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This week, from the December issue of Elle, and in the December/January issue of the always-thoughtful Bookforum.
From Elle:
"Stomach-churning... Koppelman mosly writes from inside Laney's disillusioned mind, ricocheting between the quotidian details of wife and motherhood and big-picture musings, forming exquisite stand-alone tone poems."
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From Bookforum:
"Laney Brooks is a woman in agony, suffering from an undefined malady that makes standard housewife ennui—boredom from carpooling or picking up dry cleaning—look like a picnic. Laney’s despair, ably depicted by Amy Koppelman in her affecting second novel, I Smile Back, is rooted in childhood.
I Smile Back is now available in bookstores and through online retailers.
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I read your mission statement on your website and was moved to tears. You understand the soul of the literary artist. I wish you continued success in your personal objectives.
Are you currently accepting manuscript submissions at this time? If so, how do you wish to receive them?
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