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The MR short story collection, The Seventh Magpie, is available for Kindle but nowhere else. And I, too, long for a sequel to TPDM. It's in my head. One of Taylor's friends has been a Selkie all along! What do you think accounts for the American (meaning U.S.) distaste for domestic MR? There just isn't any. And yet any soul on any street has stories.

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Sarah Addison Allen

Lisa Van Allen

Brunonia Berry The Lace Reader

Ellen Herrick

Ruth Emmie Lang Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance

Sophie Moss’s The Selkie Spell

Tricia O’Malley’s Wild Irish series

Possibly, if not urban fantasy:

Nikki Broadwell Siobhan’s Secret

Charles de Lint Moonheart

Robin Sloan Mr Penumbra’s 24 hour Bookstore

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Photo isn't old and thus a bit scary since there's no portrait and no attic. That is, I'm portrait and attic. Identity can be such a hassle!

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Good genes and moderation with any vice/good living go a long way to make that happen. Congrats!

My sister has a friend who’s been a heavy smoker and drinker (and I don’t know what else beyond 7 marriages), whose face and voice look and sound 20 yrs older, and they’re the same age.

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Only you could come up with the title, Entropy, the Musical. Well done.

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Will your collection Magical Realism ever hit other platforms?

I do happen to like the genre, and a book of yours on which I have yet to put my (e-)mitts leaves me sighing.

Is there hope for a sequel to The Paper Doll Museum?

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I so enjoyed this perfectly crafted essay! Thank you, Abbie! I can’t wait to see you in November ❤️

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I’m only 12 years behind you. I gather your author photo isn’t from the last decade, but if it is, take care of that portrait in the attic.

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Highly recommend "Bacchanal" by Veronica G. Henry

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Thanks, just ordered it!

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