The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Sonya Singh
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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

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  • Posted on Friday, June 21, 2019Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Fan Girl

        How will I limit this post to a reasonable length? The list of authors I fangirl…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2019Friday, June 14, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Number 1 Fan

Aloha! This week we are supposed to talk about the authors we fangirl over. I have a rather long list…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 8, 2019Monday, June 3, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Lara Lillibridge and Giveaway for MAMA, MAMA, ONLY MAMA

  I am so excited to welcome former Deb Lara Lillibridge back to the ball this week! I feel as…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 1, 2019Wednesday, May 29, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Lillian Li and Giveaway for NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT

    I’m so excited to be hosting author Lillian Li this week! Lillian Li is the author of the novel…

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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 Tuesday, May 28, 2019Sunday, May 26, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Stocking Up for Summer

Aloha! I’ve been celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this month, albeit intermittently. Each week, I’ve posted a stack of…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019Sunday, May 19, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Study, Steady

This week’s topic: “MFA vs NYC vs Choose Your Own Adventure.” Aloha. What if my writing education has been all…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019Tuesday, April 23, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Indie Love

Aloha. K.A. Doore wrote an essay yesterday about the reader’s buying power and how the support of an independent bookstore…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2019Saturday, March 23, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: A Perfect Day

Aloha. What a perfect day? A day to organize, a day to catch up, a day to relax, a day…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 22, 2019Wednesday, March 20, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

The Perfect Assassin

      “How do you know when you’re the monster?” Fantasy is not really my thing. I’m a literary…

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