Beth Kephart Books: Handling the Truth.

This Is the Story of You

"This beautifully written book works on many levels and is rich in its characterization, emotion, language, and hint of mystery." SLJ Starred Review. “A masterful exploration of nature's power to shake human foundations, literal and figurative.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review. "Kephart (One Stolen Thing) establishes relatable characters and a poetic style that artfully blend the island days before and after the storm.” — Publishers Weekly. A Junior Library Guild and Scholstic Book Club selection. Chronicle Books. Click on the image to learn more.

One Thing Stolen

2016 TAYSHAS Reading List, Parents' Choice Gold Medal Selection. Shelf Awareness Starred Review. Booklist Starred Review: "An enigmatic, atmospheric, and beautifully written tale." "Kephart at her poetic and powerful best. ONE THING STOLEN is a masterwork—a nest of beauty and loss, a flood of passion so sweet one can taste it. This is no ordinary book. It fits into no box. It is its own box—its own language." — A.S. King. Amazon Editor's April Pick. Top 14 Teen April Novel, by Bustle. Find out more about this Florence novel, due out from Chronicle Books in April 2015, by clicking on the image.

Going Over

GOING OVER is a 2014 Booklist Editors' Choice, the Gold Medal Winner/Historical Fiction/Parents' Choice Awards, an ABA Best Books for Children & Teens, 2015 TAYSHAS Reading List, YALSA BFYA selection, a Junior Library Guild selection,voted as a 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime, a Booklist Top Ten Historical Novel for Youth, a School Library Journal Pick of the Day, an Amazon Big Spring Book, an iBooks Spring's Biggest Book, and has received starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness.. Click on the image for more information.

Upcoming Appearances

April 20/ 7 PM

Keynote Address

1st Annual Writing Conference: Brave New Words

Pendle Hill

Wallingford, PA

May 6 - May 11

Currents 2018

Five-Day Juncture Memoir Workshop

Frenchtown, PA

June 3/2:45 PM

The Big YA Workshop

2018 Rutgers-New Brunswick Writers' Conference

300 Atrium Drive

Somerset, NJ

June 5/7:00 PM

Launch of WILD BLUES

Main Point Books

Wayne, PA

June 10/9:30 AM

The Personal Essay Workshop

Philadelphia Writers Conference 2018

Sheraton Hotel

Philadelphia, PA

September 28/9:30 AM

One-day Juncture Memoir Workshop

Chanticleer Garden

Wayne, PA

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Taking the First Person Arts Stage, with Dani Shapiro

Monday, September 9, 2013

Incredibly happy as I anticipate my conversation (about books, memoir, writing, meaning) with Dani Shapiro during the upcoming First Person Arts Festival on Sunday, November 10, 4 - 5:30, at Christ's Church in Philadelphia.

The details are here. My thoughts about Dani's wonderful new book, Still Writing, are here.

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HANDLING THE TRUTH: on the making of memoir

This Is the Story of You

LOVE: A Philadelphia Affair

One Thing Stolen

Going Over

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Taking the First Person Arts Stage, with Dani Shapiro

Monday, September 9, 2013