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MinnPost does one of the best, complete stories on Miss Hazel ever!
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My essay, "Never Get Good at What You Hate" appears in Publisher's Weekly.
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Salon.com publishes my essay about the inspiration for Miss Hazel, my mom.
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BookReporter publishes Odell's thoughts on book groups

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SIBA names "Miss Hazel" an OKRA Pick!

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St. Paul Pioneer Press publishes  story on author Jonathan Odell

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Jonathan Odell asked to keynote about Miss Hazel with the Mayor of Atlanta and capitol staff!
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Miss Hazel a Midwest Connections Picks: March 2015

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Vida Gets Top Billing in Norway's translation of Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League.
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Random House New Zealand names Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League Most Anticipated Release!!
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Odell's essay "Disappearing Rosa Parks: Where Did All the Women Heroes Go?" published by Lemuria.

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Too Old To Write A Novel? 7 Tips For The Late Beginner by Jonathan Odell
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Ingram Advance Features Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League!

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Like The Dew publishes Odell essay about selling Ebony Pictorial History of Black American while in college and still a practicing racist.
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Tour Dates Announced! Click here

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Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League will be released February 4, 2015. Dates for the upcoming book tour as well as breaking news will be posted on this page as confirmed.      Please check back often!

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PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY RELEASE OF MISS HAZEL AND THE ROSA PARKS LEAGUE!

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Literary agent Marly Rusoff is re-releasing, through her publishing imprint Maiden Lane Press, a debut novel by Jonathan Odell. Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League will be out on February 4, to coincide with the 102nd birthday of Rosa Parks. more


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Beginning in the Middle by Jonathan Odell published on 1st Books.

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JONATHAN'S RECENT ESSAY ON ALTERNET. "How I Overcame My Soul-Crippling, Deep-South Addiction to Whiteness in 5 Steps" read essay

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   The Bitter Southerner published my essay "Lucille's Diner."

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Disappearing Rosa Parks: Where Did All the Women Heroes Go? by Jonathan Odell in Lemuria Blog