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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief by Julia A. Nicholson
Whether you’re looking to be inspired by the courageous and candid personal story of someone who has endured more than her fair share of adversity and loss, or you open the pages of Move Forward Stronger seeking help in coping with your own unwanted change, loss, or grief, Julia’s stories and insights will leave you believing in […]
Inspired by my illiterate grandmother: Writing toward a bilingual, bicultural literature and identity
Inspired by my illiterate grandmother: Writing toward a bilingual, bicultural literature and identity By Eman Quotah This is a condensed translation of an essay I originally wrote in Arabic. In all the books I read and films I saw growing up, I never encountered a character like my grandmother. My grandmother, Jameela, was born in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Azma Dar
We are delighted to feature this character interview by Azma Dar! About the book: SPIDER When her missing husband is found dead in a car crash far from home, a charismatic actress must find out the truth in this utterly fresh take on the domestic suspense novel. Sophie is an aspiring British Pakistani actress whose […]
Sarah J. Makowski: On Language and Writing
Since childhood, I’d dreamed of living in England, the birthplace of my literary heroes. I’d walk through Bath arm-in-arm with Anne Elliot. I’d run into the Pevensie kids on the train to London. Like Bridget Jones, I’d get a publishing job, commuting daily from my thatched Tudor cottage nestled inside a secret garden. Who knows? […]
On Writing HARVEST YOUR HAPPY A Farm Girl’s Guide to Leading, Succeeding and Living Your Best Life
Camilla Gray-Nelson, an award-winning leadership trainer and author whose Bay Area-based company, Dairydell, is consistently listed in the Top 15 Women-Owned Businesses in Northern California. Gray-Nelson has spent her life living with and studying the behavior of animals, in an effort to better understand their secrets to living together in harmony. With her uncommon perspective, she has used her […]
Writing Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire
Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire By: Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR After two decades of guiding my psychotherapy and coaching clients through life’s major transitions, I experienced my own profoundly transformative passage in my early forties. At the time, I heard an inner call I could not deny, asking me to live more fully […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emily Franklin interviews Isabella Stewart Gardner
Isabella Stewart Gardner, was a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself. In the new novel, THE LIONESS OF BOSTON (April 11, 2023, Godine), Emily Franklin paints a portrait of a courageous soul who shattered society’s expectations, living life on her own terms. By the time Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her home as […]
On Writing Leaving: How I Set Myself Free from an Abusive Marriage
About writing my memoir: Growing up in New Delhi, India, I had always been an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction, whether it be Irving Wallace, Ayn Rand, Alex Hayley, or Pearl Buck. Books were readily available at home as my dad was a voracious reader. I was fascinated by the courage and wit of […]
Why We Wrote Our Book: The Importance of Building an Owner’s Mindset in Family Enterprises
Why We Wrote Our Book: The Importance of Building an Owner’s Mindset in Family Enterprises By Wendy Sage-Hayward, Gaia Marchisio and Barb Dartt Our book,“OWN IT! Building an Owner’s Mindset at Every Age,” aims to shed light on the importance of intentionally developing an owner’s mindset within family enterprises. Through our own experiences and work […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Marcia Bradley, The Home for Wayward Girls
About THE HOME FOR WAYWARD GIRLS Growing up in the 1990s, Loretta escapes her abusive parents–and the “ranch” they run for “bad” girls—eventually becoming an advocate for teen runaways and a foe of today’s Troubled Teen Industry where teens are sent to programs in isolated locales and wilderness camps. This heartfelt novel offers hope despite […]
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