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With a little help from her friends

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Diane McKinney-Whetstone was not after fame or money when she sat down at her dining table one morning to begin her first novel, 'Tumbling.' With the support of a local writers' group, McKinney-Whetstone is set to produce two more novels as she learns to deal with the success of her first book.

Author: Yagoda, Ben
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1996
Behavior, Interview, African American women authors, African American women writers, Authorship, American literature, African American literature, McKinney-Whetstone, Diane

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Of pizza and prose: the Rittenhouse Writers' Group

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Pennsylvania's Rittenhouse Writers' Group was formed by James Rahn in 1988. Through four eight-week sessions a year, Rahn's writers have been able to produce stories for over 30 journals. One of his students, Diane Mckinney- Whetstone, is having her book, 'Tumbling,' published.

Author: Yagoda, Ben
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1996
Practice, Associations, Freelance writers, Rahn, James

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Thy father's son

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Talese's latest book, 'Unto the Sons,' chronicles his Italian family's migration to America. The book also traces his childhood in Ocean City, near Philadelphia, PA.

Author: Yagoda, Ben
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1992
Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Bibliography, Italian Americans, Unto the Sons (Book), Talese, Gay

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