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Salem author self-publishes herself into a novel $2m payday

By David Mehegan
Globe Staff / January 13, 2008

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With a draft of her novel completed, Brunonia Barry of Salem wanted to find an audience. But instead of chasing after publishers - often a discouraging task for any new author - she and her husband took a different tack. They published "The Lace Reader" on their own. (Full article: 1386 words)

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