Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Authors gather to discuss writing their first novels and explore concepts of family, self, change, and hope. There also might be an avenging mermaid on the agenda.

Disha Bose, Dirty Laundry
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704123/dirty-laundry-by-disha-bose

Julia Langbein, American Mermaid
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720095/american-mermaid-by-julia-langbein

Eoghan Walls, The Gospel of Orla
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718729/the-gospel-of-orla-by-eoghan-walls

Janelle M. Williams, Gone Like Yesterday
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709613/gone-like-yesterday-by-janelle-m-williams

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