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Garrett Foster

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Born

in Meriden, CT, The United States

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http://www.garrettfosterwriter.com/

Genre

Fiction, Spirituality, Self Help

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Garrett A. Foster was born in Connecticut but has called South Florida home for nearly thirty years.

He attended Vassar College and began his writing career on the CBS daytime drama Guiding Light — an experience that won him an Emmy Award as part of the 1990 writing team. He also served as editor-in-chief of Soap Opera Magazine, followed by senior editor positions at The Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel.

Garrett's experience as a two-time cancer survivor led him to pursue his dream of being a published author and to become ordained as an interfaith minister. His novels tend to be beach reads with substance. His non-fiction inspires people to find peace and healing through love, forgiveness and gratitude.

In addition to writing, Garrett travels ...more

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Book Review: Last Night in Montreal

Like most avid readers, I am always searching for the next great book and/or author to follow. I especially appreciate it when the discovery isn’t one that is currently on the bestseller list.There’s something special about stumbling onto a gem before — or even after — it has hit everyone else’s radar. Last Night in Montreal and author Emily St. John Mandel are two of those gems for me. First publ Read more of this blog post »

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Garrett’s Quotes

“That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.”
― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

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“Stories are people. I'm a story, you're a story...your father is a story. Our stories go in every direction, but sometimes, if we're lucky, our stories join into one, and for awhile, we're less alone.”
― Jess Walter

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“People who’ve had any genuine spiritual experience always know that they don’t know. They are utterly humbled before mystery. They are in awe before the abyss of it all, in wonder at eternity and depth, and a Love, which is incomprehensible to the mind.”
― Richard Rohr

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Inspiring Book Club — 2956 members — last activity Dec 21, 2025 10:33AM
Inspire and be Inspired! Welcome to Inspiring Book Club where you can talk about your all-time favorite book that has inspired you the most, and hel ...more

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Welcome to Feasting on the Divine Readers Club! We’re a virtual readers club sharing and reading positive, inspirational and spiritual books which hav ...more

The YA Book Club — 21864 members — last activity Dec 13, 2025 03:57AM
This is a book club for all those who love Young Adult books. We know you love to read, and so do we. We will have optional group reads each month. If ...more

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club — 17317 members — last activity Dec 29, 2025 03:23PM
You just found the Official unofficial Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club. We will read the Goodreads Choice Awards winning books throughout the year b ...more

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