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Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We love to talk about our current knitting projects and favorite books to read or listen to - we also review the occasional knitting book. Come join us!
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Sentimental Garbage

Justice for Dumb Women

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Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City podcast. We don't know the most, we feel the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Beach reads. Chick lit. Rom coms. The genre goes by many names, but there’s usually one guarantee for each book: People are kissing (or something more) just about 50 percent into it. Katey Outka and Abigail Rosenthal are journalists, former co-workers-turned-friends and romance fanatics who have been trading books for years. Join us for biweekly episodes, including a monthly book club discussion of our pick, as well as chats about new releases, what we love about the genre, HEAs, our favorit ...
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The Writing Table is a podcast for writers and book lovers. Whether you're a seasoned writer or curious about the writing life, pull up a chair. Hear from authors from every stage-from New York Times list-makers to debuts. You'll get a behind-the-scenes view of your favorite books-from writing the ugly first drafts to the final editorial processes. Check out interviews with Phillipa Gregory, Jennifer Weiner, Lemony Snicket, Laurie Frankel, and so many others. Come on in-there's always room a ...
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Harlequin Author Spotlight

Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.

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Get the story behind the story with this series of author interviews from Harlequin, the global leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction. Meet debut authors and New York Times bestselling writers from a wide variety of genres—romance, chick lit, fantasy, suspense—and learn what inspires them to write.
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Jot Notes

Jot Notes - Where we discover the newest, hottest books & Authors on the scene

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Welcome to Jot Notes - Where we dive into the newest, hottest books and Authors on the scene. My name is Jenna Greene, YA fantasy author – author of the Imagine series and the award-winning novel REBORN. With me is my co-host Miranda Oh, a contemporary chick-lit writer, author of the “Chin Up, Tits Out” series.
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The Hive with Buzz Books

The Hive with Buzz Books

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Celebrating stories in film, television and literature with special guests. Buzzing the best entertainment: top picks, new releases, bestsellers and blockbuster movies, award winners and story craft. Hosted by Malena Lott, author and executive editor at Buzz Books USA.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman at the start of a midlife crisis needs a creative project. So writer, journalist and broadcaster Harriet Minter is writing a book….. A “chick-lit” novel (don’t worry, we’ll be discussing that term). A genre that is both critiqued and loved in equal parts. Join Harriet for the writing journey, as she navigates story arcs, character traits and plots. In every episode you’ll hear from authors who have been there and done it and friends who ca ...
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Words To Mouth

Carrie Runnals

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Words To Mouth is an author interview talk show where readers meet authors beyond the printed page…and win FREE books. Come discover new and seasoned authors and the books they write. Carrie Runnals understands the challenges of being a busy woman juggling work-life balance. She scours the literary market and keeps a pulse on new book releases for you. Hear about the latest must-read novels and nonfiction as Carrie gets the answers to questions you want asked with authors you’d love to meet. ...
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Ceil Clark is fed up with dating the twenty-something hipsters and slackers that litter the streets of Los Angeles nightlife like empty, discarded cans of Red Bull. Against the wise advice of her best friend, Lupe, she makes a pre-meditated decision to seduce, tag and bag her newest boss---Wayne Hayter; the cool and always collected thirty-something, corporate-loving, sports-car-driving, designer duds wearing, General Manager of the Porsche dealership where Ceil merely tolerates her 9 to 5 g ...
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Your Voice Here

