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Cover Car Pool by Karin Kallmaker "Ninety minutes, twice a day, five days a week."

Car Pool – Paperback

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Car Pool by Karin Kallmaker

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Just Like That – Out of Print Edition – Paperback

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Just Like That by Karin Kallmaker
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Week #22 Fish out of Water, I Heart Sapph FIC 2024 Reading Challenge. A blue and yellow fish leaps happily between stacks of books.

The Beloved Fish Out of Water Trope

Karin Kallmaker 06/06/2024 Book News, Checked Out 0 Comments

What’s so compelling about the Fish Out of Water trope? Let me tell you the ways! I Heart SapphFIC’s reading challenge week 22.

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Life Happens – and Then Some

Karin Kallmaker 03/28/2024 Book News, Covered Hearts, Frosting 3 - Still Crazy After All These Years 7 Comments

A lot of life is happening, in all of its stages. This means I’m rearranging my publishing schedule for the next 4-5 months to spend time with my parents.

#PersonalNewsWriter Self-Care
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In Every Port – History on a Flyleaf

Karin Kallmaker 03/13/2024 In Every Port, Readers and Libraries 6 Comments

There’s a reason I don’t care what people do to a book they own. Sometimes they’re saving their own life or someone else’s sanity.

#lesfic#WriterPrideFor Readers
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    While mulling the idea of setting a book in Iowa City, Karin heard it referred to as "River City." After that the main character of One Degree of Separation was Marian the Librarian and no other name was ever considered.

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