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Eric Giroux

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Eric Giroux's debut novel, RING ON DELI, won the National Indie Excellence Award for Comedy and a Readers' Favorite award. His second novel, ZODIAC PETS, won an NYC Big Book Award and was a finalist for the Samuel Richardson Prize, a National Indie Excellence Award, and a Foreword INDIES award. His fiction writing has received support from Vermont Studio Center and Millay Arts. He lives near Boston with his family and works for the SEC (the regulator, not the football conference). ...more

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	Ring on Deli 4.63 avg rating — 38 ratings — 4 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
	Zodiac Pets 4.63 avg rating — 24 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
	Clare's Boutique: Three Stories and One Essay by Eric Giroux (Goodreads Author), Dan Visel (Designer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Programmé pour oublier: Sortir de l’hypnose collective avant qu’il ne soit trop tard 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
	Exploration du mystère de la création de l'Univers et de l'Âme by Fabienne ACHOUR, Eric Giroux (Goodreads Author) 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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Eric Giroux liked Lauri DiFraia's review of Zodiac Pets: "While reading Zodiac Pets, I found myself transported into a pseudo-apocalyptic town of my youth. After thoroughly enjoying Ring on Deli, I was nostalgic for more Bounty Bag references, of which I found plenty. Pennacook, rife with an abundance of Ch" Read more of this review »
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Eric Giroux and 1 other person liked Hillary's review of Zodiac Pets: "I grew up in small-town New England, so I might be a little biased, but this was a wonderful way to explore the societal and cultural (and parochial) layers in a whimsical setting. The writing is sharp and brilliantly funny and manages to be both inc" Read more of this review »
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