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Tag: Devi Laskar

  • 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, June 4, 2019Monday, June 3, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Next-generation debutante

Aloha! It’s that time of year, when the class of 2019 looks into the near future and selects the next…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 8, 2019Tuesday, February 5, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Happy Birthday to The Atlas of Reds and Blues

    As you all know by now, it’s a very exciting week for us here at the ball because…

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  • Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2018Friday, December 21, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Chelene Knight + DEAR CURRENT OCCUPANT giveaway

We are so thrilled to have Vancouver-based author and poet Chelene Knight as our guest on The Debutante Ball this…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2018Tuesday, November 20, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Vijaya Nagarajan + FEEDING A THOUSAND SOULS giveaway

I’m delighted to welcome my friend Vijaya Nagarajan to the Debutante Ball this week! Vijaya Nagarajan is an Associate Professor and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2018Monday, November 12, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Channeling Jean Kwok (and you can too!)

  “The query letter is…the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write” — Nicholas Spark This week’s…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2018Friday, November 9, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Christine O’Brien + CRAVE: A MEMOIR OF FOOD AND LONGING giveaway

I’m so thrilled to welcome Christine O’Brien to the Debutante Ball this week! Christine is a lecturer in the English…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2018Sunday, November 4, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Distracts, Distracting, Distractions

“Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.” – Ursula K. LeGuin Well, I’m in the thick of the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2018Thursday, November 1, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Candids

Don’t think about making art. Just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2018Saturday, October 27, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Vanessa Hua + A River of Stars giveaway

  I’m so happy to welcome Vanessa Hua to the Debutante Ball this week! Vanessa is a columnist for the San…

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