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Featuring:

Bibi Gaston

The Loveliest Woman in America

Bibi Gaston's first book, The Loveliest Woman in America, is an intimate portrait of her grandmother, Rosamond Pinchot, her father, and herself. It is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. She is also a landscape artist.

Genre:Non-Fiction

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Jessica Handler

Invisible Sisters

Jessica Handler is the author of the debut memoir, Invisible Sisters. Her work has received Honorable Mention for the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Prize. A teacher of creative writing, she lives in Atlanta.

Genre:Non-Fiction

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Robert Leleux

Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy

Robert Leleux is the author of The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy. His articles have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and The Texas Observer, where he writes the "Tex in the City" column.

Genre:Non-Fiction

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Jo Maeder

When I Married My Mother

Jo Maeder, author of When I Married My Mother, is a former New York City DJ. She is now a writer full time and lives in New York and North Carolina.

Genre:Non-Fiction

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