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Renée Rosen

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Historical Fiction, Young Adult

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Renee is the USA Today bestselling author of 8 historical fiction including: FIFTH AVENUE GLAMOUR GIRL and THE SOCIAL GRACES,
Her new novel, LET'S CALL HER BARBIE, about the Barbie doll creators Ruth Handler and Jack Ryan will be published January 21,2025 by Penguin Random House / Berkley.
Most people discover their love of reading first and then decide to try writing. For Renee Rosen, it was just the opposite. From the time she was a little girl she knew she wanted to be a writer and by age seventeen had completed her first novel, with what she admits was the worst opening line of all time. Her hopes of being the youngest published author on record were soon dashed when her “masterpiece” was repeatedly rejected. Several years and many attem ...more

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	Park Avenue Summer 3.96 avg rating — 19,903 ratings — published 2019 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Social Graces 3.98 avg rating — 15,151 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl 4.02 avg rating — 12,084 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let's Call Her Barbie 4.06 avg rating — 9,660 ratings — published 2025 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age 3.86 avg rating — 6,271 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Collar Girl 3.87 avg rating — 3,092 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dollface 3.77 avg rating — 3,111 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windy City Blues 4.08 avg rating — 1,641 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Crooked Pot 3.57 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Un verano en Park Avenue: El glamuroso Nueva York de los 60 y la revista Cosmopolitan by Renée Rosen (Goodreads Author), Milo Jordi Krmpotic (Translator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Renée Rosen answered Rosemary's question: I enjoyed "Let's Call Her Barbie" and wondered what year you were born?That author information used to be on the "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" on the Copyright Page and I am just curious. I was born in 1951 and got one of the first Barbies. Thank you from Rosemary Thanks so much for reading Let's Call Her Barbie. We're of the same generation although I was born a bit later than you. But my older sister had Barbies and I inherited her dolls and then acquired my own along the way. Thanks for your question! See Full Answer
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“I was scared. Nothing feels solid anymore. Security had been yanked out from under me. I wanted to tell her how much I loved her. She just had to know how much. My grandfather had been old; he was supposed to die. Parents weren't. It was in my mother's arms when it hit me. Every day brought you that much closer to losing the ones you loved. Death would always find you, and there was nothing you could do about it.”
― Renee Rosen, Every Crooked Pot

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“Helen had given me permission to pursue what I wanted, and as a result, I knew myself better—what I liked, what I didn’t. Most important, I had discovered what I deserved.”
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Beartown

by Fredrik Backman

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The Thread Collectors

by Shaunna J. Edwards

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Park Avenue Summer

by Renée Rosen

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My Brilliant Friend

by Elena Ferrante

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The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

by Leonie Swann

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Sweet Bean Paste

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27 juin 2016 16:27

Ivonne wrote: "Thank you so much for the Friends request. Can't wait to read your book Every Crooked Pot!

Cheers, Ivonne"

You bet! Hope you enjoy EVERY CROOKED POT!

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message 7: by Ivonne

27 juin 2016 05:36

Thank you so much for the Friends request. Can't wait to read your book Every Crooked Pot!

Cheers, Ivonne

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message 6: by Renée

11 juil. 2014 16:08

Lisa wrote: "Happt to be friends on Goodreads! Nice to see that Mona Simpson is one of your favorite writers. She's a very lovely person."

Hi Lisa,

I adore Mona Simpson's writing. I re-read ANYWHERE BUT HERE whenever I need inspiration. She's amazing!

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message 5: by Renée

11 juil. 2014 16:06

Cynthia wrote: "Thanks for accepting the friend request. I am currently reading your book Dollface and I am loving every minute of it. I also entered to win an autographed book which is great because I bought the ..."

Cynthia wrote: "Thanks for accepting the friend request. I am currently reading your book Dollface and I am loving every minute of it. I also entered to win an autographed book which is great because I bought the ..."

Hi Cynthia,
I don't think I ever saw this comment form you. Thanks so much--hope you don't think I'm rude for not responding sooner! So glad you enjoyed DOLLFACE! Thanks again!!

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message 4: by Lisa

11 juil. 2014 15:51

Happt to be friends on Goodreads! Nice to see that Mona Simpson is one of your favorite writers. She's a very lovely person.

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message 3: by Renée

02 août 2013 19:01

If anyone's interested in flappers and the Roaring Twenties, the DOLLFACE Giveaway is going on now. 25 copies looking for a good home! Thanks! http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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message 2: by Renée

27 fév. 2013 18:18

Dana wrote: "Thanks for the friendship, Renee. Happy writing!"

Thanks for accepting my friendship Dana!

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27 fév. 2013 18:16