Donna Gordon

Novelist and short story writer. What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, a novel, forthcoming from Regal House, 2022. Brown Alum, Stegner Fellow.

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Author and Poet Donna Gordon and the Desire to Put Words Together https://t.co/nYe1UrzeBx via @YouTube

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A debut from Donna Gordon, the 10th anniversary of the Nantucket Book Festival, and awards for Maine authors https://t.co/FCAL0DNIYP via @BostonGlobe

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@VirginiaPye @LauraZigman @HarvardBooks @Pangyrus Thanks so much for the mention! Looking forward to the event. @LauraZigman

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Check out the Vermont Standard's take on my debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, and Bookstock, in Woodstock, VT, June 24th -June 26th. I'll be signing books on Saturday, June 25th. https://t.co/sFWEtmspMZ

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Excited for the launch of my debut novel @HarvardBooks on June 8th at 7 p.m. In conversation with fellow Regal House author @VirginiaPye Come join us!

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Excited that my debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, will be released by Regal House on June 8th. Launch will be at Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA, 7 pm! I'll be in conversation with fellow Regal House author, @VirginiaPye! Join us if you can!

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New cover blurb from Andre Dubus III for my debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, Regal House, June 8th. Launch to be at Harvard Bookstore, 7 p.m., Cambridge, Ma...

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@nytimes Take a look at my debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, Regal House, June 8th, 2022 for more on Progeria! https://t.co/jIDaLYAS7H

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@KenBurns @PBS @pbsteachers Wondering if you'd like to look at my debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, Regal House, June 8th. The novel explores the story of Lee, a vibrant thirteen-year-old boy who is facing premature death from Progeria. His hero is Ben Franklin. https://t.co/jIDaLYAS7H

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@knguyenpoetry I'm not going either! My debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, Regal House, June 8th, 2022 won't be released for a couple of months...I think there'll be a lot of good coverage. Kudos to Libras! I happen to be one...

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What an amazing experience I had playing tennis with #SerenaWilliams in 2015 when she returned to #IndianWells and I won the Omaze experience sponsored by the #EqualJusticeInitiative! See the short essay I wrote here: https://t.co/nrFQTudlrs 2022 tournament starts 3-7!

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During The Dirty War in Argentina, 30,000 people were tortured, killed. Machine-gunned at the edge of enormous pits, thrown from planes in the sea. These were “the missing,” or desaparecidos. What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, brings this to the fore. Regal House, June 8th.

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See this Instagram photo by @donnagordon8994 https://t.co/AR0C6yR6ZR

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“In fiction, while we do not necessarily write about ourselves, we write out of ourselves, using ourselves; what we learn from, what we are sensitive to, what we feel strongly about--these become our characters and go to make our plots."
― Eudora Welty, On Writing

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I met Paul Farmer when he was a student at Harvard Medical School and on the board of the Alumni Magazine where I was an editor. He was full of dreams and determination. We stayed friends for a long time. It doesn't seem possible that he's gone.

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@katekilla I first met Paul in the early '80s when he was a student at Harvard Medical School and was on the editorial board of the Alumni Bulletin where I worked as an editor. Ethan Canin was there, too. We stayed friends for a long time. It will take a long while to accept he's gone.

[Donna Gordon @donnasgordon]

In fiction, while we do not necessarily write about ourselves, we write out of ourselves, using ourselves; what we learn from, what we are sensitive to, what we feel strongly about--these become our characters and go to make our plots.
― Eudora Welty, On Writing

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Hmm...trying to decide on another writer to invite to discuss my debut novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, at my reading at Harvard Book Store on June 8th...Cambridge, MA!

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Three hours of life-drawing today in person, not on zoom! All ten of us masked, including the model. Felt so free. Instructor said to me: Most people avoid the head, penis, and hands. But you're managing to fit them all in. Guess that's a compliment?