Thanks to the wonderful team at Mrs. Dalloway's in Berkeley, CA for hosting David Dunaway, author of A FOUR-EYED WORLD: How Glasses Changed the Way We See, last week! @glassers.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

Did you know that preliminary data suggests vitamin D decreases risks of certain types of cancer? That radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in this country? Watch OUTSMARTING CANCER author Dr. Adam Barsouk on Ron Roel's 45 Forward: bit.ly/4rkaaem @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Listen (at 9:30) to Dr. Allen Saxon on The Stuph File Program discussing his medical training at the second oldest public hospital in the country (Charity Hospital in New Orleans) and why he made it the setting of his first novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY: bit.ly/4sBoTCR @tfiffer.bsky.social

Don't miss out on @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's launch party at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social this Wednesday at 7pm PST with @taracampbell.bsky.social and @bethwinegarner.bsky.social! RSVP for the event and order THE WEST FACADE from Green Apple Books right here: buff.ly/iP4Mq1o

“Told with humor and empathy, TRAINING IN CHARITY is a well-paced story that can be both funny and emotional.” Great to see this full-page article about Dr. Allen Saxon in the March/April issue of Quintessential Barrington magazine! @tfiffer.bsky.social

Listen to Victoria Hetherington on WHCR Radio's He's Just discussing the loneliness epidemic, internet addiction, and her book THE FRIEND MACHINE: On the Trail of AI Companionship. bit.ly/40hwUkq

THE WEST FACADE was recently reviewed by thevalorieclark.bsky.social! buff.ly/w3SMouQ Treat yourself to a signed copy of THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social at Booths 527 & 529 at #AWP26 TODAY from 1-4pm EST, or snag a copy right here: buff.ly/JakvDzO @awpwriter.org

We have received more copies of THE WEST FACADE from HQ #awp26! Come get some! Love that we had to request more inventory for day 3. Booth 529

Q&A with David King Dunaway about his new book, A FOUR-EYED WORLD. tinyurl.com/rbnakb66

Listen to Dr. Ellen Bassuk and Daniel Schoonover discussing their book, BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: A Psychiatrist and Her Son’s Quest for Compassionate Mental Health Care, on Chatting with Betsy: bit.ly/3NgRUEU @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @betsywurzel.bsky.social

"I found a journal...of a woman who risked her life over and over to save people in the camps." Listen (at 20:30) to Pauline Steinhorn on WWDB Radio's Brian & Lee Show discussing her grandmother's Holocaust diary and the book she made from it, DREAMING OF THE RIVER: bit.ly/47klsIn

Q&A with Lauren C. Johnson about her new novel, THE WEST FACADE. tinyurl.com/m7aehhh7 @laurencjohnson.bsky.social

"I decided I should try going w/o glasses for a week to see what it was like. I had the expected results...But you know what surprised me? It was lonely." Read part 2 of David Dunaway's Rorotoko interview about A FOUR-EYED WORLD: bit.ly/478ASQ0 @glassers.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

"The research shows only 10-20% of all cancer diagnoses are tied to specific hereditary mutations...The vast majority of cancers occur randomly." This is why we should all get screened! Listen to OUTSMARTING CANCER author Dr. Adam Barsouk on @wbai.org: bit.ly/46ExRGY. @hopkinspress.bsky.social

"It's a story about how community can make a big difference during dark times." Listen to @alexamorris.bsky.social discussing THE COURTYARD, the book she wrote with her father-in-law, on Rick Flynn Presents: bit.ly/3OPDDiT

A cathedral statue discovers what it means to be human, then faces an impossible choice… Happy pub-date to @laurencjohnson.bsky.social! Her debut novel, THE WEST FACADE, is out from @sfwp.bsky.social today. More info here: bit.ly/4bl6q7H

Is everyone hanging out w/o me? Yup! If you're attending #AWP (alas, I'm not), visit the @sfwp.bsky.social booth (#527-529) to meet Lissa Warren PR clients Rachel Zimmerman (US, AFTER), @samuelashworth.bsky.social (THE DEATH & LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY), & @laurencjohnson.bsky.social (THE WEST FACADE)!

