Who Cares? Praised in Historical Novel Review

My novel Who Cares? about aging with dignity, was lauded in Historical Novel Review. The reviewer writes: Drawing on her remarkable knowledge of senior living communities and city politics, the author shows how determined activists with the moral high ground can challenge the might of profit-driven interests and the politicians who back them. She really does leave us asking ourselves: “Who Cares?” Check out the HNR online archives for reviews of my other books. Order Who Cares? from the publisher, Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, your favorite bookstore or other source. Read more about the book in NOVELS.

Woodruff Home for the Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

More Microfiction Published: Going Nowhere

50 Give or Take published another piece of my microfiction, titled “Going Nowhere” so if you’re feeling lost and even GPS can’t help you find your way, navigate to this super short read! Sign up to receive and submit your own ultra-short stories, free, at 50 Give or Take.

Feeling lost? When even GPS can’t help you find your way . . .

Why writers write: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein

Who Cares? Book Launch at Booksweet in Ann Arbor, December 7 at 3 PM ET

Everyone is invited to help launch my new novel Who Cares? at Ann Arbor’s Booksweet Bookstore. Set in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1960, the novel is about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale, about the struggle to age with dignity, is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book in NOVELS. Also reading are authors Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood. The event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL. Details on Booksweet’s December calendar. Register at Eventbrite. Support Booksweet, your community bookstore!

Woodruff Home for the Aged: A lively place where old people go to die

Author Ann S. Epstein writes novel, stories, memoir, poems, and essays

Who Cares? Arrives Today!

December 2 is publication day for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the publisher’s order page and in NOVELS. To promote the book, I’m posting a new blog series titled “How Old Were They?” with interesting stories about the ages at which people from infants to centenarians do remarkable things. Read the book, enjoy the posts, and celebrate your own age, whatever it is!

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

Who Cares? Arrives Tomorrow!

December 2 is the release date for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the publisher’s order page and in NOVELS.

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

Who Cares? Book Launch at Booksweet in Ann Arbor, December 7 at 3 PM ET

Everyone is invited to help launch my new novel Who Cares? at Ann Arbor’s Booksweet Bookstore on Sunday, December 7 at 3 PM ET. Set in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1960, the novel is about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale, about the struggle to age with dignity, is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book in NOVELS . Also reading are authors Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood. The event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL. Register at Eventbrite. Support Booksweet, your community bookstore!

Woodruff Home for the Aged: A lively place where old people go to die

Author Ann S. Epstein writes novel, stories, memoir, poems, and essays

Who Cares? Arrives in One Week!

December 2 is the release date for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the publisher’s order page and in NOVELS.

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

Who Cares? Book Launch at Booksweet in Ann Arbor, December 7 at 3 PM ET

Everyone is invited to help launch my new novel Who Cares? at Ann Arbor’s Booksweet Bookstore, about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the NOVELS page of my website. Also reading are authors Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood. The event is free but please register at the Eventbrite site. Support Booksweet, your community bookstore!

Woodruff Home for the Aged: A lively place where old people go to die

Author Ann S. Epstein writes novel, stories, memoir, poems, and essays

Who Cares? Arrives in 13 Days!

December 2 is the release date for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the order page and in NOVELS.

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

Who Cares? Twin Publications!

Roz Chast’s drawing WHO CARES? and my novel WHO CARES? have little in common (aside from humor and pathos). Yet, as a Chast devotee (my refrigerator door is a gallery of her work), I’m thrilled by the coincidence. Chast’s cartoon, featuring one of her signature characters, appears in the September 22, 2025 issue of The New Yorker. My book, about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die,” comes out on December 02, 2025. Read more about the book Who Cares? in NOVELS.

Dear Roz, I care!

A plea for aging with dignity