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Brian Palmer

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Born in California. Went to college in Washington state. Live in Oregon. Husband. Father. Copy editor. Novelist. Love music, films, books, sports (hockey, baseball, soccer, tennis), family, friends and God.

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Hi there! My name’s Brian and I’m glad to meet you!

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Who am I? Just a YA mentor, standing in front of a group of prospective mentees, asking one of them to give me a novel I’ll love to pieces. So, you know, nothing big. Yeah, right!

First, let me congratulate you. You wouldn’t be looking at this bio—or any of the other mentors’ bios—if you didn’t have a completed novel handy, so kudos to you for

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	Genesis (XII Saga, #1) by Jason Rowe, Brian Palmer (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012	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
	The Last Page it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	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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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

by George Saunders

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The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Genesis Flame (Time Shift Trilogy, #3)

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