MEET THE AUTHOR!!! JUDITH KEIM

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9 February 2021

MEET JUDITH KEIM – WRITER OF ROMANCE, WARMTH AND GREAT STORIES

Hi, Everyone! I’m Judith Keim. I love to write about strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way. Behind the scenes, I and my husband are “parents” of two dachshunds, Winston and Wally, which may be one reason I’m drawn to enjoying a glass of pinot noir in the evenings. Winston is a long-haired cream dachshund. Wally is a blue and cream smooth dapple. Together, they are trouble and very demanding. But they do allow me to work on my books (Winnie’s snores aren’t too loud) and they also give me a short time in the afternoon to read. Here are some pictures of my life with them and one of my office.

The Desert Flowers-Rose , Book #1 in the Desert Sage Inn series is available on all sites…Here’s the blurb:

Three talented women brought together by a man’s love…

When Rose Macklin is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she’s ever truly loved, by coming to Palm Desert, California, she doesn’t hesitate. He’s dying of cancer and needs her help overseeing the sale of his hotel, the Desert Sage Inn, to another hotel group. With her marketing skill and as the owner of a very successful blog, she’s his perfect choice to make the sale a smooth transition while ensuring the new owners will maintain the reputation and image of the upscale property after the sale. She arrives to find Alec has summoned two other women to help with the project. Lily Weaver was once Alec’s assistant, and Willow Sanchez was like a daughter to him. They join forces to help him, lovingly accepting his nickname for them—the Desert Flowers, similar to the well-known Charlie’s Angels of TV fame.

Rose is assigned to work alongside Hank Bowers, an independent consultant to the hotel company’s team. She shudders at his reputation as an outgoing guy who always uses sports analogies and is certain they won’t get along. But Alec counsels her to give Hank a chance and, later, as they work together as a team, Rose is left to wonder if falling for one another is part of Alec’s secret plan even if one of Hank’s grown daughters fights the idea.

A series for those who love stories about strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way. Be sure to read the other upcoming books in the Desert Sage Inn series: Lily, Willow, and Mistletoe and Holly.

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Other series written by Judith Keim are receiving a lot of love: the Hartwell Women Series, The Beach House Hotel Series, the Fat Fridays series, the Salty Key Inn Series, the Chandler Hill Inn series, and the books in the Seashell Cottage Collection.

SNEAK PEEK: TRAVELERS FROM V.S. HOLMES

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Jocie McKade

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9 February 2021

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TRAVELERS FROM V.S. HOLMES

Ground-breaking science fiction headed to the moon!

The first book in V. S. Holmes’ archaeological sci-fi to be included on the Peregrine Moon Lander as part of the the Writers on the Moon Time Capsule launching fall of 2021.

No one fights dirtier than an archaeologist.

Dr. Nel Bently has barely dug into Chile’s dry earth when her pristine site is vandalized. Her archaeologist’s dream of a ground-breaking project funded by a private patron turns into a nightmare: local activists Los Pobladores take issue with anyone brave–or stubborn–enough to set boots on their land. And foul-mouthed Nel is stubborn as they come.

Despite the danger, Nel refuses to surrender her site to vandals. Easier said than done, however, with the greenest crew she’s ever trained, absurd radiocarbon dates, and angry militants who may actually have a point.

When Los Pobledores land a blow that turns Nel’s world upside down, she realizes her mysterious benefactor is playing chess with their lives. Grief-stricken and angrier than ever, Nel is ready to fight dirty.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

V. S. Holmes is an international bestselling SFF author. They created the Nel Bently Books and the Blood of Titans series. Their debut, Smoke and Rain, won New Apple Literary’s Excellence in Independent Publishing Award in 2015 and a Literary Titan Gold in 2020. They also work as an advocate for disabled and queer representation in SFF worlds.

V.S. Holmes is available for interviews, media appearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests – please contact mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com by email or by phone at 403.464.6925. We look forward to hearing from you about coverage.

SNEAK PEEK: THE LOST APOTHECARY BY SARAH PENNER

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Jocie McKade

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8 February 2021

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THE LOST APOTHECARY BY SARAH PENNER

In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them—setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. Pitched as Kate Morton meets The Miniaturist, The Lost Apothecary is a bold work of historical fiction with a rebellious twist that heralds the coming of an explosive new talent.

