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Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

2023
12.23.23

Creators Publishing has released a collection of the top hits from Tracy Beckerman's syndicated column in a new book, Happy Wife, Happy Life: Confessions of a Suburban Mom.

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12.12.23

First-time author Mary Conway Sullivan didn’t plan on owning a farm, starting a blog or writing a memoir, What the Farm: Poignant & Profane Stories from My Unplanned Life.

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12.11.23

Nationally syndicated humorist Jerry Zezima has published his seventh book, The Good Humor Man: Tales of Life, Laughter, and, for Dessert, Ice Cream.

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12.07.23

Whether she's being held hostage at a timeshare presentation, eating an excessive amount of cookie batter or stalking the neighborhood kid who stole her exercise ball, January Ornellas’ sharp wit and raw vulnerability will have you laughing out loud as you read My Above Average Colon.

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11.22.23

Booklist describes Wade Rouse's newly released Christmas novel, The Wishing Bridge, as "a heartwarming holiday tale sure to please readers who want a gentle, cozy Christmas read in the vein of a Hallmark movie."

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11.22.23

Jessica Strawser's latest novel, The Last Caretaker, is an empowering, harrowing story of a woman reeling from her divorce who takes a job as resident caretaker on a nature reserve — only to discover her new home doubles as a safe house for an underground network that helps women on the run from abusive men.

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11.22.23

New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake's Joke in a Box provides a gateway into the craft of joke writing and construction, with modular prompts designed to help you see the world in a more playful and inventive way.

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11.12.23

Marcy O'Brien writes with an eye for detail and a gift for putting the reader right there in the scene with her in her debut book, Rounding Third: A Warm and Funny Collection from a Talented Storyteller.

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10.27.23

Andrea Gelfuso's children's book, Zuri the Zebra and the Seasons of Giving, illustrates how generous kids and mischievous animals bring attention to the excesses of the holidays.

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10.10.23

The Advice Columnist, Janie Emaus’s debut women’s fiction book, will be published by Sage Publications this month.

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10.03.23

Mathew Klickstein's essay, "When Being a Superhero Ain't So Super," will appear in Power Up: Leadership, Character, and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse.

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10.03.23

In Satan Talks to His Therapist, Melissa Balmain explores the lighter side of dark times. Playful yet poignant, her poems perfectly capture our human fallibility and comedic sense of importance.

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09.24.23

A heartbreaking and emotional story of the toll that health crises can have on an entire family, Christina Consolino's newest novel, The Weight We Carry, reminds us of the fine line between reliance and independence, tending and mothering, and love and obligation.

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09.24.23

Lori B. Duff's newly published novella, Broken Things, is a tale of friendship and loss.

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09.24.23

In Dean Norman’s new children’s book, Spook the Magic Kitten, Spook is a black kitten who hates to fly on a broomstick. When he falls off and is found by a young girl, it becomes a wild time for the girl and her family.

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08.22.23

Zibby Owens, a champion for writers, is set to release her hilarious debut novel, Blank, in early 2024.

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08.07.23

Lou Clyde's play Pouf!, an “uplifting” comedy with big hair and even bigger laughs, has been published by Dramatist Play Service.

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07.18.23

Amy Ferris believes all women deserve to speak their truth, to be heard and seen, to awaken to their own greatness. That's the wisdom behind her new book, Mighty Gorgeous: A Little Book About Messy Love. 

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07.15.23

Ann Garvin's newest novel, There's No Coming Back from This, revolves around a woman who stows away on the set of a major motion picture and has to solve a crime to keep her secret. Honest, endearing and unabashedly fun, Garvin has a special gift for writing about women who do too much in a world that asks too much from them.

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07.15.23

Katrina Kittle's poignant novel, Morning in this Broken World, launches Sept. 1. Bestselling novelist Adriana Trigiani describes it as "a novel that celebrates love and hope and why we matter to one another."

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07.12.23

Linda Magoon's travel memoir, Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace on 48 Summits, is a story of courage and self-discovery.

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07.10.23

Jolyn Young's debut book, Never Burn Your Moving Boxes: A True Tale of Real-Life Cowboy Wife, launches in September.

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07.10.23

University of Dayton graduate Michelle Warren wrote World Peace Is an Inside Job as a labor of love. She believes world peace is only possible if we cultivate inner peace within each of us.

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07.06.23

From the author of Walking Home: Trail Stories, Celia Ryker's Augusta is a gripping historical fiction based on the true, against-the-odds story of her grandmother.

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07.05.23

After attending the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, Juliann Wetz-Jones decided to try her hand at humor writing. The result: a piece in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Well THAT Was Funny.

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07.01.23

Jim Mize has published his fifth book, The Jon Boat Years: And Other Stories Afield With Fine Friends, Fair Dogs, a Shotgun, and a Fly Rod.

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06.30.23

Lee Reinecke's memoir, Peeling Away the Facade: The Long Shadow of Child Abuse, has been released as an ebook. The paperback will soon be available.

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06.22.23

From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes Wild, Beautiful and Free, the story of one young woman's bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn't belong.

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06.22.23

The upcoming Fast Fallen Women includes 75 previously unpublished pieces on the topic of the ways in which women fall — whether they reach the boundaries of their lives and take flight, whether they stumble, or are pushed over the edge. The anthology is edited by Gina Barreca.

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06.21.23

Viola Shipman's heartwarming novel, Famous in a Small Town, is a "Good Morning America" June pick.

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06.20.23

It's not always easy for writers to get their work published. That's why Estelle Erasmus wrote a new guidebook, Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published.

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06.15.23

Pam Sievers has published her second novel, The Lone Jackass: Love, Deceit, Resilience. One reader calls it "funny, heartwarming and authentic."

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06.15.23

In Party Like It's 2044, Joni B. Cole offers a joy ride through a collection of eclectic essays that lands smack on the sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humor and heft.

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05.06.23

James Vito Palazzolo has published his first novel, Vulnerabilia, a dark comedic novella weaving genres of mystery and literature.

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04.27.23

Author and humorist Gina Ramsey has published her debut book, Burnt Gloveboxes: Embracing Life When It Goes Up in Flames.

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03.07.23

The third edition of Carolyn Howard-Johnson's The Frugal Editor: Do It Yourself Editing Secrets, includes new information on topics that change quickly in the English language and publishing worlds.

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01.05.23

Easter Eggs and Matzo Balls (Sky Pony), the latest picture book by Janie Emaus, is a humorous and endearing story for children that blends Christian and Jewish traditions in a family that celebrates both.

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12.29.22

After she lost three aging cats in the space of a year and a half, Allia Zobel Nolan needed a resource that could soothe the gut-wrenching loss and elicit a glimmer of hope. She couldn’t find what she was looking for, so she wrote the book herself.

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