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Cheaters are Prospering, But That’s No Excuse for Asshattery

Karin Kallmaker 03/03/2019 Business of Books 6 Comments

It’s hard not to be frustrated by the rampant cheating going on, but that’s no excuse for being an asshat to readers, reviewers, and other writers.

#stayclassy#writingprideAuthors Behaving Badly
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That One Thanksgiving with the Whipped Cream Thing

Karin Kallmaker 11/18/2018 Cheers & Chocolate 5 Comments

A family story about my grandmother’s mad baking skills, why my father married my mother, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and a can of pressurized whipped cream.

#FoodisRomantic#PumpkinPieCelebrations
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Books and Boots Gather in Dallas November 10!

Karin Kallmaker 10/05/2018 Events and Appearances 0 Comments

Feeling like the barbarians are at the gate, and it’s nonstop? Gather with likeminded people, get some hugs, breathe easy. That’s why I’ll be at Books and Boots in Dallas on November 10!

#BooksandBoots#GCLS#lesbianpride
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Crazy Rich Asians – a RomCom that Takes Love Seriously

Karin Kallmaker 09/07/2018 Cheers & Chocolate, Craft of Writing 2 Comments

You can poke fun at the couple’s foibles, and you can put them in awkward situations, but you can’t make light of love itself. Crazy Rich Asians takes love seriously – that’s why it worked for me.

#CrazyRichAsians#moviereview#romancewriter
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Land o’ Book Love – Upcoming Events in Minneapolis

Karin Kallmaker 09/02/2018 Events and Appearances 0 Comments

All the details of “An Evening with…” at Quatrefoil Library 9/27 and “Karin Plus Friends” at Once Upon a Crime 9/28 plus more cities. Pre-order books by 9/10/18.

#event#LGBTQ Books#LibrariesRock
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