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New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Conference

Jun.10.2008

The NAIBA Fall Conference will be held this year in the Holiday Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill, NJ. Debbie Lee Wesselmann will be one of 18 featured authors at Sunday afternoon's Moveable Feast. Afterward, she will be signing books at the Parson Weems booth.

Debbie's Latest Blogs

Nov.14.2010 - 7:59 pm
I recently wrote an opinion piece that was published by AOL News about people’s misunderstanding of the First Amendment.  (See this.)  For a couple of days, it sat on AOL’s page...
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Nov.12.2010 - 1:31 pm
As an author, I understand the power of words, both as protest and as artistic tool. For this reason and also because I am an American, I am an ardent supporter of our...
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Oct.13.2010 - 8:00 am
With the rest of the world, I have been watching and celebrating the miraculous rescue of the thirty-three Chilean miners trapped a half-mile underground.  Their survival will...
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Oct.08.2010 - 7:29 am
Last weekend, my husband and I checked into a Princeton, New Jersey hotel fairly late on Friday night, having each attended separate dinners in the area.  Although we were...
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Comments from Debbie

Nov.12.2010 - 4:50 pm
In response to: Is Amazon.com Guilty of Censorship?
I agree with you that pulling one book, without removing other similar titles, does feel like it is purely a response...
Oct.20.2008 - 1:06 pm
In response to: Happy Birthday to Me and You
Linda, It's been a while since I logged in to Red Room, so I missed your note until just now.  Thank you for your kind...
Aug.11.2008 - 3:27 am
In response to: The Book Review Crisis
 The subjectivity of gauging literature makes some reviews seem "way off base," and we'll always see that.  ...
Jul.26.2008 - 5:22 pm
In response to: Happy Birthday to Me and You
Ah, a woman driven to research, just like me!  Thanks for putting the Wiki definition here for others to see.  Debbie 
Jul.25.2008 - 5:50 pm
In response to: Writing What I Don't Know
Thanks, Thomas.  (And congrats on having your blog featured on Red Room's home page.)   Crafting a believable story is...

Published Reviews

Captivity by Debbie Lee Wesselmann
Feb.15.2008
Published by Library Journal
Primatologist Dana Armstrong is passionate about making a difference in the lives of the animals living at a South Carolina chimpanzee sanctuary. But a break-in resulting in the...