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Shelley Ettinger

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Shelley Ettinger, originally from Detroit, lived in New York City for most of her adult life before relocating to San Antonio, Texas. She is a longtime activist in the LGBTQ movement and in anti-racist, anti-war and union struggles. Her short fiction and poetry have been published in many literary journals. Vera's Will is her first novel. ...more

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Vera's Will by Shelley Ettinger

Hamilton Stone Editions' official publication date for my novel Vera's Will is February 2 -- but it's actually available now! Order it from your favorite online bookstore or ask your favorite brick-and-mortar to stock it. I'm also making one copy available as a Goodreads giveaway, so enter if you're interested.

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Published on January 23, 2015 09:18 • Tags: lesbian-fiction, lgbt, literary-fiction

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	Vera's Will 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 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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I guess I'm a dunce because this one did nothing for me. ...more
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Shelley Ettinger and 68 other people liked Jessica Woodbury's review of The Wedding People: "I did not think I was going to like this book when I saw reviews declaring it "heartwarming." Heartwarming is not my thing. But then I read it in 24 hours. I am not saying it's not heartwarming, but I think what made me enjoy it so much was how willi" Read more of this review »
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This is one dumbass book.
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Shelley Ettinger and 124 other people liked Jessica Woodbury's review of Beautiful Ugly: "I have liked and disliked Alice Feeney novels, but this one is the worst so far. The book exists only for the sake of the twist, and worst of all, everything leading up to the twist is quite boring! I kept seeing along the way all kinds of interestin" Read more of this review »
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Shelley Ettinger and 149 other people liked Era ➴'s review of Disorientation: " Thank you to Netgalley for giving me an ARC! This read was a hot mess. Read that sentence carefully. This read was a hot mess. Not the book. Just my experience with it. This is a classic case of “it’s not you, it’s me.” First of all, I’m definitely n" Read more of this review »
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Shelley Ettinger rated a book liked it Twist by Colum McCann (Goodreads Author)	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
Three stars is generous, I'm afraid, and just barely earned by the first half or so of the book. After that it (forgive me) dives, submerging us in page upon page of self-consciously writerly writing about not much. Yes there's a good bit of Heart of ...more
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