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Author of "Between Light and Shadow: A Guatemalan Girl's Journey Through Adoption"

Book Review in Northern Express (Traverse City, Michigan)

Posted on April 21, 2011

Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli wrote this compelling review of Between Light and Shadow in the Northern Express, the alternative-weekly in Traverse City, Michigan. This is the first review of my book that I’ve read. Suffice to say, I was nervous at … Continue reading →

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Telling both sides of the international adoption story: Essay for Children’s Home Society & Family Services

Posted on April 1, 2011

Children’s Home Society & Family Services asked me to write this “craft essay” about my book, Between Light and Shadow — why I wrote it, what my connection is to adoption (or in this case, Guatemala), and what I hope readers … Continue reading →

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Upcoming reading/signing, April 29 at “Women and Children First” in Chicago’s Andersonville Neighborhood

Posted on March 19, 2011

I’m thrilled to announce that my first book reading/signing of Between Light and Shadow, which is officially out April 1, but which may already be on its way to you if you ordered from the University of Nebraska Press or … Continue reading →

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Book Reading and Signing, Saturday May 21, in Traverse City, Michigan

Posted on March 18, 2011

Earlier this week I received a welcome surprise in the mail. Amidst a frantic month of covering workers rights demonstration in Madison, Wisconsin, for TheUpTake.org, I had almost forgotten that Between Light and Shadow was on the verge of being … Continue reading →

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“Between Light and Shadow” set for April 1 birth

Posted on February 6, 2011

I’m overjoyed that nearly five years after I wrote this book, Between Light and Shadow: A Guatemalan Girl’s Journey Through Adoption will be published by the University of Nebraska Press. A release date is set for April. 1: you can … Continue reading →

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Read an Excerpt from the Book

Posted on February 5, 2011

Read excerpt here Excerpt The photo revealed an oblong wooden shack covered with shingles that had lost their white hue and succumbed to rot over the years as a result of torrents of rain pouring down from the metal sheet … Continue reading →

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