Jeremy Chapman/ Your Voice Here

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My name is Jeremy Chapman and I am a Podcaster, Podcast Producer and Radio Presenter. Each week a guest drops in to chat about their journey in to radio presenting, podcasting or voice over work to give you a fun and inspiring look at how they got in to that industry, along with passing on hints, tips and guidance to help you do the same.If you would like to be a guest on the Your Voice Here podcast then email hello@yourvoicehere.co.uk for more details.
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Recorded Friday, November 1, 2024 Book talk begins at 19:20 Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our FOs thread. It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our bundles of patterns for inspiration and join the discussion on our Sweater KAL…
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We got an ARC of Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage and we’re SO excited to talk to you about it. This series has us in a chokehold. Lost and Lassoed is book three in the Rebel Blue Ranch series–we finally get to see Teddy and Gus’s chemistry come to a head (giggle). Gus needs childcare assistance while Cam is out of town for the summer and Teddy is in …
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November 12 - The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, by Priya Parker (2020) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4hiHEGh It’s less than a couple weeks until Thanksgiving, and my thoughts turn to gatherings and celebrations. I think about the lonely people who aren’t invited to any gatherings, or who haven’t found …
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Anna Johnston is a former baby, aspiring octogenarian and emerging Australian author with a love for the heartfelt and hilarious. She grew up in country Victoria before moving to Melbourne where she lives joyously with her husband and daughters by the beach. Anna left an imminent career in medicine to follow her heart into her grandfather’s nursing…
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November 11 – The Other Bennett Sister, by Janice Hadlow (2020) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3YmbCAv Here’s a retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, where the neglected middle sister Mary is portrayed as a frustrated intellectual with hopes and dreams of her own. I have a huge weakness for Pride and Prejudice re…
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November 10 - Sophie Valroux's Paris Stars, by Samantha Verant (2021) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4e2z382 This work of culinary fiction is the second in a series about French chef Sophie Valroux, but you don’t need to have read the first book to enjoy this one. In this one, she’s cooking and running the restaurant at a …
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November 9 – The Pink Suit, by Nicole Mary Kelby (2014) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4e6xFkF Here is a fictional novel about an Irish seamstress who worked at a haute couture fashion house, Chez Ninon, on Jacqueline Kennedy’s iconic pink suit, and what happened to her after the suit became famous for all the wrong reason…
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November 8 - The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater, by Nigel Slater (2012) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3AqLYTm Award winning British food writer Nigel Slater shares a year’s worth of his grocery shopping, cooking and entertaining. For example, under the New Year’s Day entry, “A Day of Hope and Hot…
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November 7 - Midnight Blue, by Simone van der Vlugt (2018) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3YpnfXC Here’s a book you might enjoy if you liked “The Miniaturist” and “The Girl with a Pearl Earring.” This historical fiction novel is set in Holland’s Golden Age. (The 1650s) Catrin is 25 when her husband dies. She leaves their s…
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Author of Long Island Compromise and Fleishman Is in Trouble Taffy Brodesser-Akner joins Caroline for a special edition episode to discuss their favourite Taylor Swift songs. SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE LIVE Thursday 6th February 2025 @Union Chapel, London UK Tickets out now: www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor…
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November 6 – Penelope in Retrograde, by Brooke Abrams (2023) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4e7kyj4 Welcome to our November 6 episode of The Lovely Book of the Day podcast! I’m your host Carrie, from the Lovely Living blog. I have another beautiful book suggestion for you on this blustery Wednesday. A romance writer who da…
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Follow Author Emma-Claire Sunday on Instagram here. Get your copy of The Duke's Sister and I from Harlequin's website here. Listen to Charlotte and Loretta's playlists on Spotify here. ♡ ♡If you enjoyed today's episode and listen via Apple Podcast, please consider rating and leaving the podcast a review. This is the easiest way to support us and wi…
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November 5 - An American in Provence: Art, Life and Photography, by Jamie Beck (2022) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/40qD0Ad Welcome to our fifth episode of The Lovely Book of the Day podcast! I’m your host Carrie, from the Lovely Living blog. I have another beautiful book suggestion for you today. It’s a busy Tuesday, a w…
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November 4 - Connoisseur Kids: Etiquette, Manners, and Living Well for Parents and Their Little Ones, by Jennifer L. Scott (2019) https://amzn.to/48yLk2X (Affiliate link) Welcome to our fourth episode of The Lovely Book of the Day podcast! I’m your host Carrie, from the Lovely Living blog and Lovely Living University online classes website. I have …
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November 3 - Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, by Julie Powell (2005) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3C1ogxz Welcome to our third episode of The Lovely Book of the Day podcast! I’m your host Carrie, from the Lovely Living blog and Lovely Living University online classes website. I have anoth…
