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Lively TAZIA AND GEMMA Book Reading

Great audience turnout and lively Q & A for the Tazia and Gemma book reading and signing at Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor on July 31. I read narrative passages from the first Tazia section and my daughter Rebecca joined me to read the mother-daughter interview from the first Gemma section. I encourage city residents and visitors alike to visit this premier downtown independent bookstore. Thanks to Literati for hosting and to all who attended the Tazia and Gemma event. For a complete list of my publication events see NEWS; to read more about my books see NOVELS.

 

TAZIA AND GEMMA Book Reading and Signing

I’m doing a Tazia and Gemma book reading and signing at Literati Bookstore on Tuesday, July 31, at 7 PM, 124 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor. See the Facebook event page https://www.literatibookstore.com/event/fiction-literati-ann-s-epstein-0. Learn more about the book at http://www.vineleavespress.com/tazia-and-gemma-by-ann-s-epstein.html and see the trailer on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lijLhwR2Yb0. Hope to see you and your friends on July 31! For a complete list of my publication events see NEWS; to read more about my books see NOVELS.

Learn History Through Fiction: Honoring Immigrants on July 4

On July 4th, read these novels to discover what America has historically meant to immigrants. In A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve., Meinhardt Raabe flees Nazi persecution in search of a dignified life https://amzn.to/2LqpAu7. In On the Shore, Shmuel Levinson is willing to fight the Great War for the country that welcomed his family www.vineleavespress.com/on-the-shore-by-ann-s-epstein.html. In Tazia and Gemma, Tazia Gatti seeks a life of greater opportunity for her daughter www.vineleavespress.com/tazia-and-gemma-by-ann-s-epstein.html. Meinhardt’s LIFE, Shmuel’s LIBERTY, and Tazia’s PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Celebrate their unique lives and our shared ideals. Read more in NOVELS.

Learn History Through Fiction: Lysol as Contraception 100 Years Ago

In the early 1900s, the most popular contraceptive douche was Lysol, formulated with cresol, a compound that caused inflammation, burning, even death. It was nevertheless aggressively marketed to women as safe and gentle for maintaining “dainty feminine allure.” By 1911 doctors had recorded 193 Lysol poisonings and five deaths from uterine irrigation. Read more about the hazards of women’s health care 100 years ago in Tazia and Gemma (see NOVELS).

Learn History Through Fiction: Munchkins on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Four actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz held commemorative placards after receiving a star on the Walk of Fame in 2007 in front of Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theater. From the left they are Meinhardt Raabe, Clarence Swensen, Jerry Maren, and Karl Stover. Jerry Maren, the last surviving Munchkin, died in June 2018. Read more about Meinhardt Raabe, the other Munchkins, and the making of the movie in A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (see NOVELS).