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Kennedy Cole

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Kennedy Cole is a speculative author with a BFA in Creative Writing and a Certificate in Publishing. Born in North Carolina, she lives by the beach with her partner and enjoys playing games, puzzling, sipping matcha, and collecting tattoos. Her creative portfolio includes an array of published fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with Oakland Arts Review, Carolina Muse, Second Story Journal, and others. There Used to Be People Here is her first novel.

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Happy Land

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The Pairing

by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Author)

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab

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DNF for me, strictly because I couldn't connect with the author's voice. I made it 10% through but couldn't find enough motivation to continue. This is by no means a dig at the author, more so my personal preference. Thank you so much to NetGalley for ...more
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