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Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist, producer, and host of “CRAFT: Authors in Conversation.” Her new young reader’s book, "We Gather Together: Stories of Thanksgiving from then to now," arrived September 2023, and is a companion title to the popular adult nonfiction book, "We Gather Together," and children’s picture book, Giving Thanks. Her titles "The Last Castle" and "The Girls of Atomic City" were both instant New York Times bestsellers in both hardcover and paperback. "The Last Castle" was also a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a finalist for the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. "The Girls of Atomic City" was also a Los Angeles Times and NPR bestseller, was named one of Amazon's “ ...more

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This summer has brought insanely warm temperatures, a ridiculous amount of rain, and cucumber plants that simply will not stop producing. My zucchini, on the other hand, were doing fine before they were taken out by either squash vine borers or squash bugs…or both. “Squash bugs…” I feel there should be a more original name for the insect known formally as anasa tristis. I mean, come on, “squash bu

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	The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II 3.73 avg rating — 31,869 ratings — published 2013 — 25 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 Last Castle 3.73 avg rating — 13,193 ratings — published 2017 — 15 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
	Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,761 ratings — published 2006 — 19 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
	Stuff Every American Should Know by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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 Indiana Jones Handbook: The Complete Adventurer's Guide by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2008 — 8 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
	We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, a President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace 3.61 avg rating — 233 ratings — 5 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
	Giving Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Jamey Christoph (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 136 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
	24: The Official CTU Operations Manual by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — 8 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
	We Gather Together (Young Readers Edition): Stories of Thanksgiving from Then to Now 3.74 avg rating — 27 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
	Science 101: Chemistry by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 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

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“They fought to smile through the lines and the mud and the long hours, dancing under the stars and under the watchful eyes of their government, an Orwellian backdrop for a Rockwellian world.”
― Denise Kiernan, The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

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“So the Next time September 17 rolls around, eat a hot dog, watch some fireworks, and celebrate Constitution Day - that fateful date in 1787 when thirty-nine sweaty men dressed in stockings signed their names to the United States Constitution.”
― Denise Kiernan, Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

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“A dictator decrees,” she later wrote, “a president asks Congress for permission to organize.”
― Denise Kiernan, The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

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The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free

by Paulina Bren

9 votes, 20.9%

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe

8 votes, 18.6%

Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic

by Jennifer Niven

5 votes, 11.6%

The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights

by Dorothy Wickenden

5 votes, 11.6%

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

5 votes, 11.6%

The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer

by Skip Hollandsworth

4 votes, 9.3%

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man'

by Sanford D. Greenberg

2 votes, 4.7%

The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home

by Denise Kiernan

2 votes, 4.7%

Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud

by Elizabeth Greenwood

2 votes, 4.7%

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

by Heather McGhee

1 vote, 2.3%

Rock Me on the Water: 1974—The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television and Politics

by Ronald Brownstein

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