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Anna-Marie McLemore
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Anna-Marie McLemore

How to pronounce Anna-Marie McLemore: MACK-le-more

Anna-Marie McLemore Biography

Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) is the author of William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist The Weight of Feathers; Wild Beauty; Blanca & Roja, one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time; Indie Next List title Dark and Deepest Red; Lakelore, an NECBA Windows & Mirrors title; Venom & Vow, co-authored with Elliott McLemore; Flawless Girls; and National Book Award longlist selections When the Moon Was Ours, which was also a Stonewall Honor Book; The Mirror Season; and Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix. Their recent releases include their adult debut, The Influencers, and their latest young adult novel, We Could Be Anyone.

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    Rory Power grew up in New England, received her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, and went on to earn an MA in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia, and thinks fondly of her time there, partially because... (more)

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