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Mayra Calvani

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Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults and has authored over a dozen books, some of which have won awards. Her stories, reviews, interviews and articles have appeared on numerous publications such as The Writer, Writer’s Journal, Multicultural Review, and Bloomsbury Review, among many others. When she’s not writing, reading, editing or reviewing, she enjoys walking her dog, traveling, and spending time with her family.


An Interview with Barry Wilker, Author of 'The Lapone Sisters'


Barry Wilker spent forty-three years working as an interior designer for a myriad of clients across the United States. Retirement has provided him time to assemble all the fragments of his wild imagination into this, his first novel. He lived for a number of years in the Los Angeles area and currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Here's here today to talk about his novel, The Lapon Read more of this blog post »
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Published on November 29, 2022 10:36 Tags: author-interview, bucharest-stories, coming-of-age, satire, wwii
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