Authors Hour Line-Up for 9-28-21

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber 

News, Lively Literati, Poetry, Expo's, Publishing Questions, Book Release's, Author Interviews 

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Tentatively Scheduled at 9:05 am Susan Landers M.D. will discuss, "So Many Babies" 

So Many Babies describes one overworked physician-mother as she journeys through medicine and motherhood raising three children.

While practicing medicine in the NICU full time for over thirty years, Susan Landers, MD met and managed many trials raising her three children, trials typical for many working mothers, such as breastfeeding, sibling rivalry, bedwetting, dyslexia, a gifted child, ADHD, a dog bite, and an adolescent eating disorder. The challenges of a full time practice and many twenty-four-hour shifts in the high-stress NICU always complicated issues with Susan’s children, but also provided her the privilege of caring for thousands of critically ill newborn infants.

Susan always felt that her career and accomplishments in medicine were equally as rewarding as raising three children. It was the constant attempt to balance these two worlds – physician and mother - that was so daunting a task. Susan believes that most, if not all, working mothers are similarly challenged as they attempt to manage their work and being a good mother. So Many Babies describes Susan’s experiences of finding resilience and endurance throughout her career as a physician and mother. It is an entertaining and reassuring story for working mothers.

Author Line-Up for 9-21-21

Posted by Wayne G.Barber 

News, Poetry, Publishing Questions, Lively Literati, Book Signings and Author Interviews 

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05 am Author Jon Bramnick     'Why People Don't Like You " 

ABOUT JON BRAMNICK

Jon Bramnick holds the title “Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey” after winning contests sponsored by the bar association at Rascals Comedy Club. He often volunteers his services as a comedic auctioneer on behalf of non-profit organizations.

Jon Bramnick is also the New Jersey Assembly Minority Leader. Assemblyman Bramnick was elected by his colleagues in January 2012 to serve as the Assembly Minority Leader, making him the highest-ranking member of the Republican Caucus in the Assembly.

Booker Prize 2021 shortlist: 'Absorbing global stories of life and death'

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The nominees in full:

• Anuk Arudpragasam - A Passage North. In his second novel, the Sri Lankan author explores the lasting effects of the trauma and violence of his country's civil war, and a past love affair. "We felt that he was taking on with great seriousness this question of, how can you grasp the present, while also trying to make sense of the past?" said judge Horatia Harrod.
• Damon Galgut - The Promise. The South African writer's ninth novel follows a white family over the decades from the Apartheid era. "The ultimate question that the novel asks is, is justice - true justice - possible in this world?" Obioma said. "If it is, then what might that look like?"
• Patricia Lockwood - No One Is Talking About This. This is the first novel by the American poet and memoirist. It follows a woman catapulted to social media fame, told using what Booker judge Rowan Williams described as the "unpromising medium of online prattle". When reality impinges on this online existence, it ends up being a story "with intense, emotional energy and truthfulness", he said.
• Nadifa Mohamed - The Fortune Men. Mohamed was born in Somaliland and raised in Britain, and her book is set in the docks of post-war Cardiff Bay. It fictionalises the story of Mahmood Mattan, a real Somali sailor who was wrongly accused of murder. "This is a story about the past that has great significance for the present," said judging chair Maya Jasanoff.
• Richard Powers - Bewilderment. The US author won the Pulitzer for his last novel The Overstory. Here, a widowed astrobiologist turns to experimental treatments to help his nine-year-old son with additional needs - and take him to other planets. It is "a clarion call for us all to wake up and realise what our minds might be truly capable of if we were less obedient to the status quo," judge Natascha McElhone said.
• Maggie Shipstead - Great Circle. Another American author, Shipstead's third novel intertwines the stories of a daring post-war female pilot and a 21st century Hollywood actress who is trying to rescue her reputation by making a film about her. It "speaks to ever-present questions about freedom and constraints, particularly in women's lives", Jasanoff said.

Author Line-Up for 9-14-21

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber 

News, Lively Literati, Expo's Book Signings, Poetry, Publishing Question and Author Interviews.

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05 am  Author Bill Saubert will discuss his Fiction,  The Girl with the Green Lipstick 

This autobiographical novel is a psychological thriller which chronicles the author's disastrous relationship with a woman, Keri, who unbeknownst to him has a long criminal history. They meet though an on-line dating site in the wake of his wife's death from ovarian cancer. Keri was adopted as a baby by a military family who had another child "naturally" only about a year after she was brought home. From an early age, Keri exhibits sociopathic behaviors. She is sexually promiscuous even before reaching puberty. She discovers she can trade sex for money from the age of fifteen. Consistent with her sociopathic personality, she becomes quite sadistic towards her brother whom her parents can't help but show a preference for. Keri meets Colin on St. Patrick's Day in an Irish pub in Georgetown. In short order, they're living together and soon get married. His work takes him away from home to overseas military installations frequently. At home alone, Keri becomes bored and begins to frequent singles bars.

Author Line-Up for 9-7-21

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 Tentatively at  9:05 am Author Amanda Grafe will discuss her childrens books.

The Sneaky Mouse by Amanda Grafe is a delightful children's book for all ages. The reader is drawn into the tale of Mouse and how, without thinking, he begins to help himself to items that he thinks will make his small house a home. The clever illustrations make the story engaging and relatable. Mouse helps deliver the very simple but important message of "not taking items from others without asking". This should become a book in every household where children of all ages are growing and learning how to be respectful of each other's personal property. Candace Bartsch, teacher, Regional Multicultural Magnet School, New London, CT.

At 9:35 am Poetry and her up-coming event:  Author Karen Warinsky

Gold in Autumn is Karen Warinsky’s first full collection of poetry and in it she covers the drama of mid-life, the discovery of the spiritual in the everyday, the tricky workings of love, motherhood and youth, and ruminates on some of the political struggles of our current times. There is something for absolutely everyone in this volume from a writer who came on the scene in 2011 through The Montreal International Poetry Contest, and has published widely in anthologies and magazines since.