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Roller Coaster’s First Review!

Karin Kallmaker 01/15/2012 Awards and Reviews, Roller Coaster

Early comments from readers have left me heaving a sigh of relief: there is no worst time in the life of this writer than that between the book’s release and the first feedback. It’s the time when all the self-doubt has an uninterrupted echo chamber. So far I’m delighted with the comments from readers as they’ve been nearly all positive. Read More

Roller Coaster Shipping Early + 25% Off Until Dec 31!

Karin Kallmaker 12/24/2011 Book News, Roller Coaster

Bella Books is shipping out the paperback version of Roller Coaster as an early holiday treat – and they’ve discounted it 25% through December 31. It won’t be shipping from any other retailer until the middle of next month. Read More

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Roller Coaster – Meet Laura and Helen!

Karin Kallmaker 12/02/2011 Book News, Roller Coaster

With the release of Roller Coaster just a few weeks away, I’ve created an extensive excerpt featuring the prologue and some of chapter one to introduce you to Laura Izmadi and Helen Baynor — as they were when they first met and as they are now, twenty-three years later. I hope you’ll enjoy the story. Read More

Barbara Grier, Reflections

Karin Kallmaker 11/10/2011 Sisters of the Pen

Barbara Grier had a quick wit. I don’t believe I ever saw her at a loss for words. I was seated next to her at a banquet when she realized that the 2002 Lambda Literary Pioneer Award was being awarded to her and Donna. She muttered something to the effect that it would have been nice to have known so she could prepare decent remarks. Even so, her acceptance speech was cogent, on point…and perhaps she was just the tiniest bit flabbergasted. But definitely not at a loss for words. Read More

A Simple Gesture or a Few Words Can Save a Life

Karin Kallmaker 10/11/2011 LIFE + STYLE

If you’re reading this, you have a superpower that can save a teenager’s life. The power is the example you set. What you do or say when hate is expressed is noticed by the teens all around you — on the job, in church, queuing at the grocery, a school club. Everywhere. Read More

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