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Imagine my delight and awe when I discovered such a thing was a real genre - contemporary fantasy or urban fantasy. It was like having my birthday twice in one week and cookie dough for breakfast.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
Writer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Week
Breakfast
Imagine
Twice
Real
Birthday
Thing
Contemporary
Dough
Like
Discovered
Cookie
Genre
Cookies
Delight
Awe
Fantasy
Urban

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