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Alena Dillon

Alena Dillon

Alena Dillon is the author of Mercy House, a Library Journal Best Book of 2020, which has been optioned as a television series produced by Amy Schumer, as well as The Happiest Girl in the World, a Good Morning America pick, and My Body Is A Big Fat Temple, a forthcoming memoir of pregnancy and early parenting. Alena’s work has appeared in publications including LitHub, River Teeth, Slice Magazine, The Rumpus, and Bustle. She teaches creative writing and lives on the north shore of Boston with her husband, son, black lab, and lots of books. Visit www.alenadillion.com.

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Why Elizabeth Strout Is My Literary Icon

I have three priorities this October: launch my pregnancy memoir, submit my next novel before its deadline (okay, at least by its deadline), and pour over, lavish inside, and dwell on Elizabeth Strout’s latest book, Oh William!. Everyone admires Strout for her telling details, shrewd insights and languorous mood building,…
Alena Dillon
October 18, 2021

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