Debra Monroe
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Debra Monroe

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Debra Monroe is the author four books of fiction, two memoirs, one collection of essays, and she is the editor of an anthology. She is a “fierce” writer who presents “ever-hopeful lost souls with engaging humor and sympathy,” (Kirkus Reviews), who writes prose that’s “rangy, thoughtful, ambitious, and widely, wildly knowledgeable” (The Washington Post), also “fine and funky, marbled with warmth and romantic confusion, but not a hint of sentimentality” (The Boston Globe). Her books have won many awards, including the Flannery O’Connor Award. She’s published stories in over 50 magazines. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon.com, The American Scholar, and been cited for Best American Essays often. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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