubuque with…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 8, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Time in a Bottle, and other songs I Abhor by Deb Jenny

As soon I saw that the theme this week was time capsules, I started hearing voices. More like a voice,…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Jenny Gardiner

News Flash! Sunday July 6

Deb News Deb Gail received her first review in Publishers Weekly!! In part it says: “In this heartfelt memoir, Baker…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jess

Newsflash, Sunday June 29

Deb News: Deb Jess is thrilled to announce that Driving Sideways is going back to press for a second printing!…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Beauty School Dropout by Deb Jenny

I long ago recognized that I am the ultimate beauty school dropout. And I’ve made peace with this. I do…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Fiction Hotties by Deb Jenny

Disclaimers: I really don’t pay much attention to pictures of authors and I’m rarely around male authors so I apologize…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2008Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Eileen

News Flash for June 8th

Deb News Deb Eileen was interviewed by Lux Magazine for their “So Thrill Me” author series. If you would like…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

You’re on Your Own, Kid by Deb Jenny

There are a myriad of publishing myths that the general public believes about the book world. Of course most folks…

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