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Helaina Hovitz

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Helaina Hovitz is a native New Yorker who has always had the unreasonable notion that she can help change the world. She is an editor, journalist, media expert, storyteller and content strategist. She is also a nonprofit enthusiast and a dog rescue cheerleader.

Her continuing bylines can be found in Forbes, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Salon, Newsday, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Chicago Tribune, VICE, Thrillist, Newsweek, Prevention, Reader's Digest, The New York Observer, Bustle, SheKnows, Gothamist, SCENE Magazine, The Fix, Tasting Table, Edible Manhattan, Upworthy, Fast Company, HEALTH, Women's Health, Reader's Digest, and many more.

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After 9/11: One Girl's Journey Through Darkness to a New Beginning

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The Intruder

by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author)

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear (Goodreads Author)

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Happy-Go-Lucky

by David Sedaris

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