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Dane Johns

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in Marion, IL, The United States

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Dane Johns lives in southern Illinois where he works at a nonprofit youth crisis shelter. At one time, Dane played in several bands that you probably haven't heard of unless you were in very specific places at very specific times. Even then, you probably didn't like them. His debut novel, The Futile, came out in April 2022 via Honey Gold Records. His second novel, Our Extended Universe, will be out May 2023. ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 44 ratings · 17 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Futile 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2022 — 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
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