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Samantha Hoffman

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Samantha Hoffman’s debut novel, What More Could You Wish For, was published by St. Martin’s Press in August of 2012. She lives and writes in Chicago and her stories have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul, The Corner Magazine in London and numerous other print and online publications.
She is currently working on her second novel, The Ones You Left Behind. ...more

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