One of the major joys of becoming an author is to meet and get to know other creatives: authors, fiber artists, musicians, and those special people who convene us all at libraries, on podcasts, panels, at festivals etc. Sarah Aroeste checks nearly all those boxes. She is a singer/songwriter with award winning albums, an author of children’s books, and a wonderful convener of other creatives. I will be the guest author on September 15th at her virtual Livros Lookout Book Clu

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