Queries, Qualms, & Quirks
By Sarah Nicolas
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Queries, Qualms, & Quirks asks published authors to share their successful query letter and discuss their journey from first spark to day of publication. Author Sarah Nicolas interviews authors of all genres about how they got started writing, their writing process, getting their book deal, and their experiences with publication.
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Young Adult Author Kristi McManus and Learning Patience
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Picture Book Author Anna Lazowski and an Aggressively Vicious Business
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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YA Author Jennifer Chen and Trying to Go Too Fast
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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YA Author Allison L. Bitz and the Character as Client
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Picture Book Author Janelle Harper and the Vague Abyss of Publishing
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Horror Author Nora Fussner and It Taking as Long as It Takes
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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MG Author Kate Fussner and Sculpting Poems One Page at a Time
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Fantasy Author Rose Black and Slamming Into a Brick Wall
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Season 4 is Coming Soon!
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Magical Realist Author Angel Di Zhang and Pajamas in the Recording Studio
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Cookbook Author Jules Sherred and A New Way to Write Recipes
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Romance Author Romi Moondi and A Book Launch in Paris
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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MG Author Sarah Kapit and Following Her Editor
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Kidlit and Romance Author Tanisia Moore and the One Thing You Will Have is Trouble
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May 18, 2023 |
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Young Adult Author Jesmeen Kaur Deo and One Rule to Finish a Book
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May 11, 2023 |
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YA & MG Author Kalyn Josephson and It's All in the Execution
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May 04, 2023 |
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Young Adult Author Brian D. Kennedy and the 112th Person Saying Yes
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Middle Grade Author & Illustrator Derrick Chow and A Certain Amount of Quietude
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Short Story and Literary Author Allegra Hyde and the Labor and Anxiety
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Author and Poet Meg Eden Kuyatt and Eight Years to Bloom
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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MG Graphic Novel Author Elizabeth Agyemang and the Missing Piece
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Fantasy and Thriller Author Chelsea Mueller and The Queen of Google
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Young Adult Author Rosiee Thor and So Many New Words
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Middle Grade Author Sarah Allen and A Decade of Querying and Failing
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Fantasy Author R.R. Virdi and the Seven Year Grind
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Middle Grade Author Esme Symes-Smith and the Million-Revision Unicorn
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Young Adult Author Laura Taylor Namey and the MSWL Tweet That Changed Everything
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Middle Grade Author PJ Gardner and the Idea Machine
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Young Adult Author Sarah Suk and Query Trenching
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Women’s Fiction Author Sierra Godfrey and Long Stretches of Silence
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Non-fiction author Catherine Baab-Muguira and Literary Wisdom from Kevin Bacon
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Sci-Fi Author Nanci Schwartz and Why It’s Okay To Quit
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Kidlit Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann and the Five Year Drought
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Author and Poet Donna Gordon and the Desire to Put Words Together
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Women’s Fiction Author Roselle Lim and Using Your Petty Batteries
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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SFF Author Erin Fulmer and Everything Happening All at Once
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Mystery Author Sandra Block and Losing Control
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Jamie Beth Cohen and Checking Her Body for Jealousy
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Gothic Fiction Author Paulette Kennedy and Letting the Words Come Out
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Historical Fiction Author Addison Armstrong and When Your Passion Becomes Your Work
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Crystal Maldonado and Writing for the Vibes
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Book Club Fiction Jessica Strawser and Taking a Pause
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Carolyn Tara O’Neil and a Passion for Settings
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May 26, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Margie Fuston and Proving Vampires are Real
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May 19, 2022 |
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Science-Fiction Author Jackson Ford and the Secret First Draft
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May 12, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Sarah Dass and the Pressure of Representation
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May 05, 2022 |
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Book Club Fiction Author Lyn Liao Butler and Too Much Query Personalization
