Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company

15/03/2024

Nine Women Write Their Lives

09/03/2024

05/03/2024

It’s Publication Day! Here’s the Story . . . Nine Women Write Their Lives, edited by Andrea Simon, is a compilation of the writing that emerged from an online course called “Writing about Your Mom without Guilt,” for the Story Circle Network. Not ready to end their special bond, nine writers continued to meet and share their writing after the course ended. The result is this anthology of forty-two pieces: essays, stories, and poems.

The authors are: Amy Baruch, Stephanie Cowell, Linda Aronovsky Cox, Karen Finch, Jane Mylum Gardner, Rhonda Hunt-Del Bene, Katherine Kirkpatrick, Kathleen M. Rodgers, and Andrea Simon.

“Surprising, provocative, exciting, this collection brings together a group of writers whose wisdom shines through . . . the nine authors’ work will draw you in, envelop you, and make you want to keep reading until the end.” —Deborah Kalb, author of the novel Off to Join the Circus

Learn more and buy a copy: https://www.bedazzledink.com/heres-the-story.html

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02/03/2024

Bink Books 228 pp. ● 6x9 $16.95 (pb) ● $9.99 (eb) ISBN 978-1-960373-43-4 (pb) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women ​LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Nonfiction Publication date: March 5,...

02/03/2024

Notice to all you kind readers who placed preorders for Here’s the Story … Nine Women Write Their Lives. Due to circumstances beyond our control, those orders were cancelled and you will not be charged. We hope you are still interested in reading our collection. Please follow this link to place your new order or order from your favorite bookstore. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Bink Books 228 pp. ● 6x9 $16.95 (pb) ● $9.99 (eb) ISBN 978-1-960373-43-4 (pb) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women ​LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Nonfiction Publication date: March 5,...

27/02/2024

"Too often author platform gets equated to being on social media. It’s more about relationships, being visible to others in your category/genre, and having connections with people who are a little further ahead of you in the game. For most authors, social media numbers are a /result/ of these relationships or broader community engagement.

Agents/publishers are part of the problem here, of course, when they tell authors to build a social media following. They might use social media numbers as a shortcut to determine if you have market credibility or relationships to help support book sales. But if authors consequently decide to focus on “building a social media following,” it may feel ridiculous and divorced from the work. And that's because usually it is!

My thanks to guest Mirella Stoyanova for being quite vulnerable in this post today."

One author threw herself into platform building and engagement, only to lose sight of what really mattered—her writing.

24/02/2024

"Thank you, Lone Star Literary Life, for featuring HERE’S THE STORY … NINE WOMEN WRITE THEIR LIVES in your weekend reads! Book releases March 5 from Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company. Andrea Simon, Jane Gardner, Linda Aronovsky Cox, Stephanie Cowell, Karen Finch, Katherine Kirkpatrick, Rhonda Hunt-Del Bene, Amy Baruch, & Kathleen M. Rodgers"

! What are y'all reading this weekend? We're with Kathleen M. Rodgers & Linda Aronovsky Cox / Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company; Chalk Dust: Reflections from a Teacher's First Year / TCU Press; Stacy Wilder; Cary Clack / Trinity University Press

www.lonestarliterary.com

22/02/2024

My novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, has been accepted by Bedazzled Ink Publishing and will be released in October. It is a sequel to Sir Walter…

22/02/2024

Patricia Averbach, a Cleveland native, is the former director of the Chautauqua Writers’ Center in Chautauqua, New York.

18/02/2024

THE REVIEWS KEEP COMING IN.
Thank you to the Storybook Lady for this wonderful review of The Sisters Z, which I wrote with Deborah Bodin Cohen, published by Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company, illustrated by Lena Tohoff. The review is also featured in Goodreads.
"Who knew? There is a feminist bible story. When orphaned, daughters of Zelophehad did not wish to be split up and they stayed together . When the Israelites reached Canaan, all male heads of family were to be allotted land. By law, if he were to die, then the first born son would inherit the land. But with no men in the family, the girls would not be given a parcel of land for a home of their own. These girls sought out Moses and convinced him to give them land even though they were female. This atypical bible story is a fine example of women's rights. It is a bible story that explores the concept of fair treatment to all. The characters were cute and clever and the illustrations were adorable. I recommend this story for any youngster."