Rule #1: The poison must never be used to harm another woman.
Rule #2: The names of the murderer and her victim must be recorded in the apothecary’s register.

One cold February evening in 1791, at the back of a dark London alley in a hidden apothecary shop, Nella waits for her newest customer. Once a respected healer, Nella now uses her knowledge for a darker purpose—selling well-disguised poisons to desperate women who would kill to be free of the men in their lives. But when her new customer turns out to be a precocious twelve-year-old named Eliza Fanning, an unexpected friendship sets in motion a string of events that jeopardizes Nella’s world and threatens to expose the many women whose names are written in her register.

In present day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, reeling from the discovery of her husband’s infidelity. When she discovers an old apothecary vial in the River Thames, she can’t resist investigating, only to realize she’s found a link to the unsolved “apothecary murders” that haunted London two centuries ago. As she deepens her search, Caroline’s life collides with Nella’s and Eliza’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.

With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters, and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating exploration of women rebelling against a man’s world, the destructive force of revenge, and the remarkable ways that women can save each other despite the barrier of time.

SNEAK PEEK: TO CATCH A DREAM BY AUDREY CARLAN

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Jocie McKade

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8 February 2021

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TO CATCH A DREAM BY AUDREY CARLAN

With the pull of Susan Wiggs’ and Robyn Carr’s emotional family dramas, Audrey Carlan’s new romantic women’s fiction trilogy features three sisters who, through the discovery of personalized letters from their late mother, rethink the direction of their lives and their relationships.

When their mother passed away, Evie Ross and her sister Suda Kaye were each given a stack of letters, one to be opened every year on their birthday; letters their free-spirited mother hoped would inspire and guide them through adulthood. But although Evie has made a successful career, her desire for the stability and security she never had from her parents has meant she’s never experienced the best life has to offer. But the discovery of more letters hidden in a safety deposit box points to secrets her mother held close, and possibly a new way for Evie to think about her family, her heart, and her dreams.

SNEAK PEEK: WOMEN IN WHITE COATS BY OLIVIA CAMPBELL

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Jocie McKade

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8 February 2021

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WOMEN IN WHITE COATS BY OLIVIA CAMPBELL

The true story of three pioneering Victorian women who broke down barriers in the medical field to become the first women doctors, WOMEN IN WHITE COATS details how they banded together to enter this male-dominated field and revolutionize the way women receive healthcare.

Elizabeth Blackwell had no intention of studying medicine when her friend, Mary Donaldson, begged her to become a lady doctor. Mary was dying from uterine cancer that went undetected because, like so many Victorian women, she felt uncomfortable being examined by a male doctor.

Medicine was newly regulated in the 1800s, requiring doctors to receive formal training to be allowed to practice. Even though women have worked as healers since ancient times, men in the Victorian age found the idea of a lady doctor to be ludicrous. So much so, that when New York Geneva’s medical students were asked in 1847 if Elizabeth Blackwell could attend their lectures, they believed it to be a joke from a rival school and said yes. Their dismissive attitude allowed Elizabeth Blackwell the access to study and the opportunity to become the first woman ever to earn a medical degree.

However, the medical colleges swiftly closed their doors to other women – one woman was an exception, to have more attending classes and practicing medicine would challenge men’s position of power in medicine. WOMEN IN WHITE COATS follows Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s exceptional journey into medicine, as she was joined by Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake, each going to extraordinary lengths to earn a medical degree. Together, these women founded the first-ever women run hospitals and teaching colleges, providing resources and a path for other women pursuing medicine to follow.

With gripping storytelling based on the extensive correspondence and access to archival documents, WOMEN IN WHITE COATS brings to life these three trailblazing women who revolutionized medicine by becoming the first female doctors, fighting the prejudices of men in American and the United Kingdom who wanted to keep them out, and ultimately winning a place for women in medicine.

