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Calvin Naraghi

40 books | 17 friends

Susan Huckle

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180 books | 18 friends

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686 books | 24 friends

Amanda Ostrow Mason

99 books | 3 friends

Diana

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178 books | 11 friends

Michael Mcilwee

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Michael McILwee is an author, award-winning journalist, and performer. He has been seen in shows like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) and The Plot Against America (HBO), and has performed on stage in shows including The Phantom of the Opera, A Chorus Line, and The Music Man. An award-winning journalist and producer, McILwee has worked for news organizations such as CBS News. He holds an MA in Journalism from NYU and a BFA in Musical Theatre from The New School. A lifelong Star Wars fan and proud nerd, Michael was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and now divides his time between New York and Los Angeles with his dog, Alfie. A Summer with Dean is his first novel.

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If The House Rules was about surviving the past, The Family Rites is about taking back the future. Naraghi shifts gears in the best way possible, moving from a frantic escape room to a cold, calculated infiltration mission. The heart of this sequel i ...more
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