The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: favorites

  • Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
  • by Denny S. Bryce

My Favorite Books: Recent, Childhood, Generally Unforgettable

Oh, my — you want to talk about favorites? Shall I mention fangirling? Let me tell you, I am the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2019Tuesday, December 24, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

Kathleen’s Favorite Books of the (Half) Decade

I’ve been scanning the lists popping up recently of favorite books of the decade. I can’t do a full decade…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 26, 2018Wednesday, March 21, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Whiskers on kittens, certainly

This week, the Debs are discussing our favorite things, and I’ve decided to resurrect and cobble together some good old-fashioned…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2016Monday, April 25, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Forget Raindrops on Roses; Pass the Rye!

Angel's Envy Rye

What are my favorite things? Why, I’m so glad you asked! Because I have so many favorite things and I…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2015Monday, February 9, 2015
  • by Amy Reichert

Five Book Loves

This week’s topic is a tricky one – It’s the books we love and wish we’d written. As I stacked…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 4, 2014Monday, February 3, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

Jealousy or Admiration? The Books I Wish I’d Written

This week’s topic makes me think of the movie As Good As It Gets. Because when I think of the…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Says Aloha To Her Favorite Place

My favorite place no longer exists. I don’t mean this on some deep, metaphysical level… I mean it literally was…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Marooned with Lots to Read by Deb Meredith

When I was twelve years old, I won a Desert Island Disks contest on the radio. They picked my letter…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

A Few of My Favorite Foods by Deb Meredith

My parents always had a strawberry patch in their garden. For several weeks a year, we had more strawberries then…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008Tuesday, November 25, 2008
  • by Katie Alender

Putting the “work” in “work of art”, by Deb Katie

In tenth grade, thanks in part, somehow, but I’m not exactly sure how, to Sassy Magazine, I decided to read…

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