Watch for a 2nd feature about David Dunaway's book, A FOUR-EYED WORLD: How Glasses Changed the Way We See, on rorotoko.com tomorrow! @glassers.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

It's the final countdown! With advance praise from @cariluna.bsky.social, THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social will be available in just 3 DAYS! Make sure to preorder a copy ASAP. bit.ly/43OhvJv @susanschulman.bsky.social

Happy #pubday to THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social! With praise from @cariluna.bsky.social - author of THE REVOLUTION OF EVERY DAY - make sure to join the celebration by treating yourself to a copy today! amzn.to/4jzNCCz @susanschulman.bsky.social

If you're attending #AWP26 in Baltimore, MD, stop by booths #527 & #529 on 3/5 & 3/7 to meet @samuelashworth.bsky.social! Check out his panel, "Is My Book Too Much?" on 3/5 from 10:35-11:50 AM EST w/ @poeticmoni.bsky.social, @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social, & @dangitcat.bsky.social! buff.ly/zWbdEV7

If you're planning on attending #AWP26, you can reserve a copy of @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's upcoming novel THE WEST FACADE that can be picked up during the convention at booths #527 and #529! Better act fast, as there's a limited quantity available! buff.ly/I0PRPV0 @awpwriter.org

"We know that about 50% of all cancer deaths around the world are preventable...Education on healthy living is essential." Listen to Dr. Adam Barsouk on WGVU Radio discussing his book OUTSMARTING CANCER: Risk Reduction and the Power of Prevention. bit.ly/4sdkXYM @hopkinspress.bsky.social

"She was under surveillance for two decades." Great interview with @cktroublemaker.bsky.social about her book, TROUBLEMAKER: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, on The Not Old—Better Show. bit.ly/4skT2pT @harpercollins.bsky.social @harperbooks.bsky.social

Listen to Dr. Ellen Bassuk on The Stuph File Program discussing BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, the book she wrote with her son, Daniel Schoonover, about schizophrenia and the need for reform in our education and healthcare systems: bit.ly/3OQ9UpZ @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

"We need to know what protest has really done for the country as a whole & not just look at the individual protest & protestors." A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES' Gloria J. Browne-Marshall on @evanaxelbank.bsky.social's Axelbank Reports History & Today: bit.ly/4l0K12F @beaconpress.bsky.social

From abolitionists to suffragists and centuries of anti-war efforts, the United States is arguably a country founded by and built on top of protest. A new book highlights 500 years of resistance movements in the U.S., and what they can tell us about demonstrations today.

In her recent book “A Protest History of the United States,” CUNY professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall highlights 500 years of resistance movements in the U.S., starting long before independence up to the present day.

"She was sharp-tongued and filled with humor and interested in correcting wrongs and ills." Listen to @cktroublemaker.bsky.social on WGTD Radio discussing her biography of Jessica Mitford, TROUBLEMAKER: bit.ly/4ceRWqY @harperbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

Listen to David Dunaway on @wamc.org's The Roundtable discussing his biography of the device that many of us keep closest, A FOUR-EYED WORLD: How Glasses Changed the Way We See. bit.ly/4rEX5O0 @glassers.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @joedonahue.bsky.social

"Folks don't really wake up & say, yes, that's what I'm going to do with my life. That's very rare. Usually the circumstances create the activism & the protestor." Gloria J. Browne-Marshall discussing A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES on Chatting w/ Betsy bit.ly/46oPv1l @beaconpress.bsky.social

"We're still caught in a lot of the same thinking that some people just aren't able to be fixed, that there's a hopelessness with the mind. And that's absolutely not true." @susantonetta.bsky.social discussing THE DEVIL'S CASTLE on @chewsviews.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ZRIYZr @catapultbooks.bsky.social

Listen to Gloria J. Browne-Marshall discussing law as a pathway to liberty and her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, on KLWN Radio: bit.ly/4aUHliB @beaconpress.bsky.social

