The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: politics

  • Posted on Monday, April 9, 2018Saturday, April 7, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

THE DIMINISHED: It’s What You’re Looking For

The Diminished scratches so. many. itches. Kaitlyn’s book is the one of my fellow 2018 Debs’ that is closest to…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 8, 2018Saturday, January 6, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Writing in Troubled Times

I’m a political junkie. It’s an inherited trait. I’m a government brat. My parents have both worked at the state…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2017Monday, April 17, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Authoring in the Modern Age (Or … How the fu*k did books get written before?)

Authoring in the Modern Age I often imagine writers in the pre-internet, pre-social media, even pre-electricity age, and I am…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2017Monday, February 6, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

CAGED EYES: Happy Pub Day, Lynn K. Hall! Here’s to reading and to taking action

CONGRATULATIONS, LYNN!!  Lynn’s memoir, CAGED EYES, is by far the most important book I read in 2016 – it educated…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2016Wednesday, April 27, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Five Things I Can’t Stop Talking About

This week’s topic is “favorite things”, but since Louise and Jennifer already wrote clever lists of favorite things, I’m not…

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  • Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2016Friday, April 8, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

History, Politics, and Sequels: An Interview with Jennifer (and a MODERN GIRLS Giveaway!)

MODERN GIRLS by Jennifer S. Brown

Ooh, how fun! I get to be the guest author this week. I’ll just make myself cozy here. Why, yes,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 3, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Danielle

Patriotism-is it a dirty word? by Guest Author, Ellen Sussman

I came of age in the turbulent 60’s and early 70’s. There were lots of reasons to hate America –…

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