The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Launch week

  • Posted on Saturday, April 25, 2020Monday, April 27, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Interview and Book Giveaway: Martina Reaves, Author of I’m Still Here

I am pleased to introduce Martina Reaves to the Debutante Ball this week! Martina Reaves grew up in a Navy…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 7, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Not-So-Minor-Dramas: Why I Love Kathleen’s Book

There’s something you should know: I have absolutely no chill when it comes to books I love. This is why…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2019Monday, July 29, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: They Could Have Named Her Anything!

I’m thrilled that Stephanie Jimenez’s debut, They Could Have Named Her Anything, is out in the world this week! I…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018Monday, August 13, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

A Tale of Two Launches

I had two launch parties for Girlish—one in my hometown of Rochester, NY, and one in my current town, Cleveland.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2018Thursday, May 10, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Science and Love: The Ones We Choose

It is with massive excitement that I finally have the chance to review fellow Deb Julie Clark’s debut novel, The…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2018Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Big and Beautiful: From Unseen Fire

FROM UNSEEN FIRE is a big, luscious, complex book, the kind that makes you want to wall yourself off from…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2018Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

Happy Birthday, FROM UNSEEN FIRE!

  I love that my normal posting day is Tuesday, which is the day new books come into the world.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2018Wednesday, April 11, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

The Diminished: You Cannot Put It Down

Aside from bestsellers, I rarely read Young Adult novels. So I’m not going to try to sell YA fans—especially YA…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2018Tuesday, April 10, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

Let’s Talk About THE DIMINISHED

Let’s talk about THE DIMINISHED by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson. I’ve been screaming with anticipation for this book to come out…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 3, 2018Tuesday, April 3, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

It’s My Release Day!

Here it is: release week. It’s rather fitting that my regular posting day here is also my release day.  Today…

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