Rebecca Renner - rebeccarenner.bsky.social
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Journalist, Novelist, Floridian 🐊 GATOR COUNTRY out 11/14 from @FlatironBooks 🐊 other words @NatGeo @OutsideMagazine @NYTimes; rep: Julia Eagleton
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Joined May 2009
Gator Country got the most glowing review in the New York Times Book Review, written by Lydia Millet! Even the review itself is a work of art. My jaw is on the floor. I feel so honored.
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I got my first royalty statement in August, and surprise! It showed I sold five times more books than BookScan said I did. That means BookScan only reported 20% of my sales. They claim to report 85%! 📷📷
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For a writer who feels guilty about hurting her characters, I really do it a lot. By the end of this book, these lil guys are gonna need so much therapy.
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Help me find a book that fits this description: I’ve been wanting to read a literary novel about vampires. - Not a romance, but it can have romance in it. - Not The Historian, Dracula, or Interview with a Vampire - heavy on the immortality angst - great prose Any ideas?
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I may have big career news to share soon, and then I’ll be able to tell you why I’ve been so quiet. I’ve had secrets to keep!
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I’m excited to share the cover for the paperback edition of GATOR COUNTRY coming this November and available for preorder now! 📷
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It should encourage us that when we raise our voices together, they will be heard. At the same time, we can’t rest in our advocacy of nature. We have to remember another threat is always lurking around the corner. END.
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RT @SquigglyVolcano: Then we have the inimitable @RebeccaRennerFL [GATOR COUNTRY], who calls it "exciting and surprisingly funny," "highly…
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One question I've started to hate getting as an author is, "How long did it take to write this?" Because there is no right answer. The person asking might judge the number you give either way. It'll always be too much time to them, or too little.
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Did you know that linguists can use ancient writing samples to find clues to how dead languages actually sounded? One clue comes in the form of common misspellings. Frequent similar misspellings of the same words often indicate how ancient speakers likely pronounced those words.
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I’ve loved getting dms from readers. After years of getting hate mail as a journalist, all the praise messages I’ve gotten for GATOR COUNTRY have been like therapy.
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Today is the last day to buy a hardcover copy of GATOR COUNTRY on sale for 45% off. Get this deal on Amazon while you can! The ebook is steeply discounted, too, and that’s available wherever you buy ebooks.
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A conservation lawyer brought GATOR COUNTRY up at a state environmental meeting. My book being used to bully Florida lawmakers into protecting nature feels like a big success to me.
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It’s only a complaint if it’s from the Complaigne region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling whine.
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My book has been chosen by the Library of Congress and the Florida Center for the Book as this year's "Great Read" from Florida. "Gator Country" is in great company, listed alongside several friends and Pulitzer Prize winners . Here's the whole list:
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