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Off to the #IPPY!
It is actually surreal. Last year at this time I was recovering from major surgery and reading the news of books being awarded the IPPY in New York City just prior to the Book Expo. My book had just come out, and I had missed some opportunities to promote it because of illness. Winning an award was the farthest thing from my mind. But, how cool would it be to be with all those writers in a room celebrating an accomplishment like that?
I can’t help thinking back to when I was deep in the quagmire of finding my way through writing Replacement Child.… Read more
Honored and Excited to Win an IPPY Award!
I am so excited that Replacement Child – a memoir, has won a bronze IPPY (Independent Publishers Book Award) in the category of Autobiography/Memoir/Family Legacy.
My congratulations to all the award winning authors!
You can see the full list here.
Reading and Discussion of my #Memoir #Replacement Child, November 12 at #JCC New Haven
Come join me tomorrow, November 12 at 11 am at the JCC New Haven for a reading and discussion of Replacement Child – a memoir. Hope you can make it!
Recent updates for Replacement Child – a memoir
First, many thanks to Madeline Sharples, and her Choices blog for hosting me today for a guest post. I hope you’ll check it out!
You may also want to take a look at my ongoing blog on Psychology Today.
And, a couple of articles in Book Marketing Magazine. Check it out on iTunes–it’s a great new pub!
And here are some pics from some recent book happenings::
Talking About #Memoir: Themes, Messages and Book Marketing
In the last week I’ve been talking a lot about my memoir Replacement Child, the writing process and book marketing.
Booktalk Nation, a new author program from Authors Guild, was kind enough to have me as a guest. The idea is to support authors as well as local bookstores, and I want to thank The Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington, CT for sponsoring my talk and agreeing to send out signed copies of Replacement Child. Also, a big thank you to Karen Holt, who interviewed me for the talk.
Women’s Memoirs, who have been my supporters and cheerleaders for several years now, interviewed me last week as well.… Read more
On #Replacement Child, Writing, and Hearing Your #Memoir Story
In the past week, I’ve been contacted by people who were touched by my book, Replacement Child, my writing here and on my Psychology Today blog. Some are replacement children, and we seem like long lost relatives when we compare notes. Some have had relatives who were challenged physically, or disfigured in some way. A brother, a father, a sister. Some are struggling to dig up memories that illuminate their own memoirs.
I am grateful for these connections for many reasons. First, for the growing community of replacement children that seems to be springing up like multi-colored wildflowers; distinctly separate but of the same seed.… Read more
Reading from Replacement Child – A #Memoir
A short reading from Replacement Child – A Memoir, to be released in the spring of 2013 by Seal Press. I read a chapter at Stony Brook Manhattan this past Monday evening. It was a fantastic evening, with several of my MFA colleagues reading wonderful pieces. @sealpress (FB friends, just skip this–you’ve already seen it!)
#B&N Staff Pick#Biographies
Replacement Child is #7 today on the Staff Picks for biographies under $5.