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Michelle Hoover teaches writing at Brandeis University and Grub Street, where she leads the Novel Incubator program. She has been the Philip Roth Writer-in-Residence at Bucknell University, a MacDowell Fellow, and the 2005 winner of the PEN/New England Discovery Award for Fiction. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and published in Best New American Voices. Her debut novel, The Quickening, was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, was a Finalist for the Indies Choice Debut of 2010 and Forward Magazine's Best Literary Book of 2010, and is a 2010 Massachusetts Book Award "Must Read" pick. Her second novel, Bottomland, is the 2017 All Iowa Reads selection. For more, go to www.michelle-hoove ...more

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	The Quickening 3.30 avg rating — 2,285 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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
	Bottomland 3.66 avg rating — 1,282 ratings — published 2016 — 10 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
	The Autoimmune Protocol Comfort Food Cookbook: 100+ Nourishing Allergen-Free Recipes 4.20 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2019 — 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
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“The way to goodness," Borden had said, "is one of sacrifice. He who sacrifices will have it a hundred times returned.”
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“quiet in a house is a thing a woman likes to keep.”
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“The daughter doesn't feel the distance, but the mother does”
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message 10: by Michelle

Oct 18, 2016 05:30AM

Michelle wrote: "Congratulations on the All Iowa Reads choice!"

Thanks Michelle! So happy that it's from my home state. Hope you're well!

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message 9: by Michelle

Oct 17, 2016 04:09PM

Congratulations on the All Iowa Reads choice!

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message 8: by Michelle

Feb 24, 2016 11:44AM

Thanks! Looks like you've got a great anthology coming out too!

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message 7: by Tara

Feb 24, 2016 11:34AM

Hey, congrats! Can't wait to read the new book!

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message 6: by Ivan

Oct 29, 2015 03:35PM

Thanks for the add! Will be glad to share some recommendations, tips, etc! Best wishes! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sound in your ears! (as my water dragons' hunters would greet - my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).

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