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Tag Archives: Jennifer duBois

Literary Death Matches Come to Texas

by Elizabeth Stewart

Tue, Mar 25, 2014

The next few weeks will bring a slew of writers to Austin and San Antonio, but don’t expect the usual staid readings. Instead, authors will do battle for ...Read More

Jennifer duBois Does a Cartwheel at BookPeople

by Michael Darling

Fri, Nov 1, 2013

Pair the talent implied by acceptance into and completion of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with the affirmation of a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Award fo...Read More

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