How to Survive by Andy Steiner

How to Survive
The Extraordinary Resilience of Everyday People

by Andy Steiner

Survival books tend to focus on the exotic, like a plane going down in the mountains. This one is for the rest of us. Andy Steiner explores resiliency in the face of such difficult life events as the death of a spouse, the loss of a child, the distress of bankruptcy, the trauma of a heart attack, and more.




BIOGRAPHY

Andy Steiner is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in Utne Reader, Fitness, Ms., Glamour and Self. Author of Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from Less-Than-Perfect Moms, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

PURCHASE
Amazon

FIND OUT MORE
Author page: http://www.andysteiner.com/
Publisher: Think Piece Publishing

Safe from the Sea - Peter Geye

Safe from the Sea

by Peter Geye

Safe from the Sea tells the story of a son returning home to reconcile with his estranged father while they relive the story of a horrific Great Lakes shipwreck that the father has only partially survived and that has divided them emotionally ever since. At times a harrowing tale of survival, at others an intimate look at forgiveness and the indubitable bonds between a father and son, here is a timeless story for readers of every stripe.

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Geye holds an MFA from the University of New Orleans and a PhD from Western Michigan University, where he was editor of Third Coast. He was born and raised in Minneapolis where he continues to live with his wife and three kids. Safe from the Sea, his debut novel, won the Indie Lit Award for literary fiction as well as the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award. His second novel is forthcoming in fall 2012 from Unbridled Books.

UPCOMING READINGS

• March 22nd – reading at the University of Minnesota. Time TBD

WEBSITE
http://www.petergeye.com

PURCHASE
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Unbridled Books, and IndieBound

PUBLISHER
Unbridled Books

Swati Avasthi - SPLIT

SPLIT

By Swati Avasthi

Knopf

16-year-old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father’s fist), $3.84, and a secret.

He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can’t make him forget what he left behind—his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend who is keeping his secret. At least so far.

Split is about what happens after. After you’ve said enough, after you’ve run, after you’ve made the split—how do you begin to live again?

BIOGRAPHY
Swati Avasthi has been writing fiction since she read Little House in the Big Woods at age five. Emily Brontë, Harper Lee, and many others furthered her addiction. She institutionalized her habit at the University of Chicago, where she received her B.A. She has received numerous honors, including a Loft’s Mentor Series Award and University of Minnesota’s Marcella DeBourg Fellowship and the Thomas H. Shevlin Fellowship. 2010 will be a big year for her: she will complete her MFA from the University of Minnesota, and Knopf will publish her debut novel, Split, in March.

BOOK RELEASE
March 9, 2010

BOOK LAUNCH
The Loft Literary Center
March 20, 2010
7:00 PM
Performance Hall
Refreshments provided

APPEARANCES
March 18th, I'll be interviewed by Charlotte Sullivan on KFAI

WEBSITE
www.swatiavasthi.com

BLOG
www.swatiavasthi.blogspot.com

UNIQUE INFORMATION
Before I wrote Split, I coordinated a domestic violence legal clinic where I interviewed thousands of abuse survivors.