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Billie Best

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Born

in The United States

March 21, 1954

Website

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Genre

Fiction, Memoir, Contemporary

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February 2020

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Billie Best is an accomplished author recognized for engaging stories that delve into themes of midlife reinvention, relationships, and feminism. Her writing is characterized by a candid and relatable style, appealing to readers navigating similar life transitions.

Her professional background is in technology. She writes about women inclined to move fast and break things—brave, unapologetic, independent thinkers.

She began her career in the music business managing rock bands on the East Coast as they navigated the transition from analog to digital equipment and instruments. She moved on to marketing communications working for the largest bookstore in Boston as they migrated their advertising from paper-based to computer-based systems. Then s ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 66 ratings · 32 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life 4.53 avg rating — 51 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
	Clitapalooza: Her Flower Blooms Power 3.70 avg rating — 10 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
	I Could Be Wrong by Billie Best (Goodreads Author), Brenda Rose (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	Dying Beautifully 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Kirkus Reviews did Clitpalooza

“A cheeky exploration of sex and feminism…” – Kirkus Reviews

Widowspeak Publishing is pleased to announce the Kirkus Reviews review of Billie Best’s third book, Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power. In this sex-positive thriller romance, a 60-ish woman blows up her comfortable life feeling the years ahead are her last chance to break the rules of adulting, be adventurous and explore herself. What Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 05, 2024 13:05 • Tags: feminism, kirkus-reviews, romantic-thriller, sex, thriller-romance, women-s-fiction

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