Barnes & Noble Announces February 2021 National Book Club Selection

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Jocie McKade

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7 February 2021

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Barnes & Noble Selects Sarah Langan’s Good Neighbors as February 2021 National Book Club Selection

Readers Invited to a Free Virtual Book Club Event Featuring Sarah Langan on Tuesday, March 2

Barnes & Noble, Inc., with bookstores in every state across the United States, today announced Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan as the February 2021 selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, a monthly book club designed for readers across the country to discuss the most compelling books. Barnes & Noble is selling a special, exclusive Book Club edition of Good Neighbors as well as hosting a free LIVE virtual event on B&N’s Facebook Page with Sarah Langan about the book on Tuesday, March 2, at 3pm East Coast Time. Customers can purchase the exclusive edition, featuring a bonus essay from the Sarah Langan, in-stores or online at BN.com.

“Good Neighbors is a chilling dive into the mysteries hidden beneath the veneer of suburbia” said Jackie De Leo, Vice President, Bookstore, Barnes & Noble. “This darkly humorous and brutal story of neighbors dealing with a sudden local tragedy is a riveting look at motherhood, friendships and social class. We are sure our Book Club readers will be as enthralled by the story as we were.”

Barnes & Noble invites customers to join the B&N Book Club Facebook Group to share their views of the book as well as attend the virtual Book Club event one month after publication to hear from Sarah Langan.

“When I learned Barnes & Noble had chosen Good Neighbors as its February pick, I was so excited I could hardly talk. I have shopped at B&Ns all my life,” said Sarah Langan. “In my twenties, I did my writing in the B&N coffee shop on West 82 Street and Broadway. I now live in Los Angeles and bring my daughters to the Studio City and Grove stores. The last time we were there, I was able to say: ‘You see that table, with the book club books? I’m going to be on that table.’ I am so honored.”

The virtual event with Sarah Langan on March 2 will be hosted on Barnes & Noble’s Facebook Page. Before the virtual event, customers can also join in discussion at their convenience on the new B&N Book Club Facebook group and on social media via the hashtag #BNBookClub.

Previous Barnes & Noble Book Club selections have included: The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin, The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See, Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly, Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner, The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, Inland by Téa Obreht, The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano, and The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.

Sourcebooks and American Library Association Collaborate on New Series

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Jocie McKade

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7 February 2021

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Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the American Library Association’s (ALA) book publishing imprint, ALA Editions|ALA Neal-Schuman, are collaborating on a new series that will promote easy and affordable access to a range of general interest library- and reading-related content.

“ALA publishes a lot of content of potential interest and importance to a wider readership than the librarian and teacher markets we typically reach,” says Mary Mackay, ALA’s associate executive director, publishing. “We also have ALA experts who can work with Sourcebooks editors to develop material specifically for that wider market, such as fun ways to use ALA award lists to inspire book discovery or helping kids explore the library. We couldn’t be more thrilled about partnering with an independent publisher so genuinely driven by the belief that books change lives and that has long demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to libraries, schools, and readers of all ages.”

ALA and Sourcebooks will create new content together, starting with a series of one-year reading journals featuring titles recommended by editors from the association and its book review magazine, Booklist. The initial titles include 52 Award-Winning Titles Every Book Lover Should Read, 52 Diverse Titles Every Book Lover Should Read, and 52 YA Books Every Book Lover Should Read, scheduled to be released in December 2021.

“The American Library Association is the foremost national organization that provides resources to inspire library and information professionals, and we are thrilled to be partnering with them in publishing a wide range of books that will delight, engage, and inform readers of all ages,” said Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks publisher and CEO. “It’s so exciting to be working with another Chicago-based institution on providing important content for readers around the world.”

Through a collaborative process between Sourcebooks and ALA Publishing editors, the first co-branded general-interest series title, Build Great Teams: How to Harness, Create, and Be Part of a Powerful Team by ALA author Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, is slated for publication in March 2021 under the Simple Truths Ignite Reads program.

This collaboration will showcase ALA authors’ and editors’ expertise with an initial goal of publishing up to six co-branded titles a year while utilizing Sourcebooks editors’ in-depth knowledge of the trade market and the company’s outstanding record of reach into that market.

The material published will include topics for a range of age groups, such as recommended book and media lists (including approaches and materials that center around marginalized communities), literacy development, personal digital archiving, genealogy research, management tips, and using the library.

