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Sara Maurer is the author of A Good Animal, a coming-of-age novel set in Sault Ste. Marie. She lives with her family in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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Last month, I wrote about how I was feeling pretty exhausted from doing book events:

Super grateful, but also pretty tired out from events! Here: Artemis Books & Goods in Traverse City, Michigan.

I’ve been on the go since the middle of March and deliberately only scheduled three events in June (thank you Whitefish Township Library, Artemis Books & Goods, Bonobo Winery, an

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A Good Animal

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The Actual Star

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Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)

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Just Ask Elsie

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“Everything out the window was God. The crows spiraling. The sun dripping off the cool green leaves of the lilac bushes. All of it beautiful, and free to anyone who would open their eyes and look.”
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