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With a little help from her friends

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Diane McKinney-Whetstone was not after fame or money when she sat down at her dining table one morning to begin her first novel, 'Tumbling.' With the support of a local writers' group, McKinney-Whetstone is set to produce two more novels as she learns to deal with the success of her first book.

Behavior, Interview, African American women authors, African American women writers, Authorship, American literature, African American literature, McKinney-Whetstone, Diane

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Of pizza and prose: the Rittenhouse Writers' Group

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Pennsylvania's Rittenhouse Writers' Group was formed by James Rahn in 1988. Through four eight-week sessions a year, Rahn's writers have been able to produce stories for over 30 journals. One of his students, Diane Mckinney- Whetstone, is having her book, 'Tumbling,' published.

Practice, Associations, Freelance writers, Rahn, James

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Thy father's son

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Talese's latest book, 'Unto the Sons,' chronicles his Italian family's migration to America. The book also traces his childhood in Ocean City, near Philadelphia, PA.

Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Bibliography, Italian Americans, Unto the Sons (Book), Talese, Gay

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