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Cory Putman Oakes

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September 29, 1980

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Cory Putman Oakes was born in Basel, Switzerland, but grew up in Novato, California and attended Marin Catholic High School. She then spent three fantastic years at the University of California at Los Angele before graduating in 2001 with a B.A. in Psychology. In 2004, Cory graduated from Cornell Law School with a Juris Doctorate Degree and her husband, Mark (the first was the intended consequence of attending the school, the second was a bonus). Since then, she has been an associate at a big law firm, taught business law to undergraduates at Texas State University and written several books for young people.

Cory now lives in Austin, Texas with Mark and their beautiful daughter, Sophia. In addition to writing, Cory enjoys reading, cooking, r...more

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YAB Fest 2013 – Picture Recap!

Well, the Young Adult Book (“YAB”) Fest 2013 is a wrap! This was the very first year for this festival, and I for one am REALLY hoping that they decide to do it again next year! I had such a great time, and everybody I saw there seemed to be having so much fun, I really don’t see why they wouldn’t! Here are some photos from this weekend and some random remarks which may or may not relate to the...

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Average rating: 3.90 · 334 ratings · 87 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Veil 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In His Eyes Anthology by S.R. Johannes (Goodreads Author), C.K. Bryant (Goodreads Author), Elle Strauss (Goodreads Author) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 30: by Eric

Jul 26, 2012 09:26am

Thank you for becoming my goodreads friend.
Eric

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message 29: by Christine

May 09, 2012 05:06am

thanks for being my friend

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message 28: by Douglas

Mar 18, 2012 10:13am

Cory, thank you for your friendship on Goodreads!
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message 27: by Jessi

Feb 14, 2012 10:14am

Happy Valentine's Day!

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message 26: by Savannah

Jan 27, 2012 06:07pm

Cory, thank you for the friendship.

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message 25: by VampireNovelFan (last edited Dec 29, 2011 09:30am)

Dec 29, 2011 09:29am

Thanks for the friendvite, Cory! If you ever need an Urban Fantasy fix, I recommend you check out my blog! I've started doing giveaways to followers for great series:

http://vampirenovelfan.wordpress.com/

Happy reading and good luck with your writing!

Oh and by the way, when you reply here on your profile the user likely won't know about it. You have to reply on their profile so that they'll see your message.

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message 24: by Cory

Dec 21, 2011 05:08am

Hi Laura! I just liked your FB page! I am on Facebook as well - my author page is at http://www.facebook.com/CPOAuthor if you'd like to check it out. Thanks for connecting with me!

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message 23: by Cory

Dec 21, 2011 05:05am

Thanks, Nicole! It's great to meet you too! :-)

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message 22: by Laura YA indie princess

Dec 20, 2011 11:53am

Thanks for the add Cory's! If your on facebook please check out my YA page https://www.facebook.com/pages/YA-ind...

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message 21: by Nicole

Dec 20, 2011 09:17am

Thanks for the add Cory! Nice to meet you.

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message 20: by Cory

Dec 15, 2011 08:12pm

Thanks, Jordyn! A Wrinkle In Time is one of my all-time favorites - I just love the "hot chocolate during the storm" scene. I hope you like The Veil - let me know what you think! Thanks for checking it out :-)

Cory

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message 19: by Cory

Dec 15, 2011 08:11pm

Thanks Haylee - glad to connect with you!

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message 18: by Jord¥n

Dec 14, 2011 08:38pm

Thank you for the friend request. I agree a wrinkle in time is a great book :) your book the veil sounds very interesting. I will have to check it out :)

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message 17: by Haylee

Dec 13, 2011 11:26am

Hello, how are you? Thanks for the friend request! Look forward to discussing books with you
-Haylee

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message 16: by Cory

Dec 13, 2011 10:19am

Hi Becca - likewise! I hope you are surviving the crazy holiday season! :-)

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message 15: by Becca

Dec 13, 2011 09:27am

Hi Cory! Love connecting twitter and goodread friends! Hope all is great with you :D

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message 14: by Cory

Dec 10, 2011 12:40pm

Thanks so much, Taznim! I look forward to chatting about books with you - I hope you like The Veil! :-)

Best,
Cory

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message 13: by Taznim

Dec 10, 2011 12:23pm

hi Cory,
thanks for the add,going to try to get a hold of your book as soon as possible,it looks so interesting!!!!

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message 12: by Cory

Dec 09, 2011 12:08pm

Thank you, Kim! It is a pleasure to meet you too! :-)

Cory Oakes
http://www.corypoakes.com

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message 11: by Harlequin Books

Dec 09, 2011 11:44am

Hello Cory, it is a pleasure to meet you. If you ever have any questions about Harlequin or our books, please feel free to ask.

Kim S, Harlequin Books ambassador

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message 10: by Cory

Dec 05, 2011 06:12am

Hi Melissa! Thanks for accepting! :-)

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message 9: by Melissa

Dec 04, 2011 09:12pm

Hi Cory! Thanks for the friend request!

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message 8: by Carly

Dec 04, 2011 06:18am

Hey Cory, Thanks for the friendship :)

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message 7: by Kelly/yllektra

Nov 22, 2011 08:25am

Thanks so much for adding me! :)

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message 6: by Amber

Sep 24, 2011 10:04am

Thank you for the friend request! :) It was a privilege to review your book! My review should be posting on "The Borrowed Book" blog (http://www.theborrowedbook.blogspot.com) on Monday!

~Amber

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message 5: by Cory

Sep 14, 2011 12:17pm

Thank you for accepting :-) I look forward to getting to know you!

T.R. wrote: "Thanks for the friend request!!

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message 4: by T.R.

Sep 14, 2011 11:54am

Thanks for the friend request!!

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message 3: by Cory

Aug 19, 2011 06:49pm

Goodreads Friends! THE VEIL is currently #92 on the Goodreads 2011 YA Debut Authors List! Help me move up the list - if you have a moment, vote for me at
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/88...

Thanks so much!

CPO

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message 2: by Cory

Jul 22, 2011 10:49am

Hi Goodreads friends! My website just went live today! If you check it out, you'll find a free preview of my upcoming YA book, The Veil, plus lots of other fun stuff! The website is: http://www.corypoakes.com/

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message 1: by Sashana

Jul 01, 2011 02:34pm

Hey Cory, thanks for the add :)

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