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

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Tag: Caged Eyes

  • Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash! Lynn K. Hall’s Memoir Has Launched!

Congratulations to Bonnie Karoly, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Abby Fabiaschi’s I LIKED MY LIFE! We send our thanks to our…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2017Saturday, February 11, 2017
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

Interview with Lynn K. Hall + #DebBallGiveaway of CAGED EYES

Today on the Debutante Ball, I’m honored to welcome our very own Lynn K. Hall, author of CAGED EYES, an insider’s account…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 10, 2017Friday, February 10, 2017
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

Damn Lynn…

Last weekend, when we had our awesome Deb Meet-Up, after stuffing our face with delicious Chinese food, while taking in…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 8, 2017Wednesday, February 8, 2017
  • by Lynn K Hall

It’s My Pub Week!!

Caged Eyes is now in bookstores!! I’ve waited a very, very long time to write that sentence. I began writing…

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  • Posted on Monday, February 6, 2017Saturday, February 11, 2017
  • by Crystal King

Books That Change The World – Like CAGED EYES

This week on the Debutante Ball we celebrate the publication of Lynn K. Hall’s important and moving memoir, CAGED EYES:…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2016Wednesday, September 28, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

Let’s Pretend I Was Calm and Sane as I Queried Agents

I’d love to write a post for today about how easy it was to find an agent. It’d go like…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2016Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Busy Week for the Debs – From Ultramarathons to Open Mics

Congratulations to Theresa Snyder for winning a copy of THE ASSISTANTS by  Camille Perri!  We send our thanks to Anjali Mitter…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2016Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash for New Debs

Congratulations to Maddie Woods, Sophie Woods, Chris Von Turk, winners of Amy Poeppel’s SMALL ADMISSIONS, as part of our Tag…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2016Tuesday, September 6, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

A Memoir A Decade and a Half in the Making

By happenstance, today marks five months until my memoir, Caged Eyes: An Air Force Cadet’s Story of Rape and Resilience,…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2016Monday, December 12, 2016
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

Press Release: Announcing the 2017 Debs

PRESS RELEASE: The 2017 Debutante Ball to feature a down-in-the-dumps dumpee, an accused black teen, a rape survivor, an ancient…

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