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Deborah Kalb

@deborahkalb.bsky.social

DC area. Ex-journalist, writer, editor, book blogger, podcaster, author of OFF TO JOIN THE CIRCUS and other books.

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Q&A with Polly Stewart Polly Stewart is the author of the new novel The Felons' Ball . She also has written the novel The Good Ones . She ...

“There’s something about the area where I grew up that really motivates me creatively.” – Polly Stewart in her new @deborahkalb.bsky.social #book #author Q&A #writing #research

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07.08.2025 23:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Jean Burgess about her novel THAT SUMMER SHE FOUND HER VOICE.
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08.08.2025 11:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Ari Paparo about his new book, YIELD.
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08.08.2025 11:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with C.W. Harper about his novels FREEDOM'S TRAIL and THE ESAU GENE.
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08.08.2025 11:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Sarah Strohmeyer about her new novel, A MOTHER ALWAYS KNOWS.
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07.08.2025 13:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Walter B. Levis about his new novel, THE MEANING OF THE MURDER.
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07.08.2025 13:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Ben Rose about his YA novel THE LONG GAME.
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07.08.2025 13:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Q&A with H.L. Hix about his new book, TEACHER'S TEACHINGS.
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07.08.2025 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Sarah Aroeste about her new children's board book, ANYADA BUENA, SHANAH TOVAH.
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07.08.2025 13:14 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

You're very welcome, Rhys--so glad we could do this Q&A!

07.08.2025 00:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I so enjoyed this interview—thank you, Deborah!

06.08.2025 22:18 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Two years ago today, we brought cantankerous yet sweet Odessa home! Her fifth birthday is sometime around now! 🙂🎂🐱❤️

06.08.2025 14:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We had a great time visiting the world of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women with our friend Jamie Stiehm. Favorite quote from Jamie: "When's the last time you went skylarking and wore a frock?"
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16.07.2025 10:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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We celebrated the beginning of (northern hemisphere) summer by discussing Magic by the Lake, the sequel to Half Magic. Edward Eager is charming and witty as always, but this book includes several scenes that don't pass muster today. rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com/2169533/epis...

20.06.2025 13:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Q&A with Andrew Brininstool Andrew Brininstool is the author of the new book High Desert Blood: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot and the Tragedy...

A thoughtful interview highlighting what sounds to be an important book for the times via @deborahkalb.bsky.social - deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/q-wi...

01.08.2025 12:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Answering questions about how I came to write this memoir, its impact on me and how I hope it affects readers, the significance of the title, and more.

04.08.2025 13:38 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Writing, Research, and Creativity Quotes from Deborah Kalb Book Q&As: First Half of 2025 – Bruce Rosenstein

#Writing, Research, and Creativity Quotes from @deborahkalb.bsky.social #Book #author Q&As: First Half of 2025; my new blog post
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05.08.2025 16:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks so much, Bruce--I really appreciate your sharing these quotes!!!

06.08.2025 12:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Q&A with Ruchira Gupta about her new middle grade novel, THE FREEDOM SEEKER.
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06.08.2025 12:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Howard Yaruss about his new book, UNDERSTANDABLE ECONOMICS.
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06.08.2025 12:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Sylvia A. Rouss about her new children's picture book, SAMMY SPIDER'S BIG BOOK OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS.
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06.08.2025 12:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Stacey Marshall about her new children's picture book, CAPTAIN COURAGE AND THE FEAR-SQUISHING SHOES.
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06.08.2025 12:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Clairmarie H. Field about her new children's picture book, WILLIE'S GIFT. #partnership
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06.08.2025 12:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Rhys Bowen about her new novel, MRS. ENDICOTT'S SPLENDID ADVENTURE.
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05.08.2025 12:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Q&A with Jasmine Florentine about her new graphic novel for kids, MAKER GIRL AND PROFESSOR SMARTS.
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05.08.2025 12:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Shenandoah Chefalo about her new children's picture book, THE BEST BUNNY. #partnership
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05.08.2025 12:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Joni Kibort Sussman about her new children's board book, LAILA TOV, GROVER!
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05.08.2025 12:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Calvin Alexander Ramsey about his new children's picture book, THE LIBRARY IN THE WOODS.
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05.08.2025 12:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Q&A with Jeannine Atkins about her new YA memoir in verse, KNOCKING ON WINDOWS.
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04.08.2025 11:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Q&A with Anne Blankman about her new middle grade novel, THE ENEMY'S DAUGHTER.
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04.08.2025 11:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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