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Shelf Awareness: “A compelling, heartbreaking narrative”
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Vegas Seven: Finding inspiration in unlikely places
In this interview with Vegas Seven, Laura says, “For me, a novel is a form of entertainment. My books might not exactly be beach reads, but my intention always is for…
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Laura chats on Kansas City morning shows
On May 3, Laura joined the hosts of News41 and KCTV5 in Kansas City for lively discussions of her new book.
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Focus Daily News: “Page-turning, fun to read novel”
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Las Vegas Sun: “An eclectic and exciting and dynamic mix”
April Corbin explores how Las Vegas "helped shape this storyteller."
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Desert Companion: “Passages of sterling imagery and diction”
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Publishers Weekly: “The unexpected, unheralded ways that lives meet”
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Glommable: “Three words: Great American Novel”
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Las Vegas Weekly: “Midnight is a time and a place”
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A Bestseller on Nook in 2017
On January 23, 2017, We Are Called to Rise hit #2 in the Nook sales rankings.
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Popular with One Book programs and special events
There's nothing that honors a book like being chosen for a One Book program. And not much that challenges an author more either! Here's an interview about these wonderfully engaging programs. We Are Called…
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Rise Lands on Must-Read Lists
We Are Called to Rise made it to a lot of great reading lists. Notably: Huffington Post's 10 Cross Cultural Novels, Isabel Allende's Summer Reading, Eleanor Brown's 30 Authors Choice, Patry Francis' 30…
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Three Reviews of We Are Called to Rise
Library Journal gave We Are Called to Rise a starred review, remarking "Laura McBride has written an urgent morality tale for our times in the form of this poignant and gripping…
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Bloggers Befriend We Are Called to Rise
Thank you to these bloggers for their notable posts about reading We Are Called to Rise: Amy Bermudez at TheMilitarySpouseBookReview, Jennifer Lyn King in GreatNewBooks, Kris at AwesomeBookNuts, Kelly Jemal Massry…
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Indies Make Me Feel Like Prodigal Daughter
The American Booksellers Association asked me a few questions about writing my first novel, and I got a chance to tell them how much Indie bookstores mean to me.