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April Davila

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April Dávila is an award-winning author, speaker, and writing coach. Publishers Weekly called her debut novel, 142 Ostriches, a "vivid, uplifting debut" and the book went on to win the WILLA Award for Women Writing the West. Writer's Digest listed her blog (at aprildavila.com) as one of the Best 101 Websites for Writers and she is the creator of the Sit Write Here writing coaching program, helping writers quiet their inner critics, overcome writer's block, and edit more effectively.

She's a half-hearted gardener, occasional runner, and practicing buddhist living in Los Angeles. ...more

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	142 Ostriches 3.87 avg rating — 1,314 ratings — published 2020 — 11 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
	Sit Write Here: 6 Mindfulness Practices to Help You Write More and Suffer Less 4.44 avg rating — 57 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
	42 Stories Anthology Presents: Book of 42² by Bertram Allan Mullin, Karen L. Milstein (editor), Terry Groves (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2024 — 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

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September BoTM Nominations ~ 1st Poll ~ Debut Novel
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce

9 votes, 31.0%

Miracle Creek

by Angie Kim

6 votes, 20.7%

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

5 votes, 17.2%

The Writing Retreat

by Julia Bartz

3 votes, 10.3%

Woman of Light

by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

2 votes, 6.9%

Nightcrawling

by Leila Mottley

2 votes, 6.9%

Swan Light

by Phoebe Rowe

1 vote, 3.4%

Four Treasures of the Sky

by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

1 vote, 3.4%

The Collected Regrets of Clover

by Mikki Brammer

0 votes, 0.0%

142 Ostriches

by April Davila

0 votes, 0.0%

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