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Samantha Hoffman

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Born

Toledo, Ohio, The United States

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http://www.samanthahoffman.com

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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March 2008

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Samantha Hoffman is a writer, a reader, an artist, film and theatre buff, world traveler, and 8-time marathoner. She is the author of All She Wanted (Ten/16 Press) and What More Could You Wish For (St. Martin’s Press). Her stories have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul, The Corner Magazine in London and other print and online publications.
She was named to New City Magazine's Lit 50 for 2025, and was longlisted for the 2025 Petrichor Prize.
Samantha is VP of Chicago Writers Association and Executive Director of Let's Just Write! Chicago Writers Association Conference.
Join me on Substack: https://substack.com/@samanthahoffman ...more

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	What More Could You Wish For 3.78 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Surprising a Sister After Not Seeing Each Other for Seven Years

This is me showing up at my sister's apartment after not seeing each other for almost seven years.

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Ann Patchett's prose is elegant and she has a gift for making the quietest moments feel enormous. But what stands out most for me is her empathy as a storyteller—specifically, the empathy with which she treats her characters. There are few authors wh ...more
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