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foreword indies book of the year winner in women’s studies
Feminine Rising: Voices of Power and Invisibility brings together women of all races, nationalities, and sexual orientations to reflect on the unique experience of womanhood. International poets and essayists, both award-winning and emergent, unite to celebrate women’s differences, while embracing their sameness.
new release! You’re not alone, mom!
In Superwoman: A Funny and Reflective Look at Single Motherhood, popular humor blogger Mona Andrei brings you her sage and snickery insights into being a single mom, with all its gore and glory. Through a series of interviews, you’ll also get a voyeuristic peek into the lives of other single mothers—and don’t we all love that feeling of Thank goodness, I’m not the only one! We’re all superwomen here.
how beatles fandom turned a teenage girl into a successful woman
Amid the cultural and social upheaval of the early 1960s, four mop-top lads from Liverpool strummed onto the music scene and into the hearts of teenage girls. Taken from the vintage diary of a Philadelphia schoolgirl at the heart of the Beatles craze, from her weekly Teen to Teen newspaper column to her friendship with Victor Spinetti, this lighthearted memoir offers an insider’s look at what it meant to be a Beatlemaniac.
sometimes divorcing your mom is the least crazy thing to do
Psychoanalysis was her family's religion—instead of wafers and wine, there were Seconals, Nembutals, and gin. Baptized into the faith at fourteen, Melissa Knox endured her analyst’s praise of her childlike, victimized mother—who leaned too close, ate off Melissa’s plate, and thought “pedophile” meant “silly person.”
A Feigned madness
2021 reader views reviewer’s choice award
Cynren Congratulates Tonya Mitchell on receiving the silver award for
Historical fiction
A Review From
The Midwest Book Review
“An extraordinary read and one that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf. ”
“Russell convincingly conveys the gory conflicts, the injustice felt by Native Americans and their acts of retaliation, and the assault on Washita River, one of the bloodiest in frontier history, making A Forgotten Evil a compelling, moving story that will linger in the memory.”
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The Colorado Review
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“This is an enjoyable, interesting perspective on the time and culture in which Beatlemania flourished. It demonstrates very clearly that the young girls who were the most devoted fans were not so different from any other teens, and that their devotion and passion could be healthy and even helpful in the process of growing up.”
“Tonya Mitchell’s story of Nellie Bly breaking into the masculine world of journalism is every bit as thrilling as the expose that cinches her fame.”
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THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
