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Poet Jill Alexander Essbaum and author of  Hausfrau , will join our  Tales Retold  panel session at Book Fest 2022! Jill Alexander Essbaum is the author of several collections of poetry including Heaven (winner of the Katherine Bakeless Nason prize), Necropolis, Harlot, and most recently, Would-Land. Her first novel, Hausfrau, was a New York Times Bestseller and has been translated into 26 languages.  Her work has appeared in dozens of journals including Poetry, The Christian Century, Image,  and The Rumpus, and has been included in textbooks and anthologies including The Best American Erotic Poems and two editions of the annual Best American Poetry anthology. A two-time NEA fellow, Jill lives and writes in Austin, Tx.   Find Jill on  Twitter Our  Tales Retold  panel session will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.  This event is  free , but registration is required. Check out the  Book Fest Sc...
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Michelle Ruiz Keil, author of Summer in the City of Roses , will be participating in our  Tales Retold  panel session at Book Fest 2022! We can't wait! Michelle Ruiz Keil is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels Summer In The City of Roses and All of Us With Wings . Her writing for adults can be found most recently in Bitch Magazine, Cosmonauts Avenue, and The Buckman Journal. She is a 2021 Tin House Scholar and the recipient of residencies at Hedgebrook and The Sitka Center and the Bloedel Reserve. Born in San Francisco, Michelle has lived in Portland, Oregon for many years where she curates the fairytale reading series All Kinds of Fur and lives with her family in a cottage where the forest meets the city.  Website:  https://www.michelleruizkeil.com/ Michelle's Newsletter Signup Find Michelle on Facebook , Twitter & Instagram Our  Tales Retold  panel session will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom....
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