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Being a Defiant Reader

Why reading other people's work is a requirement in the serious writer's life, and why I am stubborn about the pleasure of books

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jun 14, 2024
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I’m thrilled to say that my new novel, Last Bets, is out in the world! “Readers will get lost in Moore's beautiful prose, her impeccable plotting, and her outstandingly relatable and multi-layered characters. Beautifully wrought story of two women artists outrunning their demons,” said Booklife/Publisher’s Weekly who made it an Editor’s Pick. Order you…

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