#sourcebooks #ALA

Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives by Suzanne Woods Fisher

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Jocie McKade

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7 February 2021

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Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives
by Suzanne Woods Fisher

What causes an ordinary woman to have an extraordinary life? As a writer of historical fiction, I am particularly drawn to remarkable women who made their mark (in a good way), despite history’s stifling bias against women.

Here’s one example: Mary Coffin Starbuck (1645-1717) brought Quakerism to Nantucket Island and served as its first minister. Up to that point, the islanders—who had intentionally left Puritan Boston–had discouraged any formal religion. As the island experienced rapid growth in population, Mary sensed a lack of moral cohesion. Quakerism brought a unifying element to Nantucket. And it also allowed strong women to have a voice.

Remember, this was New England in the 17th century! Over in Boston, some unfortunate women were accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. In Nantucket, Mary Coffin Starbuck set the stage for women to have enduring roles. During the whaling period, when husbands were away for years, women ran that island. In fact, one business avenue in town was nicknamed Petticoat Row. Mary’s remarkable life story is told in my ‘Nantucket Legacy’ trilogy.

Recently, I wrote another book, The Moonlight School, based on another ordinary woman who led an extraordinary life.

Cora Wilson Stewart (1875-1958) was born and raised in Rowan County, Kentucky. She became the first elected superintendent of schools in her county—no small task! She was responsible for over 51 one-room rural schoolhouses as well as the large in-town school. According to the 1910 U.S. census, Rowan County had an adult illiteracy rate of 25% (probably even higher due to the isolated mountain terrain). The academic thinking of the day was that illiterate adults had missed the “window” of learning in childhood, and couldn’t be taught to read or write.

Cora Wilson Stewart just couldn’t accept that narrow assumption.

As she was well aware from her upbringing, illiteracy remained at the core of poverty. When one couldn’t read or write, they also had no voice. Convinced that the only way to truly help those in her county was to combat illiteracy, she created a plan—to open the rural schoolhouses to illiterate adults on moonlit nights and teach them to read and write. She hoped for 150 adults to come to the 51 schoolhouses.

The story gets better.

On the first moonlit night, September 5, 1911, over 1200 men and women, ages 18-86, came out of the hills and hollows to the rural schoolhouses.

The story gets even better.

Within two years, adult illiteracy was wiped out in Rowan County. Soon, the Moonlight Schools grassroots movement spread across Kentucky, then to other southern states, and then across the country.

Cora Wilson Stewart is considered the first American to take adult illiteracy seriously. Her work, and her methods, still resonate today.

What strikes me about women like Mary Coffin Starbuck and Cora Wilson Stewart is that they didn’t set out to draw attention to themselves, or to seek significance. Their concern was always for the welfare of others. That’s what makes them so extraordinary. Their story can be our story—yours and mine.

Suzanne’s latest release THE MOONLIGHT SCHOOL just released:

Haunted by her sister’s mysterious disappearance, Lucy Wilson arrives in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1911 to work for Cora Wilson Stewart, superintendent of education. When Cora sends Lucy into the hills to act as scribe for the mountain people, she is repelled by the primitive conditions and intellectual poverty she encounters. Few adults can read and write.

Born in those hills, Cora knows the plague of illiteracy. So does Brother Wyatt, a singing schoolmaster who travels through the hills. Involving Lucy and Wyatt, Cora hatches a plan to open the schoolhouses to adults on moonlit nights. The best way to combat poverty, she believes, is to eliminate illiteracy. But will the people come?

As Lucy emerges from a life in the shadows, she finds purpose; or maybe purpose finds her. With purpose comes answers to her questions, and something else she hadn’t expected: love.

Inspired by the true events of the Moonlight Schools, this standalone novel from bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher brings to life the story that shocked the nation into taking adult literacy seriously. You’ll finish the last page of this enthralling story with deep gratitude for the gift of reading.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Suzanne Woods Fisher is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 30 books, including On a Summer Tide and On a Coastal Breeze, as well as the Nantucket Legacy, Amish Beginnings, The Bishop’s Family, The Deacon’s Family, and The Inn at Eagle Hill series, among other novels. She is also the author of several nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. She lives in California. Learn more at www.suzannewoodsfisher.com and follow Suzanne on Facebook @SuzanneWoodsFisherAuthor and Twitter @suzannewfisher.