Meet the spunkiest five sisters of the Mahlah, Noa, Ho…

17/02/2024

THE INDIAN AUNTY GOES WILD!

I'm delighted to share that an author interview with me has been featured in the wonderful Coffee and Conversations magazine, which has showcased conversations with eminent authors such as Alka Joshi, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Nadia Hashimi. I'm over the moon to have an interview by me included in the same publication as these fabulous authors and sincerely hope you will read it.

In the interview, I discuss the spark that ignited my novel "Woman of An Uncertain Age," an unconventional midlife 'coming-of-age' story portraying an Indian woman's bold decision to leave the suburban town and Indian community she'd been a part of for over thirty years. After being suddenly widowed in her fifties, Naina Mehta, the protagonist of the book and an “aunty” in South Asian parlance, embarks on an independent new life by moving to New York City and determinedly securing a position in the lower rungs of the art world. At the same time, she does what no good mother is ever supposed to in any culture - she unexpectedly falls for her grown daughter's boyfriend. Matters become thorny and turbulent in ways you will have to read the novel to discover. Much later in the novel, Naina gets involved with a Pakistani Muslim man, creating a whole other set of complications.

The questions posed by Shikha Lamba, the co-editor of Coffee and Conversations magazine, were incredibly thought-provoking and astute and had me delving deep into the historical and contemporary portrayals of audacious, rule-breaking women in fiction. They got me thinking further about why we need more flawed, authentic women in literature who are neither just tragic victims, divine angels, or damsels in distress, nor femme fatales, cunning witches, or hysterical harpies.

And, as might be expected, I talked about how middle-aged and older women, who have historically been relegated to peripheral, stereotypical caricatures such as the sad spinster, matronly matchmaker aunty, or the senile grandmother in fiction, are starting to make headway as adventurous, active, and passionate trailblazers whose narratives reflect their vibrant and full lives. Case in point: Naina Mehta of 'Woman of An Uncertain Age,' who refuses to be dumped into the dowdy doldrums of Auntydom!

I hope you enjoy the interview. I’m most grateful to Coffee and Conversations co-editor Shikha Lamba (who also happens to be a beautiful human being, a talented poet, and an avid reader) for giving me this wonderful forum to express my thoughts and ideas.

Finally, for readers in India, “Woman of An Uncertain Age” is available on Amazon Kindle India for just Rs. 250 for a short while!

LINK TO INTERVIEW

https://coffeeandconversations.in/readingnook/priya-malhotra-author-feature/?fbclid=IwAR3Rnj8thtvdCXNby-OUZiZSX4aDwWV0oh92lTw3zOXhejVovjpmconZ9c




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Priya Malhotra's debut novel, Woman of an Uncertain Age, takes an honest and refreshing look at womanhood.

15/02/2024

“So Moses brought their case before the Lord and the Lord said to him, “What Zelophehad's daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father's relatives and give their father's inheritance to them.” Numbers 27:5-7

Take a look at our retelling of the story about the first episode of women’s rights in the Bible in The Sisters Z with Deborah Bodin Cohen, Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company.

Meet the spunkiest five sisters of the Bible: Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. The Sisters Z. Orphaned, the Sisters Z have learned to stick together and stand up for their rights as a family.Camped near the River Jordan, the five sisters can almost see the land of Canaan. They look forward to...

10/02/2024

Thank you Mary, for your beautiful thoughts about FROM FIRST BREATH TO LAST: A STORY ABOUT LOVE, WOMANHOOD AND AGING. Books are now available for pre-order on Amazon, or order a copy at your favorite independent bookstore or pick one up at an event.

10/02/2024