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	<title> &#187; Jon Odell</title>
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		<title>Nan A. Talese/Doubleday acquires my novel, THE HEALING</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Odell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are great moments, memorable moments and joyous moments; but every once-in-a-while there comes along an occurrence that can only be classified as a peak experience. Last week I got a call from Nan A. Talese, the high priestess of all New York editor/publishers, saying those three little words that insecure authors crave to hear, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Publishers Marketplace Says It, Then It Must Be True!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Odell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Publishers Marketplace &#8211; September 28, 2010 - Jonathan Odell&#8217;s THE HEALING opens in 1930s Mississippi when a young girl traumatized by her mother&#8217;s death is abandoned to the care of Gran Gran, an ancient midwife and plantation healer whose mixtures of roots, herbs, and potions fail to help the mother but whose tales of her life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Marly Rusoff&#8217;s Newest and Proudest Client!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Odell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am more than happy to announce that my new novel, The Healing, will be represented by New York uber-agent Marly Rusoff. It feels like karma. Pat Conroy, who is also on her client list, hooked me on the idea of writing about the South when I read his book, The Prince of Tides. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalism Award!</title>
		<link>http://jon-odell.com/blog/2010/07/24/journalism-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Odell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOICIATION (MPA) announced that the column I wrote for The Review of Jones County, a paper in Laurel, Mississippi, (my hometown) has been awarded First Place for a Series of Stories. The columns were based on interviews I did while collecting background information for my upcoming novel, The Healing. Dozens of people, black [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Odell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more we are acknowledging the crucial role story plays in the human experience. In fact, psychologists insist that a “coherent narrative,” a story that gives expression to one’s circumstance and anticipates one’s future, is a necessary requirement for mental health. Otherwise, on what basis would we make our choices in the world? People [...]]]></description>
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