Gabrielle Giffords: Brave. Beautiful. Honest.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
I was a child writer-dreamer who never strayed far from that path. Today I’m the award-winning author of thirteen books—dreaming my way toward more by night, while running a boutique marketing communications firm by day. I'm privileged to teach creative nonfiction at the University of Pennsylvania on chosen semesters. Always and most importantly, I am privileged to be a mom. My fourteenth book, SMALL DAMAGES, is due out in the summer of 2012, and I am at work on a novel about Berlin (for Philomel); DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPARILLA RESOLVENT, an illustrated prequel to DANGEROUS NEIGHBORS; a novel for adults; and a memoir about teaching. All content Copyright 2007-2011 Beth Kephart Books.
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You Are My Only was named a best of the year title by a number of generous bloggers. To watch the You Are My Only trailer by clicking this image.
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"Breathtaking in its beauty and with great heart, You Are My Only brings readers the story of a kidnapped young girl that they will never want to forget."— Amy Riley. "... a psychologically taut novel...readers will be on the edge of their seats." — Publishers Weekly. "Kephart's prose is poetry in motion." — Family Circle. "Readers will eat up this realistic variant of the youthful fantasy about finally finding one's real parents and being properly appreciated." — BCCB To pre-order, or for more reviews, click on the cover.
"Stunning."— Ruta Sepetys "Small Damages is a wrenching celebration of choice. To read Kephart is to splendidly dream with both eyes open." — Rita Williams-Garcia "As this delicate and luscious novel unfolds, the lines are blurred between love and loss, past and present, real and magical, and even life and death." — Kathryn Erskine Small Damages is due out from Tamra Tuller and Philomel in the summer of 2012. Click here for the announcement (and the story behind the story).
Dangerous Neighbors (Egmont USA), my 12th book, received a starred PW review, was named a "hot teen title" by Booklist, and is Indiebound. For more reviews, please see the menu tab "Books." Please click on this image to hear a reading.
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3 comments:
Oh my. So touching. She is incredibly inspirational. Thanks for sharing this, Beth.
Courage and grace personified. She is indeed an inspiration.
I had wondered why she had not done this before, but really I understand her sense of duty to the people she represents and wanting not to disappoint them
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