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S.M. Stevens
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Influences
Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, Kristin Hannah
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May 2012
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https://www.goodreads.com/smstevens
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Beautiful & Terrible Things
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Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: A Novel
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2019
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6 editions
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The Wallace House of Pain
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2022
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Bit Players, Has-Been Actors and Other Posers (Bit Players, #1)
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2011
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2 editions
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Bit Players, Bullies and Righteous Rebels
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2012
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Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups
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2014
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2 editions
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Shannon's Odyssey
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Belles et terribles choses
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Free Short Story if You Like Tall, Dark, and Dark…
I am ridiculously happy to have attained another milestone in my writing career…I am the “cover blurber” on another author’s new novel! This happens fairly often for New York Times bestselling authors. They are inundated with requests to comment on someone else’s book. But for the rest of us, the vast majority of authors, it’s a special occurrence. The cover blurb I wrote is for Gail Ward Olms
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| This novel offers a thorough and heartfelt exploration of grief, how it affects everyone differently, and therefore how everyone must take their own path to healing. The mother-daughter bond between Rachel and Miriam, who died at age nine, is palpabl ...more | |
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| This may be my favorite Tyler Zahn book yet, probably because it mixes music and bands with the usual Search-and-Rescue and mystery elements of the series. Once again, the story is a fast-paced intrigue peppered with humorous dialogue and heartfelt e ...more | |
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| This is a searingly honest and acutely insightful deep dive into alcoholism, recovery and codependency. The Prologue alone had me hooked with its strong voice, summary of very, very human concerns and emotions, and even a touch of humor woven into th ...more | |
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The Throwaway Women is a beautifully written reminder that female solidarity and friendship can be the balm and the boost needed to regain control of one’s life. Mild-mannered artist Sofia and attractive, confident teacher Katelyn couldn’t be more dif ...more |
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| This is a fascinating dive into a cult, in particular why a relatively stable person would be drawn to the sense of community and belonging promised by one. Ranson does such an excellent job explaining her mindset at all stages of her journey that I ...more | |
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| I've become a big fan of the Tyler Zahn series. I found myself more emotionally invested in this installment in the series than any other, because all the characters I'm come to know and love - Tyler, Daria, Emma and Ethan - were all in danger's way ...more | |
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Talk about “found family” – this novel brings together a found family that will warm your heart as the protagonist Sierra and all the other main characters find relatives they didn’t know existed and/or friends who become a second family. The story of ...more |
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“When a show ends, for a few days, my body sizzles with leftover energy, like a tree in the wake of a lightning strike.”
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“When you're in a show, all through rehearsals Tech Week hovers out there like a magical holy grail. In reality, Tech Week is always a train wreck of missed cues, forgotten lines, malfunctioning set pieces and short tempers.”
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“This was awkward to infinity. Alex living here would change my entire routine. I was sharing a bathroom with my boyfriend. How scary was that? I had tampons and pads and everything in there. He was going to be naked in the shower on the other side of my bedroom wall. And I was going to be naked in the shower with him in my house.”
― Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups
― Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups
“When a show ends, for a few days, my body sizzles with leftover energy, like a tree in the wake of a lightning strike.”
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“This was awkward to infinity. Alex living here would change my entire routine. I was sharing a bathroom with my boyfriend. How scary was that? I had tampons and pads and everything in there. He was going to be naked in the shower on the other side of my bedroom wall. And I was going to be naked in the shower with him in my house.”
― Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups
― Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups
“When you're in a show, all through rehearsals Tech Week hovers out there like a magical holy grail. In reality, Tech Week is always a train wreck of missed cues, forgotten lines, malfunctioning set pieces and short tempers.”
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“The first few weeks of school were always surreal, like you landed on an alien planet with strange teachers and unfamiliar classrooms, even though the lockers and cafeteria seemed familiar.”
― Bit Players, Has-Been Actors and Other Posers
― Bit Players, Has-Been Actors and Other Posers
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