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Tamara Dever

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Nonfiction, Music, Children's

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Tamara Dever is an award-winning book designer, owner of TLC Book Design, and insatiable lover of ’70s and ’80s pop and rock music and culture.

Her award-winning book, "My Publishing Journey," makes a fantastic gift for authors. Her music quiz books are totally rad for GenXers who love their ’70s and ’80s music. Learn more about the latter at TotallyCool80s.com.

One author career highlight was being interviewed by original MTV VJ Martha Quinn and receiving an endorsement for her book, "I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie."

She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, kids, dogs, and a ton of GenX memorabilia. ...more

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	I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie: Old-school Rock-and-Roll Like You’ve Never Read Before! 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day We Found Yesterday by Tamara Dever (Goodreads Author), Missi Jay (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Ultimate Mix Tape Music Quiz Book: Side B: More ways to test your rad knowledge of ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s tuneage! (Ultimate Mix Tape Retro Music Quiz Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My Grandma and Grandpa Rock!

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