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Cara Diaconoff

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Cara Diaconoff earned a B.A. at Oberlin College, an M.A. in English literature at University of Wisconsin, and an M.F.A. in creative writing at Indiana University. She has taught writing and literature as a visiting professor at Southern Methodist University and at Whitman College, as a lecturer at Texas Christian University, and as a Peace Corps volunteer at colleges in Russia. She also served as managing editor of THE GETTYSBURG REVIEW. Currently, she teaches at Bellevue College, near Seattle.

Diaconoff is the author of UNMARRIAGEABLE DAUGHTERS: STORIES, published by Lewis-Clark Press; two novels, I'LL BE A STRANGER TO YOU and MARIAN HAL;, and THE FOLKTALE COLLECTOR'S DAUGHTER AND OTHER STORIES, forthcoming in fall 2026.

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	Unmarriageable Daughters 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008	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
	I'll Be a Stranger to You it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	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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I didn't love this as many did...I thought the construction of the narrator/ main character was rather tendentious. The ending is pretty wild, I will grant. ...more
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A disclaimer that I'm friends with Lori, having met her through the AWP's Writer to Writer program. She's really original in what she does with horror tropes--updating and teasing them open with a vision that is feminist, social-justice oriented, and ...more
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Peter Mountford's work appeals on the basis of one of the most basic reasons to read fiction--voyeurism or, putting it more politely, the chance to get "the news" about how other people live. His particular stamp is the mixture of breeziness and deep ...more
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A disclaimer that I'm friends with Lori, having met her through the AWP's Writer to Writer program. She's really original in what she does with horror tropes--updating and teasing them open with a vision that is feminist, social-justice oriented, and ...more
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