Category: Author

Julia Daily’s out with novel #2 – The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch. It finds life-changing big time for Emma Rosales – heiress of a million acres of the largest estate in the Lone Star State. Turns out, Emma discovers folks living on the property. Julia’s debut novel is, No…

Amal Ghandour has a lot on her mind. The author, historian, memoirist lives in Beirut and writes about what the experience has been like. And…there’s plenty to talk about both personally and politically. Her book, This Arab Life: A Generation’s Journey into Silence draws from Amal’s personal history, as well…

Lost in the Rain June 15, 2014 I am certain the photo on my computer screen is Cheryl, my sister Linda’s daughter. In some ways she looks the same. Her mother’s eyes, her father’s full round face, her thick hair like mine. But her eyes are empty, unfamiliar. What do…

Judy Mandel’s essays, short stories, and articles have been published here, there, and everywhere. Her first memoir, Replacement Child, made the NYT bestseller list. It’s followed by WHITE FLAG, which also focuses on the trauma that has plagued Judy’s family. This is one no holds barred, riveting, look into the…

This is from the Ottawa Hills chapter of the book, “Warda: My Journey from the Horn of Africa to a College Education,” by Somali-American writer Warda Mohamed Abdullahi. While my father was getting the car and finding a job, my siblings and I were enrolled in…