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Depression. Suicide. Faith. Love. Writing.
If you know anyone struggling with grief, this is what I did.
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Jacqueline Howett Rant: Compassion or Pitchfork?
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How do you answer when people ask...
So when you gonna write a book for adults???
http://lauramanivong.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/when-you-gonna-write-a-book-for-adults/
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My Effort to End Whitewashing (the angry version)
There is some strong name calling (http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/2010/07/phoenix-will-rise-from-its-own-ashes.html) going on about my publisher and whitewashing book covers. You know the ones...they put an Asian girl on ( Read more... ) -
Quarter Pounders & Historical Fiction
The rare blog post...about burgers and books.
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http://lauramanivong.wordpress.com
Reviews of ESCAPING THE TIGER
Upcoming author appearances
Interviews and press coverage
Links to authorly stuff
Occasional posts that are occasionally amusing
Contact me here: Laura@LauraManivong.com
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Kirkus calls Escaping The Tiger "essential."
So Kirkus is alive and well! Their review is below, as well as a review from Booklist. Thanks for dropping by!
Kirkus: “After fleeing across the Mekong River and nearly drowning in the process, 12-year-old Lao Vonlai, his older sister, Dalah, and his parents are confined to an overcrowded refugee camp in Thailand in 1982 to wait for resettlement ( Read more... ) -
Escaping The Tiger 1st (and now 2nd) Review
I've been hanging out here lately (http://bit.ly/9Irpd), but thought I'd drop in . And if you're not on Twitter, Facebook, or Verla Kay's blueboards, then you might not have heard me breathe a huge sigh of relief. So just in case, here's ESCAPING THE TIGER's first review from Uma Krishnaswami. It's ( Read more... )
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