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AGS Johnson always intended to be a writer. But raised in a Midwestern family of five girls and no boys, she embarked on a career in the corporate world that would allow her to explore why men were treated differently than women. Armed with a business degree, for over 20 years she was a banker, most often working with international currencies.

Still, writing remained a dream, so she returned to school, earned a masters degree in fiction writing from the University of Southern California and proceeded to pursue her lifelong ambition. Her debut novel [Book: The Sausage Maker’s Daughters], 12 years in the making, releases Feb. 7, 2012.

In addition to her passion for reading, traveling and all things French, Johnson serves on the Board of the Cou...more

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Ups and Downs of the Writer's Life

Three-plus months into the release of The Sausage Maker’s Daughters, I’m finding the writer’s life to be one great big rollercoaster. If I say, a real E-ticket ride, I’m dating myself, but so is this wild and unpredictable experience.

First the good news: in this brief timeframe, the novel has been awarded five awards—count them, 5—for fiction writing, including a gold metal first place by the N...

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The Sausage Maker's Daughters

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The Club Dumas

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The Biographer's Tale: A Novel

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A.G.S. Johnson liked Brittany's review of The Sausage Maker's Daughters: " I've got a confession. I tend to judge books by their covers and titles more than I should. And when I first saw this book and its title, I wasn't really interested. And then I read the description and I was a little interested, but my initial jud... " Read more of this review »
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A.G.S. Johnson liked Jessica's review of The Sausage Maker's Daughters: " I'm going to start by mentioning this and think I really need to that the title is one I don't like. I was very apprehensive about reading it. Then I actually read the book and had something other than the title to base my opinion on. Suffice it t... " Read more of this review »
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A.G.S. Johnson liked Kari Anderson's review of The Sausage Maker's Daughters: " The sausage maker’s youngest daughter is heading for the fight of her battle-scarred life. It’s the era of the counterculture and Vietnam. But twenty-four-year-old Kip Czermanksi is nowhere near her home in California. She’s in a jail cell in her... " Read more of this review »
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A.G.S. Johnson is currently reading: The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte	My rating:
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