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Author also writes as Daytona Danielsen

Daytona Danielsen is a novelist and cookbook author whose fiction and food writing evokes forests, fjords, and folklore of her Norwegian heritage. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and lives near Seattle, Washington with her two children. daytonadanielsen.com ...more

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Writers Need to Read: My Multiform Approach to the Written (and Narrated) Word

I read multiple books at a time—fiction, nonfiction, poetry—using a variety of formats: paper, Kindle, Audible, Libby, and Speechify. I start my day with nonfiction, listen to audiobooks on my commute, and find that I get more housework done when I’m listening to a book than when I’m not. Sometimes I listen as I fall asleep, choosing a cozy book I’ve read before as a comforting bedtime story that

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Average rating: 4.13 · 137 ratings · 32 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Modern Scandinavian Baking: A Cookbook of Sweet Treats and Savory Bakes by Daytona Strong (Goodreads Author), Daytona Danielsen 4.19 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Disney Frozen: The Official Cookbook: A Culinary Journey through Arendelle by Daytona Danielsen, S.T. Bende (Goodreads Author), Daytona Strong (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 19 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 Pescatarian Cookbook for Beginners: 75 Recipes to Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyle by Daytona Strong (Goodreads Author), Daytona Danielsen 4.29 avg rating — 14 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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The Macabre

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