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On Sunday, August 10th, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, I will be signing copies of my recent memoir, On the Run. The event will take place at Barnes and Noble, 970 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver, Colo. “February 11, ten a.m. A Trailways bus turned over in the icy fog at Dead Man’s
Suzanne Macaulay is an art historian, folklorist, and social and behavioral scientist specializing in the customs, habits, and differences among cultures and social groups. She shares her residence between Colorado and New Zealand. Her book, Stitching Rites, is the first comprehensive academic treatment of Spanish colonial colcha embroidery and Hispanic art revitalization movements. Suzanne recently
When Albert Greenberg started out as Colorado’s first rehabilitation counselor for the Deaf, he had as two of his early clients, Johnnie Calderone and Saundra Scott. They forged a relationship beyond the department, and Johnnie worked with Albert as he struggled to learn American Sign Language. Albert, in turn, brought what he was learning home
Gülfem Aşlakcı is currently working on her master’s thesis in the field of Comparative Literature. The topic of her thesis is as follows: This study compares the influences of characters in Peyami Safa’s novel “Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu” and Joanne Greenberg’s “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” through a psychoanalytic lens, grounded in the authors’
Anna-Sara sent in this moving review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, a book that still changes lives sixty-odd years after its initial publication. Over the years, we have heard similar comments from the many readers whose journeys were aided by this classic mental health novel. “Hello, I read your book. I never
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of the musician-comedian Kinky Friedman. I appreciate his riotous take on anti-Semitism. According to The Forward, he died June 26th at the age of 79. Another song, “They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore,” recounts how a barroom antisemite is trounced by a Jewish cowboy.
During her time in Fire-Rescue, Joanne and her team saved a young child. One of the stories in On the Run chronicles the girl’s gut-wrenching, disturbing, yet inspiring story in detail. The little girl’s name is Lori Poland. Foothills Fire-Rescue recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and both Joanne and Lori attended. Of course, Lori is
If every story feels like a lie, you have a great book. I love all of Joanne Greenberg’s fiction, but I wasn’t sure how she’d do with a memoir. I thought On the Run would be one of those boring memoirs about a woman trying to work in a “man’s world.” It turned out to
Joanne Greenberg is most well-known for her book “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” but she has written many more books, though not as well known, are excellent reads! When I read, I like to feel for the characters, get inside their heads; be eager to know what they will do/think next. Joanne’s characters