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Constance
Alexander is a columnist who produces great radio documentaries;
she is also a playwright and has her own Web site at Constancealexander.com
Ellen
Blum Barish
Ellen Blum Barish writes thoughtfully on the ups and downs of motherhood
in a syndicated column. Check out her thoughts on whether mothers
should write about their kids.
Anne
Calcagno
Anne's collection of short stories is called Pray for Yourself,
and it's wonderful. She has also edited a book on Italy, and has
her own Website at Annecalcagno.com.
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Laurel
Doud
Asked
how she came to write about a mother of two who dies suddenly and
wakes up a year later in the body of a 22-year-old drug addict who
has just overdosed in her LA bathroom, Laurel recently answered,
"It was a really bad week" ... but the reviewers loved
it.
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Frances
Kuffel
Frances'
memoir of weight loss and personal growth is
Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding Myself,
and it is funny, sad and lovely.
You can reach Frances at www.franceskuffel.net.
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| Bo
Niles
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editor with This Old House, Bo has written books
on a range of topics, from the beauty of Provence to the
mystery of paper in lucid prose that makes you wonder
why Peter Mayle got all the attention ... |
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 Paperie
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| Amy
Krause Rosenthal... is funny and insightful, and has
her own Web site at Mommymommy.com.
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Elizabeth Tibbetts... has won the Bluestem Poetry
Award with her new book In the Well. Poet Elizabeth
Dodd says the book is "rich in perspective, story,
and the insistent pull of language's tensile strength."
My favorite:"Ida Goes to the Hens." |
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