Gallery Books to Publish Hunter Biden

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Jocie McKade

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6 February 2021

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Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, will publish BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Hunter Biden, it was announced today by Jennifer Bergstrom, Senior Vice President and Publisher.

“I come from a family forged by tragedies and bound by a remarkable, unbreakable love,” Hunter Biden writes in this deeply moving memoir of addiction, loss, and survival. BEAUTIFUL THINGS details Hunter’s descent into substance abuse and his tortuous path to sobriety. The book has already received advance praise from writers including Stephen King, Dave Eggers, Anne Lamott, and Bill Clegg:

“In AA we say it doesn’t matter if you come from Yale or jail, all addicts are the same. In his harrowing and compulsively readable memoir, Hunter Biden proves again that anybody—even the son of a United States President—can take a ride on the pink horse down nightmare alley. There are plenty of memoirs about the Three Rs (rum, ruin, and redemption), but there are sections in this one that stand out with haunting clarity. Biden remembers it all and tells it all with a bravery that is both heartbreaking and quite gorgeous. He starts with a question: Where’s Hunter? The answer is he’s in this book, the good, the bad, and the beautiful.”

–Stephen King

“Beautiful Things, Hunter Biden’s devastating memoir, covers much ground, but at its core is an addict’s journey—from the first stolen sips of alcohol in a childhood marked by great loss, to the grim purgatory and lethal despair of late-stage crack addiction. With disarming humility and candor, Hunter’s unflinching account lays bare both the sustaining power and hard limits of love and family.”

–Bill Clegg, New York Times bestselling author of The End of the Day and Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man

BEAUTIFUL THINGS will be published on April 6, 2021.

BEHIND THE WORDS: Suzanne Woods Fisher Author of the Moonlight School

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Jocie McKade

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6 February 2021

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Welcome Suzanne, we’re excited to have you on Reader’s Entertainment. First, tell our readers a bit about yourself.

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, surrounded by my very big and expanding family, I squeeze every spare minute to write. If I’m not at the computer or babysitting little grandbabies, you can probably find me on the tennis court.

Have you been writing long?
Starting in college, I wrote features for the weekly newspaper and got hooked. I’ve been writing professionally ever since. I even wrote the newsletter for a diaper delivery service when I was a brand new mom (in exchange for free diaper service!). While raising my four children, I freelanced for multiple magazines. It was after my children left for college that I took the plunge into writing books—both fiction and non-fiction. That was over ten years and thirty-five books ago. And more to come, Lord willing!

What is your writing day like?

Ever heard this maxim? “There’s gold in the morning hours.” It’s true! I rise early. Really, really early. I can write twice as fast and three times as good. I try to use mornings for creative work and save afternoons for research, catching up on emails or doing marketing tasks.

Tell us about your latest release THE MOONLIGHT SCHOOL.

The Moonlight School is based on a true story about a very remarkable woman, Cora Wilson Stewart, the first female superintendent of schools in Rowan County, Kentucky. She had an idea to open the rural one-room Appalachian schoolhouses to illiterate adults on moonlit nights and teach them to read and write. Academics assumed that illiterate adults had missed the “window” of learning in childhood, and couldn’t be taught to read or write. Ignoring that assumption, Cora pressed on. She hoped for 150 adults to come to the 51 schoolhouses. On the first moonlit night, September 5, 1911, over 1200 men and women, ages 18-86, came out of the hills and hollows to the rural schoolhouses. Within two years, adult illiteracy was wiped out in Rowan County. Soon, the Moonlight Schools grassroots movement spread across Kentucky, then to other southern states, and then across the country.

Wow, that’s incredible. So, what inspired this book?

As I write, I listen to a classical music radio station. A few years ago, the radio host made a passing comment that caught my ear: “On this day in 1911, the Moonlight Schools began.” I stopped what I was doing and googled it. The more I discovered, the more I sensed that this story was waiting to be told.

