Category: Contemporary Women Writers
The Unknown Soldier
I wish I had found this image of a confident young Confederate cavalryman before I had written a word of Measure of Devotion. In truth, though, the book was nearly finished and I was actually looking for something else when I encountered him in a huge sheaf of old family photos. The photo you see […]
The N8 Self: You are more than your Mind, Body, & Emotions, by Jules Kuroda: Excerpt
The N8 Self: You are more than your Mind, Body, & Emotions Loneliness is a situation that we create. The N8 Self invites the reader into holistic connection beyond just the mind, body, and heart and into the aspect of self we don’t talk much about, the human spirit. This powerful part of our human experience […]
BEACH HOUSE RULES by Kristy Woodson Harvey: Excerpt
“Southern bestselling sensation” (Katie Couric Media) Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a delightfully moving new novel about a mother-daughter duo learning to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down. When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of […]
Mental Illness Is a Family Affair
Mental Illness Is a Family Affair There’s no doubt that when someone has mental health challenges, it’s the hardest on that individual. However, it does also have a marked impact on those around them. And as much as a person with mental illness needs support, so do the people close to them who see their […]
Child of Light, Jesi Bender: Excerpt
Child of Light Jesi Bender Thirteen-year-old Ambrétte Memenon has lived her entire life estranged from her wealthy mother, career-minded father, and older brother Modeste. After a series of financial failures, the family is forced to reunite in rural upstate NY in the Spring of 1896. Together in the new house but basically strangers, the family […]
How I Help Young People with Anxiety in my Book: Vanishings
By Catharina Steel Children struggle with anxiety the same as adults, and it’s beneficial if they are taught how to manage this, possibly working with a specialist to figure out what tools work best for them, and in which scenarios. Young people aren’t necessarily equipped to manage stressful events when they happen, and this can […]
Why I Wrote the Novel I Needed to Read
By Jessica Guerrieri I didn’t set out to write Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as much as it demanded to be written. It was the book I had searched for but never found—the story that might have planted a seed when I needed it most. It wouldn’t have saved me. I want to be […]
Why Women Writers Should “Work It”
It stands to reason that great fiction would take place in the great arenas of the human experience: the places where we test our talents, boundaries, and mettle. This could be the battlefield, the sports field, outer space, the kitchen table, or the classroom, among zillions of other places. But puzzlingly, in contemporary fiction, one […]
Ever Widening Circles & Mystical Moments by Jean Shinoda Bolen: Excerpt
We are delighted to feature an excerpt from Ever Widening Circles & Mystical Moments by Jean Shinoda Bolen(Chiron Publications | March 4, 2025), the long-awaited memoir by 89-year-old activist, author, psychiatrist, and Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, endorsed by Gloria Steinem and Isabelle Allende. While Jean Shinoda Bolen is an internationally renowned Jungian analyst, […]
Lacy Fewer – On Writing Yankeeland
I always knew I was going to write. As a young child, I was fascinated with how a book could transport you to a world where everything worked out in the end. I dreamed of being able to bring my love of storytelling to a wider audience. Writing is the lens through which I understand […]
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