Betty Books

29/05/2024

We're thrilled to welcome authors Magda Bartkowska, Leah De Forest, Ilze Duarte, and Kathleen Wheaton and their amazing manuscripts to Betty. Congratulations! Read more about them in our newsletter, out today! https://tinyurl.com/5n6txdew

21/05/2024

We can't wait for you all to experience what Amy describes so wonderfully about LIFE SPAN. Oder your copy, today!

Here's the terrific Amy Tan's blurb of LIFE SPAN by Molly Giles, launching in just 2 weeks! "Shockingly truthful and characteristically wry ... one abiding love drives her forward" Order your copy now! https://www.wtawpress.org/product-page/life-span-by-molly-giles

17/05/2024

Janis Hubschman has a new story published by The Saturday Evening Post, "Make Time for Me." https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/05/make-time-for-me/

Janis is the author of TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME, forthcoming from Betty Books (October 15).

Dog-walking was supposed to get her out of the house, not tangled up with the FBI.

15/05/2024

Our latest newsletter is here! The topic this month is conflict. Have a read and share your thoughts. Our newsletter is free, no pay-walled content. Get it in your inbox hot off the presses: https://tinyurl.com/56rwzeyy

14/05/2024

How exciting for subscribers. We heartily endorse LIFE SPAN by Molly Giles, the story of a woman who dared to follow her ambitions.

Here's Molly Giles signing copies of LIFE SPAN for those lucky subscribers to WTAW Press who will soon find the book in their mail. FOMO? You can still order a copy (if unsigned) at the following link: https://www.wtawpress.org/product-page/life-span-by-molly-giles

16/04/2024

Celebrate librarians with us today. Libraries are more than havens with books and services. Click the link to read what Betty Book authors wrote about librarians for our April newsletter. https://tinyurl.com/2dzluv7g

12/04/2024

Here's Joanna Kalbus performing her first-ever reading from the Sonoma Community Writers Festival. Betty is publishing her memoir THE BOAT NOT TAKEN next spring. Such a powerful excerpt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u8G7eKOV30

10/04/2024

Like many hardworking independent publishers, WTAW has been rocked by the unexpected shuttering of SPD. Your help, in whatever form it takes, will be a meaningful contribution and will make a difference during this challenging time. https://givebutter.com/4XsKqg

08/04/2024

We had a great time at the Sonoma Community Writers Festival. The bookfair was fun, our panels wonderful, our reading outstanding. Here are a few pics of our amazing authors who shared their writing.

27/03/2024

For this month's newsletter Betty authors wrote about women who have inspired them. Check it out for a look into these inspirational women. https://tinyurl.com/4sw2dzpz See our linktr.ee to sign up for our newsletter.

26/03/2024

We're looking forward to participating in the Sonoma Community Writers Festival next week, 4/4. We've got a full slate of activities, including a group reading, a panel on publishing, a panel on book reviewing & in the book fair! Follow the link for a full schedule. Thanks to Miah Jeffra and Zaum Literary Magazine for putting on this free event.
https://english.sonoma.edu/community-writers-festival

14/03/2024

Thanks to Hippocampus Magazine and Books and Dorothy Rice for interviewing founder and director Peg Alford Pursell. Betty curious? Have a read!

https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2024/03/interview-peg-alford-pursell-founder-of-betty-books/

12/03/2024

Did you hear LIFE SPAN by Molly Giles is available for preorder from our mothership WTAW Press? Reserve your copy of this memoir from award-winning fiction author Molly Giles, a woman who has dared to follow her ambitions.
https://www.wtawpress.org/product-page/life-span-by-molly-giles

LIFE SPAN by Molly Giles is available for preorder. Reserve your copy of this hilarious and heartbreaking memoir from award-winning fiction author Molly Giles today at 20% off. With advance praise from Amy Tan, Vanessa Hua, Edan Lepucki, Susanne Pari, and Grant Faulkner, you can look forward to a reading experience you won't want to end.


https://www.wtawpress.org/product-page/life-span-by-molly-giles

14/02/2024

Love is in the air, and our Betty authors have penned letters to the books they hold dear 💌

If you'd like to read their full letters, subscribe to Betty Books' new monthly newsletter here: https://wtawpress.eo.page/pxr1w

06/02/2024

See you in Kansas City!

WTAW Press and Betty Books (for the first time!) will be at February 7-10.

Stop by table T1422 to meet some of our authors, pick up a copy of our latest titles, and say hello to our crew! You'll also be able to connect with us at our offsite reading for a wonderful evening of Words and Wine with Willow Springs.

For more information on our offsite reading, check out the pinned post on our page.

06/02/2024

Our director and editor-in-chief, Peg, getting ready for an exciting . We can't wait to see you all there!

30/12/2023

A reminder that Betty Books' open submission period ends tomorrow, 12/31!

A new imprint of WTAW Press, Betty aims to showcase the diversity of women’s voices and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of women's experiences.

We value excellent writing and seek collaborators with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences.

To learn more about Betty Books and to submit your manuscript, visit us at https://www.wtawpress.org/betty

16/12/2023

Betty Books is seeking full-length books of prose by women.

A new imprint of WTAW Press, Betty aims to showcase the diversity of women’s voices and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of women's experiences.

Our open reading period ends December 31st, and we are seeking manuscripts from authors who are willing and able to commit to a three-year term of doing the shared work of running a small press under the guidance of our founding director. We value excellent writing and seek collaborators with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences.

To learn more about Betty Books and to submit your manuscript, visit the link below:

https://www.wtawpress.org/betty