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November 30, 2021

Book Coaching

It’s time to write your book! Whether you’re a seasoned writer or someone who’s always wanted to try your hand at writing a book� I can help guide you toward your creative project’s dreams. Studies show that 81% of people want to write a book someday. But of all the people who start a book, […]
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Published on November 30, 2021 16:06

June 24, 2021

Curanderisma to change your life

I am a bruja y curandera, intuitive healer, and transformational coach who will work with you 1:1 to manifest true changes in your mindset, emotional and spiritual framework, and daily life. I will help you grow to your dreams, which are waiting for you.
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Published on June 24, 2021 07:32

That Bulb And Blossom, You Luminous Writer

Dear Luminous Writer, Close your eyes and breathe deeply, imagining with each deep inhalation and exhalation the spark of what brought you to the page in the first place, the bright bulb of story or line of a poem, the sunken root entrenched deep in the mud the moment you realized you had something to […]
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Published on June 24, 2021 07:04

May 5, 2021

Spilling Over, a Fat Girl’s Story

Dear Friends, I wrote a piece in Medium about being called fat yesterday, and I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read and share with all your circles. Thank you and I hope something here resonates with your heart. But I was a fat girl. And the rules were different for me. Back then […]
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Published on May 05, 2021 14:16

February 27, 2021

Trinity Sight wins a Southwest Book Award!

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Published on February 27, 2021 13:38

October 12, 2020

Jubilee reviewed in the Washington Post!

“Like her idol, Sandra Cisneros, Bianca wants to be a voice for her people, the Mexican American working-class residents of Southern California � Givhan manages to tell a story about Mexicali culture that, by focusing on one young woman’s hope, avoids cultural generalizations and tells, instead, a story of family growth and personal triumph.� –The […]
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Published on October 12, 2020 05:43

August 20, 2020

Jubilee available now!

”I never thought I’d see the Great Mexicali Novel. Jennifer Givhan teaches us new things about borders, including the shadowy borders of the mind. Intense.� ~Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels ”A deeply affecting and ultimately uplifting novel. Givhan’s beautiful prose vividly renders a Southern California not often seen in literature.� […]
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Published on August 20, 2020 15:49

Jubilee coming this October 6th! Pre-order available now�

”I never thought I’d see the Great Mexicali Novel. Jennifer Givhan teaches us new things about borders, including the shadowy borders of the mind. Intense.� ~Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels ”A deeply affecting and ultimately uplifting novel. Givhan’s beautiful prose vividly renders a Southern California not often seen in literature.� […]
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Published on August 20, 2020 15:49

Jubilee coming this October 6th! Pre-order Now!

”I never thought I’d see the Great Mexicali Novel. Jennifer Givhan teaches us new things about borders, including the shadowy borders of the mind. Intense.� ~Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels ”A deeply affecting and ultimately uplifting novel. Givhan’s beautiful prose vividly renders a Southern California not often seen in literature.� […]
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Published on August 20, 2020 15:49

August 5, 2020

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Welcome to Jennifer’s Newsletter by me, Jennifer Givhan. Poet, she/her, novelist, mama, Chicana feminist, bruja y curandera, author of the novels TRINITY SIGHT & JUBILEE (Blackstone Publishing). Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. In the meantime, tell your friends!
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Published on August 05, 2020 11:04