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November 2 - The Hygge Life: Embracing the Nordic Art of Coziness Through Recipes, Entertaining, Decorating, Simple Rituals, and Family Traditions, by Gunnar Karl Gislason (2017) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3AeAJNI Welcome to our second episode of The Lovely Book of the Day podcast! I’m your host Carrie, from the Lovely…
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Happy First Day of November! November 1 - Table for Seven, by Whitney Gaskell (2013) Shop now at Amazon.com (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/3C17Gh9 We’re entering the holiday season, with cold nights spent by the fireplace, more downtime to read, or perhaps get into our kitchens and try that new cooking or baking recipe. It’s a season of gathering…
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Keep up with Harlequin Editor Emma Cole here. You can find Author Katie Mettner's website here. Get Katie's latest book The Silent Setup here. Find Author KD Richards's website here. Get KD'd latest book here. Find Author Juno Rushdan's website here. Get Juno's latest book here. Find Author Carded Pineiro's website here. Get Caridad's next book her…
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Erin Quinn-Kong is a longtime magazine editor. Currently managing editor of Texas Highways, she has also been an editor at Austin Monthly, Us Weekly, and Allure. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and lives in Austin, TX, with her husband and their two children. Her debut novel is Hate Follow. Learn more at erinqui…
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Maria Vetrano tried to save the whales when she was nine years old. It didn’t quite work. But that didn’t quell her desire to ease some of the world’s ills in some small way, even if only through fiction. She is the mother of one young adult daughter and currently lives with her wife and animal family in Massachusetts. When she’s not writing, Maria…
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AurélieThiele is a French American writer and engineering professor living in Dallas, TX. She has studied writing at the UCLA Extension School and Bennington Writing Seminars, and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Her love of opera started when she was a high school student and her parents would take her to the op…
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Dory is here and I love her! You can find All the Feels on Apple Podcast here. For the latest episode on Spotify, click here. ♡ ♡If you enjoyed today's episode and listen via Apple Podcast, please consider rating and leaving the podcast a review. This is the easiest way to support us and will help other Category Romance readers find us ♡For a list …
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In honor of spooky szn, we’re reading monster romance! This week’s feature is a new-to-us author with a minotaur and fae couple. She’s a journalist trying to land her dream job and he’s the captain of the sportsball team (literally, that’s the name of the sport). Because of the requirements of her probationary period with the newspaper, Cass is for…
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Katey and Abigail kick off spooky season with podcast favorite Jen DeLuca’s “Haunted Ever After.” Other topics include bougie pajamas, passionate defenses of Texas beach towns, a misguided but well-intentioned gift from Abigail’s ex-boyfriend’s mom and the type of ghost Katey wants to be. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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This week, Sam and Tex return to Crown of Midnight, diving into Chapters 30-56! As Celaena Sardothien’s journey intensifies, so do the stakes, with twists and turns that push her to the brink. In this episode, we’ll delve into the escalating tension at court, dissect the evolving relationships, and peel back the layers of secrets emerging from the …
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Recorded Sunday, October 6, 2024 Book talk begins at 32:20 Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater. It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is the Info in our Ravelr…
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What does it take to be a juror of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction? Former columnist for the New York Times Review, Danielle Trussoni, discusses her experiences on both sides of the page-as writer and reviewer. She gives us a peek into a typical writing day and shares information about The San Miguel Writers Conference. Danielle Trussoni is a New Yor…
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Crystal King on her new novel and the one change she made that improved her writing exponentially. Crystal King is the author of IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS, THE CHEF'S SECRET, and FEAST OF SORROW, which was long-listed for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and was a Must Read for the MassBook Awards. She is an author, culinary enthusiast, a…
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Harlequin Intrigue Author Katie Meitner joins me on today's episode. You can find Author Katie Mettner's website here. Follow Katie on Instagram here. You can find Katie on Facebook here. See upcoming titles from Author Katie Mettner here. ♡ ♡If you enjoyed today's episode and listen via Apple Podcast, please consider rating and leaving the podcast…
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Time is a flat circle and we’re reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. The last time either of us read the Twilight series, it was 2008 and we read it at the very beginning of our friendship. We were both different people and the world was a different place. What do we think of Edward and Bella today versus 16 years ago? Are we Team Edward or Jacob? …
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Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. He shares his process, the research required for Whalefall, and a preview of his latest novel, Pay the Piper. Whalefall received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 f…
