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LitStack Review – Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

Published on : 24 August, 2016 Published by : Sharon Browning

Shadowshaper Daniel José Older Arthur A. Levine Books Release Date: June 30, 2015 ISBN 978-0-545-59161-4 I am not a teenager (nowhere near). I am not Puerto Rican (or even a person of color). I am not a native New Yorker (been there quite a few times, but never longer than a week; I grew up [….]

On this day, August 20, in 1918, Jacqueline Susann was born in Philadelphia, PA. An actress who appeared on Broadway and on television, it was her novels that brought her success, including Valley of the Dolls, which was one of the bestselling books in publishing history. Along with The Love Machine and Once is Not Enough, she was the first author to ever have three consecutive works at the #1 spot on the New York Times bestselling list. A consummate promoter of her own works, she and her husband, Irving Mansfield, are credited with creating the modern day book tour. She died in 1974 at age 56 of lung cancer.

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