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Diane Laney Fitzpatrick

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Diane Laney Fitzpatrick was a newspaper reporter, editor, stay-at-home mom, Internet content writer, Howard Johnson’s waitress, political campaign worker, and a jack-of-all-trades volunteer before writing her first book, "Home Sweet Homes: How Bundt Cakes, Bubble Wrap, and My Accent Helped Me Survive Nine Moves."

Diane wrote "Just Humor Me," a popular humor blog about growing up in the ’60s, being a teenager in the ’70s, living all over the country, parenting, and life's missteps. Her blog was the inspiration behind her second book, "Great-Grandma Is on Twitter and Other Signs the Rapture Is Near," a collection of original humorous essays and blog posts.

Her writing has landed her appearances in major media outlets, including The Today Show, ...more

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	Home Sweet Homes: How Bundt Cakes, Bubble Wrap, and My Accent Helped Me Survive Nine Moves 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Great-Grandma Is on Twitter and Other Signs the Rapture Is Near 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 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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The Correspondent

by Virginia Evans (Goodreads Author)

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Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power

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