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    Karen Halvorsen Schreck is the author of the historical novel Broken Ground (Simon & Schuster 2016), called a “masterfully written . . . must-read” by USA Today. Her previously published historical novel, Sing for Me, was described as "impressive…a well-wrought and edifying page-turner” (Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review). Karen's Young Adult novel, While He Was Away (Sourcebooks), was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. She’s also the author of Dream Journal (Hyperion), which was a 2006 Young Adult BookSense Pick, and the award-winning children’s book Lucy’s Family Tree (Tilbury House). Her short stories and articles have appeared in Hypertext, The Rumpus, Belt, and Image, as well as other literary journals and magazines, and have received various awards, including a Pushcart Prize, an Illinois State Arts Council Grant, and in 2008, first prize awards for memoir and devotional magazine writing from the Evangelical Press Association. Karen received her doctorate in English and Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She works as a freelance writer and editor, teaches writing and literature, and lives with her husband, the photographer Greg Halvorsen Schreck, and their two children in Wheaton, Illinois.

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Thank you, Hypertext Magazine & Christine Maul Rice

July 6, 2016

My family and I are vacationing with dear friends in the upper reaches of lower Michigan this week. It's been a wonderful restful time during which we celebrated the 4th with …


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USA TODAY said “BRAVA!” to BROKEN GROUND!

June 8, 2016

Woke up today to some terrific news! USA TODAY reviewed Broken Ground. Now that's a dream come true for me right there. But then, gosh darn, if they didn't like it! …


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Printers Row Lit Fest = Chicago Book Love

June 6, 2016

I am super excited to be a part of a panel of wonderful writers at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest this coming weekend! Renee Rosen, Mary Kay Andrews, Stacy …


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Morning Morgantown

May 22, 2016

I'm in the backyard on a sunny Sunday morning. I can't get that Joni Mitchell song out of my head. You know the one. When morning comes to Morgantown The merchants roll …


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Talk about a wild coincidence . . .

May 6, 2016

Today a post of mine went live on the wonderful blog, Fresh Fiction. (There's also a giveaway of Broken Ground going on, which you should feel free to enter.) I've written a …


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Broken Ground Released! And I have pictures to prove it!

May 6, 2016

May 3 was the official day! Two days ago. 48 hours ago. Time has, as they say, flown, and I've been busy at the library and at the College of DuPage …


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Things I’m celebrating . . .

April 30, 2016

Oh, friends, not one, but two things to celebrate over here in my heart. 1st: Yesterday Broken Ground received a lovely review from Publisher's Weekly. Here is best bit, minus a …


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Goodreads Book Giveaway for BROKEN GROUND!

April 22, 2016

Happy Friday! Thanks to Goodreads—the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations--today begins a book giveaway for Broken Ground. In fact, the event is scheduled to open for entries at midnight on Friday, April …


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RT Book Review . . . & the Real Deal

April 4, 2016

My husband and son spent this past weekend together at Starved Rock State Park. It turned out to be bitterly cold and windy. With snow here in Wheaton, and similar harsh winds, I had …


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Uncensored, friends.

March 30, 2016

"Enter title here." That's what it says just above where I'm writing now. Those of you who blog know what I'm talking about, along with those of you who don't …

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