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Tara Betts

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in Kankakee, IL , The United States

January 07

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Tara Betts is the author of the REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR, BREAK THE HABIT, ARC AND HUE, and the chapbooks 7 x 7: kwansabas, and the THE GREATEST!: AN HOMAGE TO MUHAMMAD ALI. She is a Cave Canem fellow and holds an MFA from New England College and a Ph.D. from Binghamton University.

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	Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements by Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor/Contributor), Walidah Imarisha (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Sheree Renée Thomas (Foreword) 3.93 avg rating — 4,311 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 1 by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tara Betts (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lazuli Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.78 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	Arc & Hue 4.59 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2009	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
	Refuse to Disappear 4.76 avg rating — 21 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
	Break the Habit 4.67 avg rating — 18 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
	This is What it Feels Like to Exist 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	7x7: kwansabas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Poetry Magazine February 2021 by Tara Betts (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joshua Bennett (Editor), Sarah Ross (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 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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From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction

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