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Nonfiction Author Jessica P. Pryde and a Dare from Daniel José Older
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Lauren James and the Ten-Year Gap Year
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Middle Grade Author Payal Doshi and the Joy of Writing a Single Scene
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Middle Grade Author Meera Trehan and Falling Asleep on Page 75
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Horror Author Cynthia Pelayo and Your Person Versus Your Persona
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Fantasy Author David R. Slayton and the Two Hardest Publishing Decisions
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Middle Grade Author Shakirah Bourne and the Email That Will Change Your Life
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Middle Grade Author Maria Frazer and Not Quitting Your Day Job
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Derek Milman and the Last Pre-Pandemic Book Tour
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Sci-Fi Thriller Author Rob Hart and Managing Expectations
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Young Adult Author Heidi Heilig and the Joy in Receiving Critique
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Disney Author Mari Mancusi and the Longing to Go Into the Unknown
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Literary Fiction Author Kirthana Ramisetti and the Twenty-Year Overnight Success
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Mystery Author Kathleen Marple Kalb and the Headline I Can’t Actually Use
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Thriller Author Ashley Winstead and Eating Ice Cream in the Dark
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Romance Author Ruby Barrett and the Opportunities Disguised as Failures
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Romance Author Charish Reid and the Kind of Professor She’d Like to Be
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Young Adult Author Kyrie McCauley and the Importance of Being Present
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Mystery Author Leslie Budewitz and the Lawyer to Author Pipeline
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Young Adult Author Dante Medema and the Book Auction at the End of the World
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Romance Author Farah Heron and the New Year Resolution Follow-Through
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Horror Author Jessica Lewis and the Korean Rap Editing Hack
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Young Adult Author Annie Sullivan and the Resurrected Manuscript
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Middle Grade Author Sarah McGuire and Threading the Needle of Confidence
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Historical Crime Author John Copenhaver and Finding Meaning in the Process
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Science Fiction Author AJ Super and the Measured Risk That Paid Off
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Picture Book Author Kira Bigwood and Taking an Opposite Action
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Mystery Author Kellye Garrett and Kicking the Door Open
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Middle Grade Author Deva Fagan and the Long Dark Night of the Soul
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Speculative Fiction Author EJ Wenstrom and Selling a Dystopian in a Dystopia
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Science Fiction Author Mike Chen and the Sports Reporter to Novelist Pipeline
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Thriller Author Tammy Euliano and Putting Yourself Out There
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Middle Grade Author Adrianna Cuevas and the Successful Conference Pitch
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Historical Romance Author Royaline Sing and Her Literary Agent Sara Megibow
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Picture Book Author Tara Lazar and Rebelling Against Routine
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Contemporary Fiction Author Suzanne Park and A Thousand Rejections
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Romance Author Kait Ballenger and the Literal Elevator Pitch
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Mystery Author Susan Elia MacNeal and Rolling with the Punches
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Middle Grade author Laura Segal Stegman and Finding Peace with Your Path
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Young Adult Author Angeline Boulley and a Decades-Long Journey
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Literary Fiction Author Catherine Adel West and There Is No Morning Dew (Yet)
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Cozy Mystery Author Mia P. Manansala and a Candle for the Ancestors
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Romance Author Mary Ann Marlowe and the Relief of Going Hybrid
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Middle Grade Author Alyson Gerber and Taking Up Space
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May 27, 2021 |
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YA Author Jenn P. Nguyen and the Publishing Hail Mary
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May 20, 2021 |
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Fantasy Author Rebecca Enzor and the Publishing Plot Twist
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May 13, 2021 |
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Mystery Author Abby L. Vandiver and the Accidental Hybrid Author
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May 06, 2021 |
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Middle Grade Author Waka T. Brown and the Hidden Power of Networking
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Romance Author Denise Williams and Comparison Being the Thief of Joy
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Science-fiction author Michael Mammay & Diving In Head First
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Historical Fantasy Author Cass Morris and The Perils of the Acquisitions Board
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Welcome to Queries, Qualms, & Quirks - starting April 8th!
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Mar 21, 2021 |