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Courtney Henning Novak

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Born

in Santa Monica, The United States

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http://www.CourtneyHenningNovak.com

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Fiction, Memoir, Humor and Comedy

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Courtney Henning Novak lives in Pasadena, California with her husband Nathan, their children Pippa and Julian, two hamstesr, and an assortment of aquatic creatures. She loves cooking, crafting, and tackling DIY projects that only occasionally end in total disaster. She is obsessed with her Read Around the World project.

Contrary to popular opinion, Courtney did not grow up in the circus.

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	Adventures with Postpartum Depression: A Memoir 4.58 avg rating — 19 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
	Confessions of an Imposter Room Mom: A Novel (The Motherhood Circus Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 12 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
	Once Upon An Anxious Mom: A Novel 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	The Distance Learning Activity Book For Parents Just Barely Holding On To Their Last Shred Of Sanity it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur, #6)

by Arnaldur Indriðason

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On Earth as it is Beneath

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Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury America

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