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Barbara Rogan

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Barbara Rogan is the author of eight novels, including SUSPICION and HINDSIGHT (Simon & Schuster). Her next novel, A DANGEROUS FICTION, is the first in a new mystery series set in the high-stakes world of big publishing. It will be published in July 2013 by Viking/Penguin.

Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, featured by the major book clubs, optioned for movie and television and issued as audio books and ebooks.

Barbara has also worked extensively in publishing. She started as an editor for a large New York publisher. After moving to Israel, she was the founder and, for 12 years, director of the Barbara Rogan Literary Agency. During that period, she served on the Board of Directors of the Jerusalem Book Fair.

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	A Dangerous Fiction: A Mystery 3.78 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Suspicion 3.61 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1999 — 13 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
	Cafe Nevo 4.22 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1988 — 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
	Hindsight: A Novel of the Class of 1972 3.63 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2002 — 8 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
	Rowing in Eden 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	A Heartbeat Away 3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1993 — 6 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
	Saving Grace by Barbara Rogan (Goodreads Author), Anna Fields (Narrator) 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1991 — 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
	A Heartbeat Away: A Novel 3.50 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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	Changing States liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981 — 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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REVISING FICTION 2021

The next Revising Fiction online workshop has been scheduled to begin on Feb. 24, 2021, and is now open for registration. This workshop is my Masterclass. It’s intended for writers with a complete draft of a novel, memoir, or a body of short stories who want help bringing their work to the next level. Revising Fiction is open to as-yet unpublished writers as well as published writers who want t

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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

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Barbara Rogan said: " One of those books that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. L. Ron Hubbard was a good sci-fi writer who started believing his own nutty stories; the astonishing thing is that he got millions of followers believing them, too. "Going clear" in ...more "

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“Life's full of surprises, and they ain't all bad.”
― Barbara Rogan

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“Life's full of surprises, and they ain't all bad.”
― Barbara Rogan

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