“When the ineluctable past catches up to the present, the stakes are raised, and Among the Survivors, mordantly witty from the first pages, becomes a disturbing and consequential story. Ann Z. Leventhal is an astute and surprising writer who has really hit her stride with this long-awaited second novel.”
—Katharine Weber, author of True Confections and Triangle

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“Exemplifies how useful negativity serves as a catalyst to improve one’s life.”
—Maria Doncaster, PhD, Psychologist

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“We will follow Clara anywhere.”
―Walter Kirn, author of 8 books, including Up in the Air and Blood Will Out

“Who knew wasps could be protectors, champions, and the best friends a girl ever had? Maryl Jo Fox has written a wild, enchanting, constantly surprising story of one woman’s resilience, courage, and redemption through what may be a kind of magical insanity. Clara At the Edge kept me buzzing on every page.”
―Diana Wagman, author of Life #6, The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets, and four other novels

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“I have never seen such a helpful compilation of contemplations, exercises, and inspiring words of wisdom from such a variety of outside sources.  The writing is extremely accessible, without dumbing down.  The cartoons are charming and helpful.  What a wonderful contribution this is to the study of Characterology (the five patterns/character structures).”
—Sandra Barnard, founder of Full Spectrum Center for Spiritual Awakening and former Characterology teacher

“Alice McDowell has brought us a gem with Hidden Treasure! She has masterfully shared with us her in-depth knowledge and clinical experience working with the 5 Belief Systems / Character Structure. The material is clear, practical, easy to understand, and the exercises are sure to deepen self-awareness on one’s transformational journey.”
—Anne Hoye, Dean, Barbara Brennan School of Healing and The Brennan Institute

“Hidden Treasure provides a comprehensive, eye-opening exploration of five fundamental ways that humans distort their inner Light in order to ‘protect’ themselves from real or imagined harm. It is a pleasure to read, with abundant real-life vignettes that help to flesh out the subtle workings of each of the defense structures. Written with exceptional clarity, it offers a number of approaches for healing each structure, making it eminently useful to anyone motivated to grow emotionally, psychologically, or spiritually.”
—David Harman, PhD, Co-founder of Inner Source Healing and co-author of
The Way of Love

“Based on decades of experience in guiding people towards psychological and spiritual wholeness, Alice McDowell introduces the five personality types of bio-enegetic therapy and shows how they can support self-healing and transformation. Practical, clear, and wise, this book is a precious gift to anyone seeking to understand the patterns that underlie their behavior.”
—Jalaja Bonheim, PhD, author of The Sacred Ego: Making Peace with Ourselves and Our World

“Hidden Treasure will be of immense value to anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the forces and circumstances that create the sense of self. Readers may be surprised to learn how the five basic character defenses McDowell describes manifest as distinguishable traits in the physical body. The treasure is the path of personal development and spiritual unfolding that knowledge of our character structure offers.”
—Lisa Loustanau, Director of Education, Institute of Core Energetics

“Actions for the body, insights for the soul―Hidden Treasure is filled with gems polished by McDowell’s patient, exacting, and extensive experience guiding people from many professions and life paths. She has synthesized a wise and gentle approach to human development and personal freedom that can be used alone or with others.”
—Mary Gilliland, author of Gathering Fireand the Writing Walk-In Service Handbook

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“Hannah’s story is primo, and the surprise twist of the epilogue will have readers stoked with anticipation for a sequel. Overall, a tubular story for readers looking for their next great melodramatic love story.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“The two teens’ unpredictable melting pot of emotions and attempts to find their place resonates.”
—Publishers’ Weekly

“A poignant coming-of-age read full of heart-pounding drama and a swoon-worthy romance, I Like You Like This is guaranteed to captivate readers from beginning to end. Think Riverdale, but set in the 80s.”
—BuzzFeed

“For fans of 13 Reasons Why, Heather Cumiskey’s new novel takes a spin on a classic.”
—PopSugar

“I Like You Like This paints a gut-wrenching portrait of a young girl’s journey through a world bent on rejecting her . . . readers will be swept away by Hannah’s inner turmoil and search for acceptance in a story that transcends the typical formula and delivers a mind-blowing ending that will leave you wondering: What. Just. Happened.”
—Alane Adams, award-winning author of The Legends of Orkney series

“First love, addiction, and peer pressure are sprinkled lovingly across the paths of young Hannah and Deacon. I Like You Like This tells a beautiful story of finding yourself, learning to love yourself, and living as your true self.”
—Leora Krygier, author of Keep Her and When She Sleeps

“As if being a teenager isn’t traumatic enough. Cumiskey captures the angst of high school in her young adult novel about drugs, sex and parents. Readers will root for star-crossed lovers, Hannah and Deacon, both suffering from under the hands of those that love them. Growing up is hard, but having parents who never managed to grow up themselves is even harder. A heart-wrenching story about the ripple effects of drugs and addiction, and what can happen to teenagers of parents who fail them.”
—Jennifer Gooch Hummer, award-winning author of Girl Unmoored and Operation Tenley

