We are happy to share that Slay Like A Mother: How to Destroy What’s Holding You Back So You Can Live the Life You Want by Katherine Wintsch has received a starred review from Booklist! 

Read the full review in the February 15 issue of Booklist.

We are happy to share that The Radium Girls by Kate Moore and The Gross Cookbook by Susanna Tee are on the 2019 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List.

The purpose of the Texas Topaz Reading List is to provide children and adults with recommended nonfiction titles that will encourage reading and personal learning. It is intended for recreational reading and is not designed to support any particular curriculum.
 
The titles on the list are those the Topaz committee felt represented the best Nonfiction titles of the past three years! The list is promoted to Texas librarians as those titles they should consider when making their collection decisions.

Click "Read More" to learn more about the books and authors. Click here to see the full Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List.

This April, Flat Broke with Two Goats was chosen as Overdrive's Big Library Read of 2018, Overdrive's ebook club. The program allowed participating libraries unlimited access to the book and allows patrons to borrow the title without any wait lists or holds. More than 14,700 U.S. public library branches participated in the campaign​.

The promotion associated with the title's selection for Overdrive's Big Library Read ran from April 2—16 and aligned with significant increases in associated social media activity and nationwide retail sales (print and ebook).

Project Panorama recently put together a report documenting sales, author discovery and brand development, which was published on November 29, 2018.

Click "Read more" to learn more about the report, report findings, the book, and the author.

Read the full review in the November 15th issue of Library Journal.

LINDA K. STROH, PhD, is a Visiting Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Development at University of California Santa Cruz. 

KAREN K. BREES, PhD, is a retired university professor with a doctorate in adult education.

Women’s stories are often written as if they spent their entire time on Earth casting woeful but beautiful glances towards the horizon and sighing into the bitter wind at the thought of any conflict. 

Well, that’s not how it f**king happened. When you hear about a woman who was 100% pure and good, you’re probably missing the best chapters in her life’s story. Maybe she slept around. Maybe she stole.  Maybe she crashed planes. Maybe she got shot, or maybe she shot a bad guy (who probably had it coming). Maybe she caused a scandal. Maybe she caused a riot . . . 

From badass writer Hannah Jewell, She Caused a Riot is an empowering, no-holds-barred look into the epic adventures and dangerous exploits of 100 inspiring women who were too brave, too brilliant, too unconventional, too political, too poor, not ladylike enough and not white enough to be recognized by their shitty contemporaries. 

From 3rd-century Syrian queen Zenobia to 20th-century Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, these are women who gave absolutely zero f**ks, and will inspire a courageous new movement of women to do the same.

The incredible true story of the women who fought America’s Undark danger.

The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War.

Meanwhile, hundreds of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories. The glittering chemical covers their bodies from head to toe; they light up the night like industrious fireflies. With such a coveted job, these “shining girls” are the luckiest alive – until they begin to fall mysteriously ill.

But the factories that once offered golden opportunities are now ignoring all claims of the gruesome side effects, and the women’s cries of corruption. And as the fatal poison of the radium takes hold, the brave shining girls find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America’s early 20th century, and in a groundbreaking battle for workers’ rights that will echo for centuries to come. 

Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the “wonder” substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing, and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives . . .

Monday, October 8 at 6:00 PM
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café
In conversation with Denise Kiernan
Asheville, NC
 
Tuesday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
Best of Books
Edmond, OK
 
Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM
Booksmart Tulsa & Magic City Books – IDL Ballroom
Tulsa, OK

Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 PM
Boswell Book Company – Lynden Sculpture Garden
Milwaukee, WI