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Emily Paull

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Emily Paull is a Western Australian librarian, author and book reviewer. Having formerly worked in bookselling, Emily is an avid reader and a big supporter of the WA writing community who regularly moderates author interviews around Perth. In 2019, her debut collection of short fiction, Well-Behaved Women, was published by Margaret River Press. Her novel 'The Distance Between Dreams' was shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award. When she’s not writing, she can often be found with her nose in a book. ...more

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	Well-Behaved Women 3.95 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
	The Distance Between Dreams 4.23 avg rating — 132 ratings — 3 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
	Joiner Bay & other stories by Ellen Van Neerven, Marian Matta (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Else Fitzgerald 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 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
	We'll Stand In That Place and Other Stories by Michelle Cahill (Editor), Kit Scriven, Catherine Noske (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019	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
	Love, Faith and Numbers: a Muslim Short Story Collection by Raihanaty A Jalil, Emily Paull (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 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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It's been a long time between website posts (if you want to stay more up to date, Instagram or Substack are the way to go) but I have some news to share.

I have signed a contract with Fremantle Press to publish another work of Historical Fiction, due to be released in early 2027!

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Revolutionary Road

by Richard Yates

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This Is Where We Say Goodbye

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Looking After Your Books

by Francesca Galligan

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