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  • Posted on Sunday, October 2, 2016Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Recommended Books, Second Books, and Banned Books

Congratulations to Susan Roberts for winning a copy of FAINT PROMISE OF RAIN by Anjali Mitter Duva!  We send our thanks to…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2015Wednesday, January 7, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

Why BEFORE I GO Is More Than A Cancer Book

Okay, I get it. The weeping. The FAULT IN OUR STARS comparisons (which really make sense). The actual whole cancer…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2014Sunday, September 21, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: Conferences, Pre-orders, and Book signings!

Congratulations to Amy Mays, Lauren Stacks Yamaoka, and Michelle Westenbroek — winners of FIVE DAYS LEFT, by guest author Julie…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 1, 2014Sunday, August 31, 2014
  • by Colleen Oakley

The making of my first (but not really first) novel: Before I Go

Hi! I’m Colleen, the first 2015 Deb to kick off this new season on the Ball. And I have a…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

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