The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2020Tuesday, April 21, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

My favorite indie bookstores

I love independent bookstores. Who doesn’t? The curated selection! The friendly booksellers! The atmosphere! I miss a lot about life…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 4, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Greetings from your friendly neighborhood danger extrovert!

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In college, I had a summer job at the Latham Circle Mall Waldenbooks (of blessed memory). The manager made me…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2017Monday, May 29, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Escape from New York: 5 Things To Love About Kent, Connecticut

I live in New York City. And as everyone knows, New York is one of the most wonderful, loud, smelly,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2014
  • by Sona Charaipotra

5 Things That Rock About THE MOMENT OF EVERYTHING

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Okay, so it’s been a few weeks now since one Shelly King had her awesome debut — and she’s been…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2011Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Deb Eleanor’s Book(store) Report

In traveling to support The Weird Sisters, I’ve been in a lot of bookstores over the past few months, not…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 1, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

Groucho Marx, Grilled Cheese and Me, by Deb Kristina

Hi there, I’m Kristina. Often known as Kris. I’m an author, a journalist, a wife and mother, and (twice) an…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 4, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Beat Me, Whip Me, Send Me on Book Tour by Deb Lisa Daily

The business of publishing can really knock the wind out of you. There are dozens of people involved in turning…

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