by maryhelensheriff | Mar 3, 2021 | Interviews
Iris Lav author of A Wife in Bangkok Iris Mitlin Lav grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She moved with her husband to Washington, DC. in 1969, where they raised three children. She is retired from a long career of policy analysis and...
by maryhelensheriff | Feb 23, 2021 | Book Lists
Creativity and depression engage in a strange dance. Creatives are more likely to suffer from depression, but at the same time, the act of creating can be a lifeline to people who are struggling with mental health issues. Boop and Eve’s Road Trip explores this...
by maryhelensheriff | Feb 16, 2021 | Literary Care Package
What happens when a top-notch book podcaster gathers 50+ of her author guests to write essays about motherhood during quarantine? In short, Moms Don’t Have Time To: A quarantine anthology, edited by Zibby Owens. If you’ve been a frequent follower of this...
by maryhelensheriff | Feb 8, 2021 | Book clubs
Guest post by Barbara Conrey Hello Readers, Nowhere Near Goodbye is the story of family, promises, and forgiveness. The setting is Intercourse, Pennsylvania—yes, there really is a village named Intercourse—located near Blue Ball and Paradise in Lancaster county. I...
by maryhelensheriff | Feb 4, 2021 | Interviews
Marian O’Shea Wernicke author of the Toward That Which is Beautiful Marian O’Shea Wernicke is the author of a memoir about her father, Tom O’Shea: A Twentieth Century Man. Her first novel, Toward That Which is Beautiful, was recently published by She Writes...