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Beth Uznis Johnson @buzjohn

Fiction CNF @StoryQuarterly, @BroadStreetMag, @MassReview, @MissReviewMag, BAE 2018. Author of Coming Clean @RegalHouse1. Founder of Big Bold Words.

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Beth Uznis Johnson@buzjohn
12 Jan 2024
Huge thanks to @guertinceric and @ChicagoRevBooks for this interview about Coming Clean! chireviewofbooks.com/2024/01… @RegalHouse1 #DawnComesClean #ComingCleanNovel #BookClub #litfic #AmWriting

Loss, Guilt, and Difficult Women: A Conversation with Beth Uznis Johnson - Chicago Review of Books

Our interview with Beth Uznis Johnson on her debut novel, "Coming Clean"

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What an honor that @bonnerjeanne is teaching my essay to her students at @Wesleyan. I'm always open to feedback so keep me posted!
Jeanne Bonner@bonnerjeanne
17 Sep 2025
Tonight my #writing students @wesleyan_u & I will be discussing the #essay "Your Friend/My friend, Ted" by @buzjohn & I can't wait to hear their thoughts! #CNF canvasrebel.com/conversation…
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Thank you @ChicagoDCASE for supporting the completion of my second novel with an Individual Artists Program grant! Working title: Step Back Joanna A woman with OCD  embarks on a DIY project covering mirrors in Chicago as a way to heal #DCASEgrant @RegalHouse1
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Thrilled to be featured on the Hear Us Roar podcast to talk about my debut novel, Coming Clean. Thank you, @WF_Writers and Maggie Smith, for the great discussion. Listen here: maggiesmithwriter.com/podcas… @RegalHouse1 #DawnComesClean #ComingCleanNovel #BookClub #litfic #AmWriting
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I'll be at the @BerwynLibraryIL local author fair today from 10-2. Come visit and pick up a copy of Coming Clean. berwynlibrary.org/
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Hope to see you at AWP in LA! Stop by the StoryStudio Chicago table Saturday at 10:30 to say hi and pick up a copy of Coming Clean AND learn about all the great online and in-person classes, workshops, conferences, and more. #AWP25 @StoryStudio
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Chicago Public Library@chipublib
31 Jan 2025
💚 Thank you, Chicago, for naming Chicago Public Library the Best Chicago Institution in the @Chicago_Reader's 2024 #BestOfChicago awards! Your votes are a declaration that libraries are essential to the heart of our city. We’re honored to serve a city that champions learning.
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So exciting to be a guest author at the 2024 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards and celebrate Ann Patchett, Cristina Henriquez, and Chance the Rapper while elevating public libraries. More info at cplfoundation.org/awards. @RegalHouse1
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Great event at Schuler Books in Ann Arbor! Thanks to all for coming out. Check out Coming Clean and Down the Steep from Regal House Publishing. @adnauman @RegalHouse1 #DawnComesClean #ComingCleanNovel #BookClub #litfic #AmWriting
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Michigan friends and family, join us TOMORROW in Ann Arbor for a fun book event on Th Aug. 22 at 6:30 at Schuler Books. A.D. Nauman and I can't wait to see you there! Register here: schulerbooks.com/event/beth-… @RegalHouse1 @adnauman
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Michigan friends and family, join us in Ann Arbor for a fun book event on Th Aug. 22 at 6:30 at Schuler Books. A.D. Nauman and I can't wait to see you there! Register here: schulerbooks.com/event/beth-… @RegalHouse1 @adnauman
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Ignatius Valentine Aloysius@ignatius2u
29 Jul 2024
What a fab-u-lous Sunday Salon Chicago reading event last night @RoscoeBooks w/ @bonniejocampbel, @FaylitaHicks, Melanie Pappadis Faranello, @buzjohn, & Michael Zapata WOW❣️👏🧡🌈⚡️💚 Standing room only...enjoy! TY all for participating— sundaysalon-chicago.com
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What an honor to read at Sunday Salon Chicago with this amazing group of writers. What fun and @RoscoeBooks was packed! @ignatius.aloysius @bonnie.jo.campbell @melanie.pappadisfaranello @Faylitahicks @RegalHousePublishing @mike.zapata2 #ComingCleanNovel #BookClub #litfic
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Michigan friends and family, join us in Ann Arbor for a fun book event on Th Aug. 22 at 6:30 at Schuler Books. A.D. Nauman and I can't wait to see you there! #DawnComesClean #ComingCleanNovel #BookClub #litfic #AmWriting @RegalHouse1 @adnauman
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Chicago area friends, readers, writers and book lovers: Join us for the Sunday Salon reading series at Roscoe Books on Sun. July 28 at 7. I'll read from Coming Clean and just LOOK at the lineup of readers. Wow! @RegalHouse1 @RoscoeBooks @SundaySalonChi
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Chicago area friends, readers, writers and book lovers: Join us for the Sunday Salon reading series at Roscoe Books on Sun. July 28 at 7. I'll read from Coming Clean and just LOOK at the lineup of readers. Wow! @RegalHouse1 @RoscoeBooks @SundaySalonChi
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So excited to be reading with this amazing group of writers!! Join us July 28!
Ignatius Valentine Aloysius@ignatius2u
2 Jul 2024
Sunday Salon Chicago is excited to announce our next reading on July 28th @RoscoeBooks at 7 pm CT, featuring a stellar lineup: @bonniejocampbel, @FaylitaHicks, @buzjohn, Melanie Faranello, & Michael Zapata❣️🧡❤️‍🔥 Website update coming soon. Pls share & 🙏🙏🙏
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1 Jul 2024
Check out our recommended reads for June! booksbywomen.org/recommended… Ann Bancroft, @KimberlySBelle Lauren Martin @maddiedawson1 @buzjohn @AlisonRagsdale @mary_keliikoa Melissa Payne, Susan Weissbach Friedman, @lrosenauthor @TinaBeattie @SuzanneMTrauth
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Michigan friends and family, join us in Ann Arbor for a fun book event on Th Aug. 22 at 6:30 at Schuler Books. A.D. Nauman and I can't wait to see you there! #DawnComesClean #ComingCleanNovel #BookClub #litfic #AmWriting @RegalHouse1 @adnauman
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I got to do an interview with Bold Journey. Every writer needs a strong work ethic! boldjourney.com/meet-beth-uz…
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What a great week at the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop with the amazing Melissa Faliveno. #krww
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