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Notes on writing, thinking, and life.

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  • With proof of a FRUIT OF THE DEAD preorder, one black-and-white 2023 wall calendar with my own hand-drawn illustrations.

About Rachel Lyon

The author of novels SELF PORTRAIT WITH BOY (Scribner, 2018) & FRUIT OF THE DEAD (Scribner, 2024), Rachel Lyon lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two young children.

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