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We're taking a little break, so enjoy the first official week of fall with this re-release from August 2022! In a bonus book club episode based on Katey’s unwavering insistence, Abigail and Katey chat about “The Dead Romantics” by Ashley Poston, a love story about a ghostwriter and an actual ghost. It also features the worst man to ever exist, a ve…
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What does it take to publish seventy-five books? RaeAnne Thayne breaks it down. From her days as a journalist to navigating writing around raising a family and caring for a child with special needs, RaeAnne shares her process and responds to one listener's question about locking down the right point-of-view. New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street J…
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Rose Carlyle is a lawyer and an adventurer with first class honours degrees in law and creative writing. Rose has crewed on scientific yachting expeditions to subantarctic islands and has sailed her own yacht from Thailand to South Africa. She currently lives in New Zealand with her three children. Her debut novel, The Girl in the Mirror, was an in…
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This week, Sam and Tex are back to dive into Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, covering the first half of the book! Celaena Sardothien’s world gets even more intense as she takes on new missions and faces increasingly complex challenges. In this episode, we’ll unpack the growing tension within the castle walls, explore the relationships that are …
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This week we’re immersing ourselves back into The Bachelor-esque world Kay Marie has curated for The Love Lie! Loyal listeners might remember the first installment in this series, The Love Rematch from Episode 73. In this followup, we see the aftermath of Emily’s decision to swap places with her identical twin Samantha. As we learned in the epilogu…
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Recorded Thursday, September 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:30 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has ended, and we will announce the prize winners at the end of this episode. Our Fall Sweater KAL is starting! You have until January 15 to finish an adult-sized sweater with some kind of sleeves. WIPs less than 50% complete are fine. Come join our sweater d…
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This episode is a live recording from Katey and Abigail’s first ever live show at Fae Ball Austin! Katey makes Abigail finally read Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Thorns and Roses.” They also play several rounds of “smash or pass” with the various fae men and chat about faerie sex parties and whether or not Feyre can actually paint. --- Support this po…
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In this special preview episode, Tex and Sam dive into the world of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas—only this time, we're doing it Fantasy Draft style! We’re boldly predicting the twists, turns, and swoon-worthy moments that Maas is sure to throw our way. Will Celaena embrace her destiny or continue to guard her secrets? Who will come out on top…
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Appellate judge and Edgar-award-winning author of ten novels of crime fiction, David Ellis dishes on writing independently and coauthoring eight bestselling books with James Patterson. He discusses what he's learned about pacing and plotting from Patterson. David's novels have been translated into more than ten languages worldwide. In December 2014…
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Gill Paul has written thirteen historical novels, many of them re-evaluating extraordinary 20th-century women whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Her books have reached the top of the US, Canadian, and UK charts, and have been translated into twenty-three languages. Gill was born and raised in Scotland, apart from an …
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This week we’re clinging to the Olympics by reading The Kraken Games by Lilith Stone! Luna is the first human to have ever entered the Kraken Games in Motham City. Kai is this year’s chosen kraken, who will have to fight every single entrant in order to win–and he must win if he’d like to bring honor back to his people. Last year’s kraken lost to a…
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Hadley Leggett writes layered book club fiction exploring truth in shades of gray. Before becoming a novelist, her winding career path included degrees in medicine, biochemistry, Spanish, and science journalism, as well as a ten-year stint as a stay-at-home mom. She began writing fiction — her secret lifelong dream — when her youngest child started…
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Sara Goodman Confino dishes about her path to publishing, her mad love for everything Springsteen, researching her latest novel, and the story behind the cover of Behind Every Good Man. Confino teaches high school English and journalism in Montgomery County, Maryland, where she lives with her husband, two sons, and miniature schnauzer, Sandy. When …
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Katey and Abigail discuss the things (cishet) men could learn from romance novels, including communication, empathy and — yes — sex. Other topics include their feelings on grand gestures, Abigail’s panic before her husband proposed, Katey’s dog escaping during her proposal, and which fictional men are the best (and worst) examples for IRL men. Call…
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Author of Love and Other Conspiracies, Mallory Marlowe joins me on the podcast today! You can find Author Mallory Marlowe's website here. Click here to learn more about Love and Other Conspiracies Click here to sign up for Mallory's newsletter and for links to her social media Click here to get your copy of Love and Other Conspiracies ♡ ♡If you enj…
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Jaclyn Goldis is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and NYU Law. She practiced trust and estate law at a large Chicago firm for seven years before leaving her job to travel the world and write novels. She is the author of When We Were Young, The Chateau, and her latest, The Main Character. For more information visit jaclyngoldis.c…
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