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Catherine Con Morse is the author of the coming-of-age boarding school novel THE NOTES, which was shortlisted for the CRAFT first chapters contest. A Kundiman fellow, she received her MFA from Boston University, where she taught undergraduate creative writing for several years. Her work appears in Joyland, Letters, HOOT, Bostonia, the Racist Sandwich podcast, and elsewhere. Catherine was one of the inaugural Writers in Residence at Porter Square Books.

In high school, Catherine attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public arts boarding school, where she was as intrigued with her teacher as Claire is with Dr. Li. Catherine continues to play and teach piano today. Most recently, she taught English at Cho ...more

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Catherine Morse liked Adelle's review of The Notes: "This book was great! I loved seeing how the !son character and Rocky grew together, it was so cute! The plot twist was crazy, and it wrapped up into a nice sweet ending that I really liked."
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Catherine Morse liked Bobbi Mechler's review of The Notes: "The Notes is a beautifully written novel with characters i understood—Claire, talented and sensitive; Rocky, brilliant, but obsessed; and Dr.Li, blinded by her determination. Catherine Con Morse made the music come to life in a way I will not soon fo" Read more of this review »
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Catherine Morse liked Jame_EReader's review of The Notes: "👧🏻 reviews: this cute coming of age book about Claire and her self-esteem is definitely a must read. Claire, who is talented but constantly second-guessing herself because of tough competition at Greenwood School of Performance Arts, is afraid that s" Read more of this review »
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