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Book Blast! Warda: My Journey from the Horn of Africa to a College Education
In her powerful memoir, "Warda: My Journey from the Horn of Africa to a College Education,” Somali-American writer Warda Mohamed Abdullahi not only tells the story of her own resilience but also that of striving refugees around the world. Set in the rugged shrublands of rural Ethiopia, the contentious neighborhoods…
Book Blast! Cotton Teeth by Glenn Rockowitz
Father and son simultaneously battle cancer in comedian’s darkly funny and deeply moving memoir Four-time cancer survivor Glenn Rockowitz pens follow-up to bestseller, “Rodeo in Joliet” Seattle, Washington – Four-time cancer survivor, comedian and former SNL writer, Glenn Rockowitz, is back with his highly anticipated second memoir, “Cotton Teeth” (Harper…
BOOK BLAST! EN ROUTE: The Best Is Yet To Be
EN ROUTE: The Best Is Yet To Be by Elora Canne EN ROUTE covers the challenges and elations of travelling in a campervan, fighting off cabin fever and coyote’s and peeling away relationship detritus as Elora and her husband travel the world. A sizeable segment of their travels included family…
Book Blast! The Daddy Chronicles
Jayne Martin’s forthcoming memoir in flash The Daddy Chronicles releases on 3/15 with Whisk(e)y Tit Press. It may be short but it certainly serves up its share of gut punches in unique micro-memories of what it was like growing up without a father figure. Did you know that one out of three…
Book Blast! Tears of A Clown – A domestic abuse story
The proceeds from Tears Of A Clown book purchases will help Leena to rebuild her life and that of her children Leena Derham’s family unit as a child was far from ideal, and her dream was to create and build a happy, loving and secure family. In her 30s, Leena…
BOOK BLAST! Blue Ice, Sudden Death Climbing To The Summit of Humility
By Val Jon Farris At 11,000 feet my ice-crampon pops off my left boot and I careen down the steep glacier towards a deadly crevasse. The climb team forms a human net and catches me just a few feet before I slide into the abyss. “Hold on buddy, we’ve got…
Book Blast! Marathon Man – 35 marathons in 35 days
Irish Runner Magazine - ‘A must-read for 2022.’ Dean Karnazes (New York Times best-selling author and ultra-distance runner) - ‘An intimate and uplifting story of grit, tenacity and healing and one that is sure to stir the soul.’ Marathon Man MARATHON MAN is an uplifting story of an extraordinary achievement – all the…
A Still Life by Josie George
'I can't think of many books where the reader feels so passionately on the side of the narrator' GUARDIAN'A profound redefinition of the very idea of vitality' FINANCIAL TIMESJosie George lives in a tiny terraced house in the urban West Midlands with her son. Since her early childhood, she has lived with…
Before & Laughter – Can an acerbic comedian publish a self-help guide?
Before & Laughter. Self-help meets memoir in this deeply insightful, fascinating and entertaining book about happiness by one of the country's most treasured comedians. *A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the…
This Side of the Dream: Writing a Memoir and finding your tribe by Stefani Milan
This Side of the Dream: A Memoir by Stefani Milan “…The author takes the reader on a spiritual and, at times, emotional roller-coaster journey as her healing process evolves following her mother’s death…But the memoir is not depressing. Rather, it vividly and gently brings the reader through the evolution of…