Rachael Hanel holds bachelor’s degrees in mass communications and history and a master’s in history from Minnesota State University, and a PhD in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. She lives and writes just outside of Mankato, Minnesota. Hanel is a former newspaper reporter and copy editor and teaches creative writing at Minnesota State University-Mankato. She is the author of more than 20 nonfiction books for children and adults, including Not the Camilla We Knew.

Featured title: Not the Camilla We Knew: One Woman’s Life from Small-town America to the Symbionese Liberation Army

Website: https://rachaelhanel.com

RACHAEL’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 11:30 a.m. – The Ethics of Writing About Others – Deadwood Public Library, Main Floor
• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 2:00 p.m. – The Secret to Writing Success: Perseverance – Deadwood Public Library, Main Floor
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms

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