Would you share a detail from your current release with readers that they might not find in the book? Perhaps a juicy bit of back-story, or something only you know about a character?

Cora Wilson Stewart, a woman way ahead of her times, so brave and clear-headed and such a visionary…had been divorced three times. Twice to the same man! I think she gave up on marriage and poured all her energy and passion into eradicating adult illiteracy.

If you could be one of your characters for a day which character would it be? Why?

My grandfather was raised Plain near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I’ve always been intrigued by my relatives’ authenticity, by their simple and content lives. It’s the reason I’ve written about the Old Order Amish—but I like to write about them beyond the bonnets and buggies and beards. Much of today’s Amish fiction revolves around stereotypes—such as stern, judgmental, patriarchal Amish bishops.

I’ve become friends with an Amish bishop who turns that stereotype upside down. He’s one of the most intelligent, well-read individuals I’ve ever known, has a deep reverence for the Lord and for creation (this Amish bishop’s dairy was the first organic dairy in his state), and also has a heart of gold.

That real-life bishop became the model for David Stoltzfus, a character in many of my Amish books. If I could be anyone for a day, it would be David Stoltzfus. He has a knack for setting overturned things upright.

Have any particular authors influenced how you write?

Ah…there’s so many wonderful authors! It’s hard to pick just a few. Catherine Marshall’s non-fiction books are by my bedside. Also—Phillip Yancey, Eugene Peterson, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Madeleine L’Engle. I soak up their books.

This might sound a tiny bit biased, but I think Baker authors are a special bunch. Laura Frantz, Tamera Alexander, Siri Mitchell, Sarah Sundin, Lynette Eason, Susan May Warren…they’re top notch writers.

Do you have a secret talent readers would be surprised by?

I love to cook! I experiment, I tweak, I try new recipes. When I go out to a restaurant, I want that entree to “best” my own version. If it does, I’ll break down the recipe and re-create it at home. If it doesn’t…I scratch that restaurant off the list.

Your favorite go to drink or food when the world goes crazy!

See above. You can find me in the kitchen with my apron tied on and my cookbook open.

And what is your writing Kryptonite?

Discouragement. It’s dangerous.

What is the one question you never get ask at interviews, but wish you did? Ask and answer it.

If, for whatever reason, you could never get published again, what would you do?

The book world is changing so rapidly. I love writing—it fulfills me at such a deep, deep level. But I’m also aware that I need to hold on to this passion lightly. If I could never get published again…I would grieve. But I would be okay.

Thank you so much for joining us today, Suzanne. What a fascinating story!

Here’s a quick look at Suzanne’s latest release THE MOONLIGHT SCHOOL:

Haunted by her sister’s mysterious disappearance, Lucy Wilson arrives in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1911 to work for Cora Wilson Stewart, superintendent of education. When Cora sends Lucy into the hills to act as scribe for the mountain people, she is repelled by the primitive conditions and intellectual poverty she encounters. Few adults can read and write.

Born in those hills, Cora knows the plague of illiteracy. So does Brother Wyatt, a singing schoolmaster who travels through the hills. Involving Lucy and Wyatt, Cora hatches a plan to open the schoolhouses to adults on moonlit nights. The best way to combat poverty, she believes, is to eliminate illiteracy. But will the people come?

As Lucy emerges from a life in the shadows, she finds purpose; or maybe purpose finds her. With purpose comes answers to her questions, and something else she hadn’t expected: love.

Inspired by the true events of the Moonlight Schools, this standalone novel from bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher brings to life the story that shocked the nation into taking adult literacy seriously. You’ll finish the last page of this enthralling story with deep gratitude for the gift of reading.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Suzanne Woods Fisher is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 30 books,
including On a Summer Tide and On a Coastal Breeze, as well as the Nantucket Legacy,
Amish Beginnings, The Bishop’s Family, The Deacon’s Family, and The Inn at Eagle
Hill series, among other novels. She is also the author of several nonfiction books about
the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. She lives in California. Learn
more at www.suzannewoodsfisher.com and follow Suzanne on Facebook
@SuzanneWoodsFisherAuthor and Twitter @suzannewfisher.

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