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Deb Rankin

Read these books instead of drinking 58 Christmas cocktails?

Today I read an article called “58 Christmas cocktails to get you through the holiday drama.” Hmm. That sounds fun, but personally I think it would be more fun to have less holiday drama! So I give you a list of books that helped me find more peace and contentment while dialing the drama way

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Deb Rankin

Why are you doing this to yourself

It was a hot, boring summer. I spent many nights alone in my apartment, without TV or the internet. My children lived far, far, away. I missed them. I drove for hours along empty interstates for my work. Then, it happened! A friend called, and said, “Sounds like you need to get away. Let’s get

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Deb Rankin

Where do you get your stories?

My debut novel, which is not yet published, (two literary agents are looking at it—please say a prayer AND cross your fingers), is about things I know everything about, and things I know nothing about except what I’ve read. Take the chapter set in a Korean orphanage. I’ve never lived in an orphanage, nor been

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Your brain on books?

I usually read the fine print. Perhaps that comes from my first career as a registered dietitian (R.D.). Dietitians study details on food labels and then advise you, the vulnerable public, what you are and are not supposed to eat. Although you might have noticed that nutrition advice goes in cycles. Eat more carbs and

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