“Juicy, tragic, and appealing, I Like You Like This is a love story for every girl who has fallen for the wrong boy for the right reasons. Misfit Hannah Zandana is completely relatable as she sucks the reader into her world of adolescent pain and abuse. Readers of YA romance are sure to eat this book up.”
—Carolyn Cohagan, award-winning author of The Lost Children and Time Zero

“In I Like You Like This, Heather Cumiskey tells the compelling story of 16-year-old Hannah as she struggles for acceptance within her family and at school. A captivating debut.”
—Fleur Phillips, award-winning author of Crumble, Beautiful Girl, and I am Lucky Bird

“This teen narrative will pull at your heartstrings. I Like You Like This is a book you’ll definitely like!”
—RT Book Reviews

“The romance between Hannah and Deacon, the unexpected ending, and Hannah’s transformation make this book a compelling read.”
—Readers’ Favorite, Five Star Review

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“ . . . amazing stories with captivating details surface, from the deeds both heroic and horrific her father witnessed in the Navy to her mother’s days as a singer, nightclub dancer, and model, along with the poverty both faced growing up in the Depression. The end result is an intimate oral history of a blue-collar, postwar American family revealed by the author in the same touching and heartbreaking manner it was disclosed to her. Both crushing and uplifting; an account nearly as emotional as the caregiver’s trials it vividly outlines.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“With compassion and honesty, Williams shares how she navigated the complex journey with her parents during the last chapter of their lives”
—Booklist

“Where do I even begin after walking down such a beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring, terrifying, and hopeful Memory Lane with the author? I would like to try to jot down all the thoughts that crossed my mind and heart while reading this amazing memoir. While They’re Still Here: A Memoir is more than just a book. It is a mirror that will encourage you to cherish your parents while they are still here.”
—Readers’ Favorite

“A refreshingly candid, poignant memoir that lays bare the physical and emotional costs of care, While They’re Still Here powerfully demonstrates the lengths we go to ensure the health and safety of our aging parents. Williams’ writing is stark and lucid, her well-crafted anecdotes filled with compassion even as her life is upended and her caregiving duties mount. Her book reminds us of the ability we all have to redefine our lives and our relationship with our parents—and to savor the time we have left with them.”
—Jana Panarites, author of Scattered: My Year As An Accidental Caregiver

“Trish Williams is unwilling to let her parents’ lives slip away uninspected. Her journey through caretaking balances her family credo, “get over it,” with doses of compassion, self-examination, and humor. While They’re Still Here is a love letter to the author’s parents and a deep examination of aging. The daughter of two avid storytellers, it’s clear that Williams is a good listener. It’s a pleasure to watch as she discovers her own power to spin a tale and finds solace and self-worth in the power of story.”
—Tanya Ward Goodman, Author of Leaving Tinkertown

“No matter how different our families may be, one thing’s for sure: they all come with plenty of baggage. Common themes abound, including impossible expectations, unmet dreams, and issues of identity, vulnerability, and a few family secrets tossed in for good measure. In this beautifully written memoir, we see how author and daughter Patricia Williams carefully unpacks it all while caring for her aging parents. The journey is a bumpy one, yet she manages it with grace, good humor, and most assuredly, love.”
—Judith Henry, author of The Dutiful Daughter’s Guide to Caregiving

“Patricia Williams’s compelling debut memoir, While They’re Still Here, is a smart, insightful, honest, poignant, and delightfully told story of the years Williams was her parents’ caretaker. As Williams traverses the difficulties inherent in caregiving, we witness her brilliant insights into reframing situations and self-talk in a way that makes any situation more manageable. I fell in love with her parents and you will too. This is the book I wish had existed when I was caretaking my own mother. A definite must-read!”
—Virginia A. Simpson, PhD, FT, award-winning author of The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life

“Trish Williams, as a responsible and dutiful daughter, weaves an engaging story of the struggles and painful moments in caring for her aging parents. But she doesn’t stop there. With humor and insight, she gives the reader a clear and compassionate view of their lives, including those sweet moments that make them more lovable in spite of themselves. She also shares her difficulties and frustrations in her role as ‘the responsible one.’ Of course, the irresponsible child would never have written the book!”
—Rosalie Thomas, RN, PhD

“In her new memoir, While They’re Still Here, author Patricia Williams writes about the ultimate role reversal. Her role as a loving daughter is slowly upended as she becomes a lifeline and caregiver for her aging parents as they try to negotiate the daily challenges that overturn their lives and hers. The role of caregiver is one many of us must face. Williams candidly shares the intimate and rewarding moments along with the fears and unexpected burdens that go along with this complex relationship. The reader will empathize and learn from her experience and will take away familiar themes they can learn from and that will stay with them.”
—Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW, patient advocate and award-winning author of Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents

