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Barbara Graham

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Fiction, Crime, Memoir

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WHAT JONAH KNEW is Barbara’s debut novel, Her essays and articles have appeared in magazines, such as Glamour, More, Mindful, National Geographic Traveler, O the Oprah Magazine, Food & Wine, Psychotherapy Networker, Redbook, Self, Shambhala Sun, Sunset, Time, Tricycle, Utne Reader, and Vogue, in addition to being collected in many anthologies.

She is the author/editor of the New York Times bestselling Eye of My Heart: 27 Women Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother, her non-Hallmark take on the complexities of being a grandparent in the 21st century. She’s also the author of Women Who Run with the Poodles: Myths and Tips for Honoring Your Mood Swings, a national bestseller that offers a satirical look at the da ...more

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Barbara Graham Send your inner critic on vacation and give yourself the freedom to keep writing every day, even when you think what you have is terrible. Every first…moreSend your inner critic on vacation and give yourself the freedom to keep writing every day, even when you think what you have is terrible. Every first draft is terrible in its own way, but it's essential to trust the process and stay with it. When you get to the second draft of whatever you're writing--a story, a novel, an essay--it will come so much more easily. But your inner critic should remain on vacation for that draft too. (less)
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Barbara Graham I have an idea for the next psychological thriller that also deals with mortality and I'm in the note-taking stage.…moreI have an idea for the next psychological thriller that also deals with mortality and I'm in the note-taking stage.(less)
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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,598 ratings · 281 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
What Jonah Knew
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“his belief that, one way or another, whether by mysterious grace or plain dumb luck, things would turn out fine. Remarkably, most of the time he was right.”
― Barbara Graham, What Jonah Knew
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