Awards

Congratulations to the following She Writes Press winners of the IAN Book of the Year Awards:

A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron – Winner in Non-Fiction: Self-Help

Excess Baggage by Tracey Carisch – Finalist in Non-Fiction: Travel/Nature/Photography

Raising the Bottom by Lisa Boucher – Finalist in Non-Fiction: Health/Medicine/Fitness

Raising the Bottom by Lisa Boucher – Finalist in Non-Fiction: Self-Help

Congratulations to the following She Writes Press winners of the National Indie Excellence Awards:

A Promise Given by Michelle Cox – Winner in Cross Genre

A Marriage in Four Seasons by Kathryn K. Abdul-Baki – Winner in Literary Fiction

Congratulations to Ellen Notbohm! The River by Starlight was selected as a finalist in the High Plains Book Awards.

News and Updates

Ms. Career Girl named Krista Beth Driver’s Mani/Pedi and Adrienne Rubin’s Diamonds and Scoundrels as some of the best books to ignite your career spirit this fall.

Rachel Levy Lesser, author of Life’s Accessories, was interviewed on The Nerd Daily.

Lisa Tognola, author of As Long As It’s Perfect, wrote an article that was published on Kveller, was interviewed on The Nerd Daily and made an appearance on the Author Stories Podcast.

The Indypendent reviewed Mary Fleming’s The Art of Regret and the book was selected as “Today’s Read” on Beth Fish Reads.

Lucinda Jackson, author of Just a Girl, published an essay in WE Magazine for Women: “The Female Freedom Years: Over 60 and Euphoric.”

PsychCentral referenced Krista Beth Driver, author of Mani/Pedi, in two articles: “The #1 Obstacle That Prevents Positive Change” and “3 Lesser-Known Tips to Make Positive Changes in Your Life.” Driver was also interviewed on the Get the Funk Out! podcast and Nonfiction4Life podcast.

Midwest Book Review reviewed Bonnie Hirst’s Test of Faith calling it, “Deeply personal, heart-breaking but ultimately inspiring story, Test of Faith: Surviving My Daughter’s Life Sentence is an extraordinary and deftly presented account that is an inherently compelling read from cover to cover.”

Barbara Artson, author of Odessa, Odessa, was interviewed on the blog: Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb.

Rita Dragonette, author of The Fourteenth of September, published an op-ed that was featured in Ms. magazine.

Reyna Marder Gentin, author of Unreasonable Doubts, appeared on the Experience 50 Podcast and published an essay on the Herstry blog.

Janice Morgan, author of Suspended Sentence, opened up about her son’s addiction in this Scary Mommy piece.

The Same River by Lisa Reddick was reviewed in Pasadena Weekly and Hollywood Progressive.

Events

Meet Anniqua Rana on Saturday, October 19th Play on Words will be presenting a chapter, “Birth Canal,” from her novel Wild Boar in the Cane Field at Lit Crawl San Fransico.

Join She Writes Press authors Dianne Romain (The Trumpet Lesson), Lisa Braver Moss (Shrug) and Illene English (Hippie Chick) for an event at Book Passage Corte Madera on Sunday, November 10th at 1 p.m.

Carole Bumpus, author of Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, is heading out on tour until December 4th, 2019. Click here for specific dates and locations.

If you are in the Atlanta, GA area, join Christine Ristaino, author of All the Silent Spaces, for a book event. See the flyer below for more details on upcoming dates and locations.

 

Every week, we celebrate noteworthy achievements and upcoming events happening within the She Writes Press community in our “Friday High Fives!” If you have coverage you’d like to share, a new award to your name or an event planned, please email digital@sparkpointstudio.com and we’ll get you included in an upcoming Friday High Fives!