“The emotional roller coaster of caring for an aging parent is not an easy ride. Baby boomers—the population riding that train right now—often find themselves trying to balance respect for a parent’s intelligence and independence with providing for his or her safety and security. It is a juggling act of epic proportions. In While They’re Still Here, that juggling act is an emotional tribute to self-sacrifice and a daughter’s unfailing love for her parents. To the author’s credit, it also glimpses the depth of understanding of her family and self that Williams achieved during this formidable experience. This book is written with honesty, humility, and love, and will remind anyone involved in caring for an elderly parent that you are not alone in your labor of love.”
—Sandra Bullock Smith, award-winning author of Trading Places: Becoming My Mother’s Mother

“This poignant memoir is a wonderful example of a caregiving experience, in that it doesn’t shy away from the difficult truths. The reader can’t help but admire the elderly couple as they face one medical crisis after another, or the author as she comes to their aid. By book’s end, it is clear that despite the difficulties inherent in caregiving, the author looked at those years as a gift. This book is a must-read for anyone facing a similar situation, but you don’t have to have cared for an elderly parent to appreciate this author’s journey.”
—Mary Potter Kenyon, Story Circle Reviews

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“Jackson effectively represents the overwhelming nature of caring for a loved one with schizophrenia, which is seldom seen in fiction. She offers readers an expert understanding of the pitfalls of such a life: the revolving-door culture of caregivers, a mental health system that often leaves families at a loss, and the social stigma that constantly threatens to derail healing progress.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Finally, finally, our culture is talking about mental illness and the suffering it brings to those it strikes and those who love them. In this addictively readable, well-written novel, based on her own true story, Joan Jackson humanizes―and even humorizes―the impact of schizophrenia.”
―Meredith Maran, author of The New Old Me

“I loved it. An honestly told story of a family coping with a situation that they have inherited. So beautifully written. It will resonate with many readers.”
―Liz Murphy, former owner of The Learned Owl Book Store, Hudson, OH

“What a lovely book! Your characters jump off the page and into our hearts. Steve lives and breathes. Thank you for letting me read it.”
―Carol Burnett, author, comedienne, and actress

“Joan Jackson delivers a pitch-perfect account of a family in crisis and the complex challenges of mental illness. With delicate intimacy, humor, and heart, Jackson seamlessly weaves reality into fiction in this moving document of the resiliency of the human spirit.”
―Alexia LaFortune, MA Developmental Clinical Psychology, MARI, FAMI, author of Sex, Love, and Spirit: A Memoir

“This remarkable book is an illuminating experience that brings a schizophrenic’s world to life. Bold and uplifting, Just in Time is a heartfelt, valuable contribution for families and professionals dealing with mental illness as well as an entertaining read for all.”
―Ellen G Ruderman, Psychotherapist, Encino, CA

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“Here is a book as necessary for today as breath. Shapiro is a great storyteller, and she guides us out of the dark woods of fear, self-doubt, and powerlessness and into the calm within chaos—huge subjects that she masters in a personal way so the reader can definitely say, ‘I can do it.’”
—Perie Longo, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate and author of Baggage Claim

“In The Book of Calm, Nancy Shapiro elegantly interweaves personal experience with the hard-won wisdom of growth and transformation. These gracious offerings are shared through meaningful stories, research, insights, and images. This is a generous book, with a quiet yet unmistakable call to nurture your own soul.”
—Elizabeth Rosner, author of Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory 
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“The Book of Calm is like sitting with your dearest friend, tea in hand, feeling heard, held, and lifted. With practical tools, inspirational wisdom, and evocative storytelling, Nancy deftly guides you through the unpredictable thickets of turbulent living and into the clear, refreshing wellspring of calm.”
​—Stephanie Bennett Vogt, author of Your Spacious Self and A Year to Clear

“The Book of Calm delivers exactly what it promises. Keep this book by your bedside—it’s a comforting, calming meditation just to read it!”
—Susan Page, Director, San Miguel Writer’s Conference & Literary Festival

“Nancy shares universal truths told so openly and honestly for all to experience and grow from—each in their own way. The Book of Calm is like a lotus flower, opening up, layer by layer, always turning towards the light.”
—Nina Snegg, Smoking Cessation Expert
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“Nancy pours her heart onto the page with creativity and power. You will be amazed how the energy and potency of her words move you.”
—Dr. Vivian A. Feintech, MFT, DMin

“This personal narrative is anchored by stories and practices that lay a path from turbulence and anxiety, to an enduring state of calm. Having known Nancy for decades and witnessed her prodigious evolution, the effectiveness of her poetic call to step into a more tranquil, centered self is clear.”
​—Martin Keogh, author and editor of Hope Beneath Our Feet

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“Sometimes it takes losing someone we love to fully claim the love that was always there. In Our Grand Finale, Burrell thoughtfully honors the inner geography of family love.”
—Cheryl Rice, author of Where Have I Been All My Life?

“It often takes a significant loss in our lives to wake us up to what truly matters. This memoir starts with a daughter’s experience of her father’s death and moves into an exploration of her own past as well as his. It weaves the story of both a precocious young child and of a father she loves but really doesn’t know. Burrell discovers, when going through her father’s treasured possessions, a greater understanding of her family and causes her to reflect on her own journey to adulthood. And what a trip it is.”
—Rita Gardner, author of Coconut Latitudes

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