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	<title>Bonnie J. Rough &#124;  Carrier: Untangling the Danger in my DNA</title>
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		<title>New Commentary: Workplaces Aren&#8217;t Family-Friendly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s getting easier to get pregnant. It should also be easier to be a working mom.
I&#8217;m thrilled to have this op-ed appearing today in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune! Interesting comments so far&#8230; some of which lead me to think there may be folks out there who don&#8217;t much care to have women&#8217;s contributions at work or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CARRIER Reading Guide is Here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so thrilled with the beautiful new CARRIER reading guide, created and provided by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. (These are the phenomenal folks who honored CARRIER with a 2011 Minnesota Book Award.) The full-color guide offers an author interview, discussion questions, and other CARRIER surprises. Download and print the .pdf version, or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2011/12/16/the-carrier-reading-guide-is-here/</link>
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		<title>Minnesota Bound!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As soon as CARRIER won a Minnesota Book Award this spring, I got to work planning a string of events that would allow me to bring my memoir to more Minnesota readers. The time for the trip has arrived, and we&#8217;re making a family affair of it, departing Seattle on Saturday and hoping the fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARRIER Wins a Minnesota Book Award!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a weekend! My lunacy in choosing to travel with a newborn was well rewarded last night in St. Paul at the 23rd Annual Minnesota Book Awards, when CARRIER was named the winner in the Memoir/Creative Nonfiction category. I was happily stunned, and thrilled to receive the award in person. This story, from MPR.org, has the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2011/04/17/carrier-wins-a-minnesota-book-award/</link>
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		<title>Cast a Vote for CARRIER!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the big news that CARRIER is a Minnesota Book Awards Finalist, I welcome the month of March with special excitement. Beginning today, readers can vote online for their favorite finalist book. At the Minnesota Book Awards Gala next month, the book with the most votes receives the fabulous Reader&#8217;s Choice Award sponsored by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2011/03/01/cast-a-vote-for-carrier/</link>
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		<title>CARRIER Shortlisted for Minnesota Book Awards!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fantastic news today! CARRIER has been named a Minnesota Book Awards Finalist in the Memoir/Creative Nonfiction category. Here&#8217;s the full list of finalists. I can&#8217;t wait to check out some of these other amazing books!
Now begins the exciting publicity season ahead of the April awards gala when the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2011/02/01/carrier-shortlisted-for-minnesota-book-awards/</link>
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		<title>Giving CARRIER As a Gift?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re planning to give Carrier as a gift this season, I hope you&#8217;ll let me make the exchange more special by personalizing gift copies with the the recipient&#8217;s name and a written message. Let me know and I&#8217;ll mail you a signed adhesive bookplate for each book you plan to give (and one for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2010/12/07/giving-carrier-as-a-gift/</link>
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		<title>CARRIER: Literary Mama Interview and Book Awards Nominations!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello from Seattle! You may already know that we have recently repatriated to the U.S., having said farewell to our dear Amsterdam. We&#8217;re getting settled in our newest (and oldest) city, and book news for CARRIER keeps popping up.
Today, you can read a brand-new author interview on the wonderful online magazine Literary Mama. Huge thanks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2010/11/29/carrier-literary-mama-interview-and-book-awards-nominations/</link>
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		<title>In Amsterdam: The European Launch of CARRIER!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amsterdam-area folks, I hope you will come join in celebrating the European launch of Carrier presented by Versal this Thursday, 21 Oct, at 7:30 p.m. at The English Bookshop (Lauriergracht 71, 1016 RH Amsterdam). I&#8217;ll begin this free evening with a reading from Carrier, followed by a Q&#38;A during which I&#8217;d love to hear your questions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bonniejrough.com/2010/10/18/in-amsterdam-the-european-launch-of-carrier/</link>
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		<title>Two Walla Walla Events Coming Right Up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m headed today from Seattle to sweet old Walla Walla, WA, home of my alma mater, Whitman College, and countless good memories. I&#8217;m looking forward to a nostalgic drive today, to be followed by a reading I&#8217;ve been looking forward to for months! Tonight at 7 p.m. in Hunter Conservatory on the Whitman College campus, [...]]]></description>
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