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

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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Tag: memoir

  • 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, May 31, 2019Tuesday, May 28, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Unbeach Reads

    I’m not usually one for “beach reads.” I mean, I’m always reading, but I also would almost always…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2019Friday, February 8, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Rae Theodore and Giveaway of MY MOTHER SAYS DRUMS ARE FOR BOYS

  I am so pleased to welcome memoirist Rae Theodore to the debutante ball this week! Rae visited us last…

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  • Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2019Friday, January 4, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Barbara Ridley + WHEN IT’S OVER giveaway

We are so excited to welcome Barbara Ridley to the Debutante Ball this week! Barbara was born in England but has lived…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2019Monday, January 7, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Devi’s 2019 reading list (well, as of the first week of Jan.)

I have my eyes on so many books this year! Like my beloved colleagues at the Debutante Ball I came…

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  • Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2019Saturday, January 5, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Nicole Chung + ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW giveaway

We are thrilled to welcome Nicole Chung to the Debutante Ball this week! Nicole Chung is the author of the…

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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 Friday, December 28, 2018Friday, December 28, 2018
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

2018 Hit List

    An American Marriage by Tayari Jones** From the publisher: Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 14, 2018Tuesday, December 11, 2018
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Blogs and podcasts and everything nice

    Over the years, I’ve read a number of books on writing, and I can highly recommend the following…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Cinelle Barnes + MONSOON MANSION giveaway

I’m so thrilled to welcome Cinelle Barnes to the Debutante Ball this week! Cinelle Barnes is an essayist, memoirist, and…

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