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In Party Like It's 2044, Joni B. Cole worries that Vlad the Impaler may be a distant cousin. She feuds with a dead medium. She thinks (or overthinks) about power trips, insulting birthday cards and the real reasons writers hate Amazon.

At once irreverent and thought provoking, Cole offers a joy ride through this collection of eclectic essays that lands smack on the sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humor and heft. Author, scholar (and Erma favorite) Gina Barreca writes this about the book, “Fabulously readable and thoroughly engaging, it is Cole’s voice that makes her stories sing. Whether she’s leading us into laughter, or holding our hand through dazzling moments of emotional recognition, Cole takes writing seriously while taking herself lightly, and thereby illuminating the world with these brief, memorable essays.” 

The collection releases Sept. 15, 2023, but readers can pre-order the book. 

Joni is the author of seven books, including two acclaimed guides for writers: Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier (listed among Poets & Writers Magazine's "best books for writers") and Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive. She teaches writing at a diversity of academic and nonprofit organizations, and is a contributor to The Writer magazine and Jane Friedman blog. For more info about Joni's workshops, books and writing retreat in Vermont, visit www.jonibcole.com.