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Melissa Senate

Melissa Senate
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Melissa Senate

Melissa Senate is the author of eight novels, including the bestselling See Jane Date, which was made into an ABC Family TV movie and has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. She's published short pieces in Everything I've Always Wanted to Know About... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Just Do It. (It was mine before Nike's.)
Learn more about Melissa Senate
My life in 8 words: "Optimistic single-mother writing, reading, observing in lovely Maine."
The Love Goddess' Cooking School will be released on October 26, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Oct 26, 2010
The Love Goddess' Cooking School is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Oct 26, 2010
The Love Goddess' Cooking School is now available in eBook
Oct 26, 2010
The Love Goddess' Cooking School will be released on October 26, 2010 in eBook
Oct 26, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Love Goddess' Cooking School
Oct 09, 2010
The Secret of Joy will be released on November 17, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 17, 2009
The Secret of Joy is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Nov 17, 2009
The Secret of Joy will be released on November 17, 2009 in eBook
Nov 17, 2009
Nov 11, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Who is your favorite fictional villain?
Nov 11, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Is there a book you love to reread?
Nov 11, 2009
Nov 11, 2009
Nov 11, 2009
Nov 11, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
What do you regret most?
Nov 11, 2009

Melissa Senate Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Just Do It. (It was mine before Nike's.) Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. Barack Obama Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits); Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye); Helpless (Neil Young); Hold On (Sarah McLachlan); Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland) Q. What do you regret most? A. Everything I've done has led me to where I am now, which is a pretty good place to be, so I can't regret anything. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. I want to sound more sophisticated, but a toasted onion bagel with good cream cheese and smoked salmon. Learn more about Melissa Senate

Authors on the Web

Asian Journal, August 7, 2011
...history, magic. Long after the last page of this book, that beautiful journey has stayed with me,” wrote Melissa Senate, author of The Love Goddess’ Cooking School. Sotto, an Ateneo graduate and former features editor for the Guidon, wrote her first...
Home of Baggott & Asher & Bode, October 1, 2011
...A 1/2 Dozen for poet,fiction writer, and essayistGregory Sherl.A fearless and obsessivetalent whose workis intimate and sublimeand heartbreakinglytender.Listen in...Some writers hate to write. Other writers love being engaged in the creative process. How...
Girlfriends Book Club, July 28, 2011
...reader or two might have been lost? Should that author care? That is the question, I suppose. Bio: Melissa Senate is the author of 10 novels, including her latest, The Love Goddess’ Cooking School. She lives on the coast of Maine. P.S. She'd love you...
Girlfriends Book Club, July 27, 2011
...reader or two was lost? Doubt it. Should that author care? That is the question, I suppose. Bio: Melissa Senate is the author of 10 novels, including her latest, The Love Goddess’ Cooking School. She lives on the coast of Maine...
Home of Baggott & Asher & Bode, July 19, 2011
...Danica Novgorodoff Rebecca Rasmussen Laurel Snyder Tatjana Soli Julie Buxbaum Randy Susan Meyers John McNally Justin Manask (agent) Melissa Senate Steve Kistulentz Christopher Schelling (agent) Dani Shapiro Jeff VanderMeer Catherine McKenzie Emily Rapp...
Home of Baggott & Asher & Bode, July 10, 2011
...Danica Novgorodoff Rebecca Rasmussen Laurel Snyder Tatjana Soli Julie Buxbaum Randy Susan Meyers John McNally Justin Manask (agent) Melissa Senate Steve Kistulentz Christopher Schelling (agent) Dani Shapiro Jeff VanderMeer Catherine McKenzie Emily Rapp...
Bookworm with a View, July 8, 2011
...the links below to listen online. May: Exit the Actress (Priya Parmar) June: The Love Goddess' Cooking School (Melissa Senate) July:  The Violets of March (July 20th) Book Reviews:   Seven reviews posted in June, ranging from personal journeys, to...
Girlfriends Book Club, June 24, 2011
...Girl by Elin Hilderbrand. Looking forward to the new Kristina Riggle: T hings We Didn't Say . -- Melissa Senate On my summer reading list (so far): Money Can't Buy Love by Connie Briscoe You Are Free by Danzy Senna Best Kept Secret by Amy Hatvany Black...