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TBT Monday Book Review: Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

Mon May 06 2019

This is a book I needed as a child, and the fact that it exists for my own children gives me hope for the world. Read more »


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Strength and Powerlessness: On Being Female

Sun May 05 2019

You never forget the first man who held you down and kissed you — that moment when you realized he was so much stronger than you — he could do whatever he liked and you couldn’t stop him. View at medium »


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Bonus Material: Barely Recognizable Animals + Sewing Pattern for Monkey Spaceman Looking Thing

Thu May 02 2019

I used to make the children Barely Recognizable Animals every week. Sometimes I used a pattern and then they were Actually Recognizable but mostly I didn't and they weren't. Plus, here's a fabulous sewing pattern to make your own barely recognizable animal! Read more »


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Reading: Step Stools

Wed May 01 2019

Listen to me read "Step Stools," the first chapter of Mama, Mama, Only Mama. View at youtube »


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A Queer-Spawn Tale

Tue Apr 30 2019

Interview by Ken Schneck for PRIZM, Ohio’s LGBTQ community magazine. View at prizmnews »


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TBR Tuesday: Feminine Rising: Voices of Power and Invisibility

Tue Apr 30 2019

It's the release day for Feminine Rising: Voices of Power and Invisibility. Read more »


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How I Turned My Blog Into a Book

Sat Apr 27 2019

I realized that I actually could make my blog into a how-to (or how-not-to) reference book/memoir complete with mediocre recipes. I mean, there are tons of books with good recipes, but not that many books that explain how to fake your way through life with a microwave. View at booksbywomen »


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Linda’s Book Obsession Interviews Lara Lillibridge

Tue Apr 23 2019

An Interview with Lara Lillibridge, Author of “Mama, Mama, Only Mama” View at lindasbookobsession »


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TBR Tuesday Review: Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis

Tue Apr 23 2019

Extraordinary Birds is quite simply everything I've ever wanted in a middle grade novel. It's utterly captivating. Read more »


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In Which I Plan My Child’s Future, Because I’m The One Driving

Mon Apr 22 2019

Here is another chapter that didn’t make the final revision of Mama, Mama, Only Mama. Read more »


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Interview with Jenni L. Walsh on The Highwaymen and Bonnie and Clyde

Thu Apr 18 2019

After watching THE HIGHWAYMEN on Netflix, I had to interview Jenni L. Walsh, author of BECOMING BONNIE and SIDE BY SIDE. Read more »


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Exclusive Excerpt on Modern Parents Messy Kids: Negotiating with Spiders

Tue Apr 16 2019

Read an excerpt of MAMA, MAMA, ONLY MAMA before it comes out! View at modernparentsmessykids »




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