November is National Adoption Awareness Month…
November is National Adoption Awareness Month… Julie McGue Author … and National Adoption Day is the Saturday before Thanksgiving–November 21st. Last year, over 4,000 children were adopted on this day. What is the purpose of National Adoption Month and...
An Interview with DORI JONES YANG
An Interview withDORI JONES YANG Dori Jones Yang Author When the Red Gates Opened Dori Jones Yang Dori Jones Yang is the author of When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China’s Reawakening, the story of her eight years as a foreign correspondent covering China during...
Can babies be placed for adoption without a father’s consent?
Can babies be placed for adoption without a father’s consent? Julie McGue Author Whether a father’s consent was/is required for a baby to be placed for adoption depends on whether the situation is a closed adoption or an open adoption. Closed adoptions were...
How DNA Influenced My Manuscript Submittal
How DNA Influenced My Manuscript Submittal Julie McGue Author A month ago, as I sat before my computer working through a manuscript submittal, the last person I was thinking of was my birth father. Late last spring, I sent the final draft of my debut memoir...
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