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RISKY PURSUIT – A 2026 ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE!!
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JULIE HENNRIKUS INTERVIEWS NANCY
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OCTOBER – 2026 ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE
FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT MYSTERY
AWARDS PRESENTED IN OCTOBER, CALGARY CANADA
#1 BEST YA SUMMER THRILLER – #1 BEST YA/TEEN MYSTERY
JAMES W. ZISKIN, MULTI-AWARD-WINNER OF MYSTERY NOVELS,
NAMES RISKY PURSUIT ONE OF HIS FIVE GREAT RECENT FICTION READS – DECEMBER 11, 2025
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The deadline to enter is June 1, 2026.
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Interesting news from Publishers Weekly, July 9, 2025: Sam Spratford reports that Penguin Young Readers has partnered with Berkley Books to launch Berkley XO, an adult YA crossover imprint featuring hybrid titles that bridge the gap between YA and adult books….such as RISKY PURSUIT.
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MEREDITH RANKIN INTERVIEWS NANCY G. WEST
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A SONG PARODY to ADD CHUCKLES TO YOUR DAY
MAMAS, DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
3/4 time D Chord G Chord A Chord
MAMAS DONT LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
DON’T LET EM IMAGINE AND SCRIBBLE SO MUCH
MAKE ‘EM BE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND SUCH
WRITERS AIN’T EASY TO LOVE
AND THEY’RE HARDER TO HOLD
THEY THINK STORIES HAVE VALUE
THAT’S BETTER THAN DIAMONDS OR GOLD
THEY DREAM OF PLOTTING
WITH PEOPLE YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW
PLACES AND PROBLEMS THEY MAKE UP
THAT AIN’T EVEN SO
THEY’RE WATCHING A MOVIE WITH YOU
BUT THEIR MIND’S FAR AWAY
IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ‘EM AND THEY DON’T DIE YOUNG,
THEY JUST KEEP WRITING ALL DAY
MAMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
DON’T LET ‘EM IMAGINE AND SCRIBBLE SO MUCH,
MAKE ‘EM BE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND SUCH
WRITERS LIKE KEYBOARDS AND NOTEPADS
AND PENCILS GALORE
QUAINT LITTLE ROOMS WITH A VIEW
AND A LOCK ON THE DOOR
HEADS FULL OF IDEAS
AND PLACES THEY LIKE TO CREATE
THEY’RE NOT LISTENING TO YOU-
THEY’RE DREAMING UP SOMEBODY’S FATE
THEY THINK OF STORIES
AND PEOPLE YOU CAN’T EVEN VIEW,
YOU THINK THEY’RE WITH YOU
BUT THEIR MIND IS ELSEWHERE
‘THO THEY’RE SITTING THERE RIGHT BESIDE YOU
MAMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
THEY MIGHT JUST STAY HOME
AND THEY’RE HAPPY ALONE
(SLOWER)—- EVEN WITH SOMEONE THEY LOVE
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Written by Patsy Bruce and first recorded by Ed Bruce 1976. Best known recording by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson 1979. Parody by Nancy G. West ©2024
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