"Glasses have opened up the possibility of longer, productive lives for billions of people." Listen to David Dunaway on @wgvupublicmedia.bsky.social discussing his book, A FOUR-EYED WORLD: How Glasses Changed the Way We See. bit.ly/3MYYq2U @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @glassers.bsky.social

Q&A with Susanne Paola Antonetta about her new book, THE DEVIL'S CASTLE. tinyurl.com/2de4ed6z @susantonetta.bsky.social

Watch Gerta Keller on @themikewagnershow.bsky.social discussing her book, THE LAST EXTINCTION: The Real Science Behind the Death of the Dinosaurs. bit.ly/4s401mU @diversionbooks.bsky.social

"She was famous for keeping up the spirits of others around her who were fighting authoritarianism." Listen to @cktroublemaker.bsky.social on A Novel Idea discussing her book TROUBLEMAKER: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford. bit.ly/4b3dK7R @harperbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

"All of the cases that are described are things that I encountered at some point in my career—either back as a medical student, resident, or in practice." Listen to Dr. Allen Saxon on WICN Radio's The Public Eye discussing his novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY: bit.ly/3OEbEm6 @tfiffer.bsky.social

"I anticipate that in the years to come—you know, decades down the line—we will see reduced rates of cancer thanks to GLP-1 drugs." Listen (at 19:30) to OUTSMARTING CANCER author Dr. Adam Barsouk on Doctor Health Radio: bit.ly/4tK6IMR @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Live Sat Feb 20th 11am central 12pm eastern with Susanne Antonetta and the history of psychiatry and eugenics www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com catch the replay www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com/onair/cover-...

"The statues on the Notre Dame cathedral are the main characters...It's definitely a fusion of fantasy and historical fiction." Listen (at 19:40) to @laurencjohnson.bsky.social on WWDB Radio's Brian and Lee Show discussing her novel, THE WEST FACADE, due 3/3 from @sfwp.bsky.social: bit.ly/4rvGhJb

With advance praise from @rchetypes.bsky.social - author of DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA - we're thrilled to share that there are only 2 WEEKS until the release of THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social! Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/VMYsTTB @susanschulman.bsky.social

Beat the lines by preordering a copy of THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social TODAY, that can then be picked up at Booths 527 and 529 during #AWP26! buff.ly/I0PRPV0 @susanschulman.bsky.social @awpwriter.org

Don't miss out on getting a signed copy of US, AFTER: A MEMOIR OF LOVE AND SUICIDE by Rachel Zimmerman at booths #527 and #529 during #AWP26! @awpwriter.org

"I look at everything from the history of deficient eyesight to the stigma surrounding glasses—how people really feel about those who wear them." Read part 1 of David Dunaway's Rorotoko interview about A FOUR-EYED WORLD: bit.ly/3ZNkvUX @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @glassers.bsky.social

Listen to David Dunaway on Something You Should Know discussing "one of humanity's most useful inventions" and his book, A FOUR-EYED WORLD: How Glasses Changed the Way We See: bit.ly/4rrHcds @glassers.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

"They were unable to see that the choices she made—which were a rejection of their choices—were much more fulfilling than the kind of lives many of them had carved out for themselves." @cktroublemaker.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussing her bio of Jessica Mitford: bit.ly/4kH6Rwe

"Why do they cost so much? Who invented them & where do they come from? What's going to happen next—are we all going to be wearing smart glasses?" Listen to David Dunaway discussing A FOUR-EYED WORLD on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social bit.ly/4kMOTbV @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @glassers.bsky.social

"I really wanted to write a book about a successful ally...In a funny way, I had been looking for Jessica Mitford my whole life w/o knowing I was looking for her." Listen at 2:40 to @cktroublemaker.bsky.social on Women, Life & Science discussing TROUBLEMAKER: bit.ly/3OPEFLD @harperbooks.bsky.social

"It deals with the transformative experience of medical students when they go from an academic classroom to taking care of real people." Listen to Dr. Allen Saxon discussing his novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY, on Rick Flynn Presents: bit.ly/470TBwL @tfiffer.bsky.social