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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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My Book Buffet, August 2026

August 31, 2026

Dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to My Book Buffet, a (sometimes) monthly newsletter featuring updates on my publishing adventure, including my novels When …

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“Vast Emptiness, Vastly Full,” A Homecoming

August 24, 2026

I’ll be dipping into the archives from time to time as I work feverishly on my next novel, now tentatively …

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The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins’ Blues

July 26, 2026

My Review The Weight of Snow and Regret by Elizabeth Gauffreau is a beautifully-written story that throws light on an …

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Unexpected Pleasures: Three New Reviews of When Things Go Missing

July 12, 2026

I’ve been taking a bit of a break after launching This Sea Within, visiting with family during the 4th of …

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Peg Unhinged, A Hilarious Read about Raging Hormones

May 18, 2026

I have to admit, I wasn’t fond of poor Peg at the beginning of this novel—too whiny, too self-involved, too …

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Historical Fiction: Reading, Writing, and Reviewing

April 20, 2026

I’ve long loved reading historical fiction. In the past some favorite authors and reads were James Clavell’s Shogun and Tai-Pan; …

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My Book Buffet Newsletter, March 2026

March 29, 2026

Dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to My Book Buffet, a monthly newsletter featuring updates on my publishing adventure, including my novels When Things …

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My Book Buffet Newsletter, January 2026

January 31, 2026

Dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to my January Book Buffet, a monthly newsletter featuring updates on my publishing adventure, including my novels When …

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My Book Buffet Newsletter, November 2025

November 24, 2025

Dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to my November newsletter, featuring updates on my publishing adventure, including my novel When Things Go Missing, as …

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My Lately: Book Launch, Reviews, & Backyard Bliss

August 25, 2025

Things have been crazy around here this summer, getting ready to launch my debut novel, as well as visits with …

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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