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

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

No longer such a perfect day

Back in August, we Debutantes got together over video-conferencing to work on the list of topics we wanted to talk…

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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 Thursday, September 6, 2018Friday, September 7, 2018
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Anzaldúa & I write from our core, eat every danish

Hi, I’m Stephanie and guess what? I’m a Virgo. September 1st was my birthday and a bunch of us rented…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2018Monday, June 4, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Misguided Fear: Why I Almost Didn’t Join The Debutante Ball

  This week we kick off the search for next year’s crop of featured writers for The Debutante Ball. To…

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  • Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash: Passover/Easter Edition

Congratulations to Patty Smith, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of THE DAY I DIED by Lori Rader-Day We send our thanks to Alyssa Palombo for…

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  • Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Updates from the Debs, past and present

We send our thanks to Lori Rader-Day for being our guest yesterday on The Debutante Ball. If you haven’t already, pick…

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  • Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2017Wednesday, April 19, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Interview with Former Deb Lori Rader-Day + #DebBallGiveaway of THE DAY I DIED

It is such a pleasure to welcome back former Debutante Lori Rader-Day!! In honor of the release of her new…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash! Deb Party Weekend!

Congratulations to Krysti from YA & Wine, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Tiffany D. Jackson’s ALLEGEDLY! We send our thanks…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2016Saturday, September 3, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Graceful Exit

It occurred to me recently that many folks who read this blog don’t know its history. It was started in…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2016Tuesday, August 30, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Former Deb Kelly Harms Takes the Deb Interview + A Giveaway of THE MATCHMAKER OF MINNOW BAY

We are thrilled to welcome back a former Deb, Kelly Harms, whose second novel, THE MATCHMAKER OF MINNOW BAY, follows…

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