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Jun 5, 2024
Out today! A Grotesque Animal
A Grotesque Animal is now available at all your favorite bookstores! Order now Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, says: “"This is a...
May 15, 2024
Book Events!
Join me at some wonderful independent bookstores for these events! May 20, Virtual Writers and Books (NY) In conversation with BOA...
Dec 6, 2023
Pre-order now! A Grotesque Animal
You can now pre-order A Grotesque Animal at all your favorite bookstores! Pre-order now Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, says:...
Dec 1, 2023
Cover Reveal: A Grotesque Animal
The cover is here for A Grotesque Animal, coming June 2024 from University of Iowa Press! Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, says:...
Sep 15, 2023
Early praise for A Grotesque Animal
A Grotesque Animal has earned some early praise: "Amy Lee Lillard’s A Grotesque Animal is a book that bares both teeth and soul. A bold...
May 30, 2023
Just announced: Iowa Author Award
The Iowa Author Awards, created and supported by the Des Moines Public Library Foundation, announced this year's slate of nominees. And...
Apr 24, 2023
New essay: The Masked Woman (Miracle Monocle)
In an essay published in Miracle Monocle, I wrote about learning I was autistic in my forties. This is an excerpt from my upcoming essay...
Jan 31, 2023
Coming soon: Memoir in essays from University of Iowa Press
My memoir-in-essays, The Past is a Grotesque Animal, will be published by the University of Iowa Press in Fall of 2024! Through a...
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