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Magdalena Ball runs The Compulsive Reader http://www.compulsivereader.com/html. Her stories, poetry, reviews and articles have appeared in many printed anthologies and journals, and have won several awards. She is the author of Black Cow, Repulsion Thrust, The Art of Assessment, Quark Soup, and Sleep Before Evening. Find out more at http://www.magdalenaball.com


My co-author (and promotion maven) Carolyn Howard-Johnson has secured us the front page of the Pasadena Weekly Arts section. The piece talks about our unlikely (because of the physical distance between us), but highly successful collaborations, our Celebration Series of poetry books, our contrasting styles, how we develop the themes and work together despite the Pacific ocean between us, and o... read more »
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Average rating: 4.47 · 87 ratings · 51 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors
Black Cow
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012
Sleep Before Evening
4.85 of 5 stars 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
She Wore Emerald Then: Refl...
4.71 of 5 stars 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
Repulsion Thrust
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
Blooming Red
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009
Quark Soup
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006
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4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
Sublime Planet
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013
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A. R. Maggie, thanks for the add!


L.B.B. Magdalena


Thank you for the friendship!
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Shadonna Thanks for the add. Have a great weekend!


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Roger Cottrell He Magdelena,
Thanks very much for the friendship on Goodreads and I am looking forward very much to reading your book.
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