The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Friday, October 18, 2019Saturday, October 19, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

My Desert-Island Top 5 Books (That Influenced Me)

To paraphrase Nick Hornby, My desert-island, top-five most memorable books in chronological order: 1. Escape to Witch Mountain Tony and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2019Monday, August 19, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Mahalo and Aloha

Aloha! I can’t believe it’s been a year since I first joined the Debutante Ball. Mahalo to the previous class…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2019Friday, August 9, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Lana Wood Johnson and Giveaway for TECHNICALLY, YOU STARTED IT

  I am beyond thrilled to be hosting my agent sister, YA author Lana Wood Johnson, on the ball today! Lana…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2019Monday, August 5, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: What Happens Next

Aloha! Six months since the publication of The Atlas of Reds and Blues. It’s so hard to believe. I’ve loved…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019Friday, August 2, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

They Could Have Named Her Anything

  Stephanie Jimenez’s astonishing debut novel follows the evolution of a friendship between Maria and Rocky, two seventeen-year-old students at…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2019Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee and Giveaway for TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DON’T REMEMBER

I am so pleased to welcome debut author Christine Hyung-Oak Lee to The Debutante Ball! Lee is the author of…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 9, 2019Monday, July 8, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Chopping block

Aloha! This week we are supposed to address “what we cut from our books and why:” Well, technically I had…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 5, 2019Wednesday, July 3, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

TEMPER

    Damn, these debutante ladies are really teaching me some stuff. Constantly reminding me that I need to get…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2019Sunday, August 25, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Temper!

I’m so thrilled the world is now able to get their hands on Layne Fargo’s excellent novel, Temper. It is…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019Monday, June 24, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: The case against the green-eyed beastie

Aloha! Everyone gets jealous. It’s human nature. I won’t lie and say that I don’t get jealous. But….. I have…

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