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Gifters Podcaster with Christopher Kai

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-962-bridge-cultures-break-barriers-with-anju-gattani/id1378434277?i=1000491342200

Chat with Podcaster Caramel Lucas

https://anchor.fm/caramel-lucas/episodes/Interview-with-Anju-Gattani--a-multitalented-entrepreneur--Author-elqgc8/a-a3n3c43
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    Good Luck With That

    Anju Gattani / December 6, 2018

    Ever wonder about the first time you did something and it mattered? Like it really made a difference to you and the people around you? So not too long ago, August 2018 actually,…

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  • Diversity in Story,  The Power of Story

    Book Fest Fiesta!

    Anju Gattani / September 11, 2018

    What do you love about literary festivals? Books? Fanfare? Vendors? Author talks? Meeting authors? Perhaps you enjoy chewing away on that gyro as you browse through a collection that local bookstores have on…

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STORY MANTRA: with Award Winner Lainey Cameron!

https://youtu.be/6ZLevO9YT5w

Bangra+HipHop Fusion by GTQurbani !!

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Duty & Desire is a Recommended Read by Friends & Fiction Book Club

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DUTY & DESIRE featured in INDULGE magazine!!

https://indulgemagazine.com/2020/07/13/precious-cargo-beauty-books/

DUTY&DESIRE on BOOKTRIB!!

https://booktrib.com/2020/10/28/more-than-a-condition-7-books-tackling-mental-health/

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Story Mantra, Episode 13: Pt 2/3 with Award Winning Author, Lainey Cameron, THE EXIT STRATEGY

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