Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
Dutch by birth and serial emigrant, Barbara currently lives with her husband and daughter in a tiny village in Galicia, Spain, as basic and simple as can be. W Barbara's website.
United by Books: Lessons From a Bookseller-Turned-Author By Nicole Magistro
United by Books: Lessons From a Bookseller-Turned-Author By Nicole Magistro Indie bookstores feel like home – for 15 years I owned a bustling shop in an upscale resort town in Colorado. We thrived on building community, hosting events, and hiring friendly and voracious readers who loved to talk about books. During my tenure, I worked […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Raquel V. Reyes
Raquel V. Reyes interviews Miriam Quinoñes, food anthropologist, cooking show star, mother, and reluctant amateur sleuth in her Caribbean Kitchen culinary cozy debut, Mango, Mambo, and Murder. Raquel: Hola, Miriam. ¿Como estas? Miriam: I’m great. Thank you. Raquel: Can you tell the readers where this interview is taking place? M: Claro. We are sitting in […]
Healing Through Writing
In retrospect, my learning of my mother’s unexpected death played like a scene out of a Lifetime movie. Torn from sleep by someone banging on my front door, I threw on my robe and rushed downstairs. I saw a police car parked outside and a uniformed officer on my porch. Groggy and confused, I opened […]
Rewriting the Most Important Story of All: The Story of You
By Darcy Eikenberg When someone says, “Let me tell you a story,” what do you do? If you’re like most of us, you pause, lean in, and prepare to listen. Stories are an essential part of any country, company, or culture, and they’re part of you and me, too. In corporate environments like the ones […]
From Professional Fundraiser to Author of a How-to Guide on Philanthropy
For nearly three decades, I devoted my career to the nonprofit sector…as a volunteer, staff member, executive, and board member. Two of the best jobs I had were leading the national women’s philanthropy programs for both the American Red Cross and United Way. Those organizations mobilize over 70,000 women and raised over $2 billion. I […]
Living Large: A Poet Finds a Second Home in Personal Essays
“You’re a miniaturist,” the poet Molly Peacock told me years ago. In preparation for her Sunday afternoon workshop, she’d asked everyone to send her ten pages of work. “We’re not here to discuss what’s wrong with our poems, or how to make them better,” Molly explained. “We’re here to discover our habits and proclivities. We’re […]
The Space in Between: An Empath’s Field Guide by Signe Myers Hovem
by Signe Myers Hovem One of the blurbs offered for my book The Space in Between: An Empath’s Field Guide generously states that I “put words to the wordless,” which honestly, was the most gratifying praise I could have received. It also partly explains why it took me so long to write my book—nearly ten […]
Interview with Samantha Durbin
Special K numbs her. Crystal meth makes her mean. Sixteen-year-old Samantha, raver extraordinaire, puts the “high” in high school. Samantha Durbin’s memoir RAVER GIRL Coming of Age in the 90s is out now and we’re delighted to feature this interview with her! Thank you so much for joining us on WWWB, Samantha! Thank you for […]
Why I wrote Shifting Shorelines
My upcoming book Shifting Shorelines: Messages from a Wiser Self is dedicated to my sister Nancy, who will never have a chance to read it. Still, I picture her clasping my book to her heart—not solely because I wrote it, but also because she would resonate with my ode to nature, the passage of time, […]
Can Fiction Fight Stigma?
Can Fiction Fight Stigma? My debut novel, Sugar and Snails, was about a woman with a marginalised identity. When I began writing it in 2008, many of those with that identity kept it hidden. We’ve become more familiar with that identity since that novel was published in 2015. Nevertheless, many readers still tell me my […]
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