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To dye for

by Katie Bircher
Apr 03, 2012 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
I had some henna art done Friday at a fundraiser, and got several compliments in the office yesterday even though the design is starting to fade a bit.


This morning I started following author Catherynne M. Valente on Twitter.

I reviewed her wonderfully bizarre YA fantasy novel The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making in the Magazine last year, then ran out and read her grown-up book Palimpsest, so I'm really looking forward to her tweets. After seeing her profile picture, though, I have profound henna envy.

Katie Bircher

Formerly an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn Book’s publications, Katie Bircher is currently associate agent at Sara Crowe Literary. Katie holds an MA in children’s literature from Simmons University and has over seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in children’s and YA literature.

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Et tu, witches? — The Horn Book

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