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  • green banner image with line drawings of flowers and vines. Cover of Laurence  Beaudoin-Masse's Say Yes and Keep Smiling on the right. Open Book logo bottom left. Text reads 'Excerpt: Say Yes and  Keep Smiling by Laurence  Beaudoin-Masse"
    green banner image with line drawings of flowers and vines. Cover of Laurence  Beaudoin-Masse's Say Yes and Keep Smiling on the right. Open Book logo bottom left. Text reads 'Excerpt: Say Yes and  Keep Smiling by Laurence  Beaudoin-Masse"
    September 28, 2023

    Excerpt: Laurence Beaudoin-Masse Skewers Influencer & Wellness Culture in Her Brilliant YA Sequel

    Laurence Beaudoin-Masse's debut novel, Suck it In and Smile was published to wide acclaim in 2022. Exploring our social media-influenced obsession with perfection and appearance, the young adult novel ...

  • Laurence Beaudoin-Masse's YA Debut Thoughtfully Explores the Toxic Pressures of the Influencer Lifestyle
    Laurence Beaudoin-Masse's YA Debut Thoughtfully Explores the Toxic Pressures of the Influencer Lifestyle
    November 15, 2022

    Laurence Beaudoin-Masse's YA Debut Thoughtfully Explores the Toxic Pressures of the Influencer Lifestyle

    Instagram influencers and thoughtful conversations don't necessarily sound like they'd go hand in hand. But debut young adult writer Laurence Beaudoin-Masse uses the strange, surreal backdrop of the ...

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