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Aimie K. Runyan
Why Aimie K. Runyan Spent Her First Literary Paycheck on a Coffee Mug
The Author of “Mademoiselle Eiffel” Reflects on the Self-Gift From Her Book Advance that Keeps Her Going
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Aimie K. Runyan
| September 11, 2024
On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read
Aimie K. Runyan on Instilling a Lifelong Love of Reading In Her Children... on Their Terms
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Aimie K. Runyan
| August 4, 2023
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