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My next book, soon to be available for pre-order: A story of Victorian New England and its thriving underground abortion scene

Posted on November 3, 2022 by admin

I’m thrilled to unveil the cover of my next book, forthcoming in January 2024. It will soon be available now for pre-order via Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In 1898, a group of schoolboys in Bridgeport, Connecticut discovered gruesome packages … Continue reading →

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PA lawmakers push for a “Dr. Betty Hayes Memorial Highway”

Posted on September 25, 2022 by admin

I just discovered that some Pennsylvania state assembly members have introduced a bill to name a stretch of Pennsylvania road the “Dr. Betty Hayes Memorial Highway,” in honor of the subject of my 2021 book, A Mighty Force: Dr. Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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“Dr. Betty” gets long-overdue NY Times obit!

Posted on April 2, 2022 by admin

How thrilling for me to return from a book tour in Elizabeth Hayes’s native north-central PA to find that the New York Times has featured Hayes in its “Overlooked No More” obituary series. Luckily, Bill Kunkle, a relative of Hayes, … Continue reading →

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A MIGHTY FORCE named INDIES Book-of-the-Year Finalist

Posted on March 15, 2022 by admin

While deciding what to pack for my upcoming book events in DuBois, Force, and Pittsburgh, PA, I was delighted to get an email announcing that A Mighty Force is a finalist in the 24th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the … Continue reading →

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Honored by TV interview, “Around the Alleghenies”

Posted on February 25, 2022 by admin

I’m immensely grateful to Fox 8/ABC 23 in Johnstown, PA, for airing two segments about A Mighty Force: Dr. Elizabeth Hayes and Her War for Public Health yesterday. Many thanks to K. C. O’Day, host of the “All About Town” … Continue reading →

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BookTrib features A MIGHTY FORCE in December issue

Posted on December 18, 2021 by admin

It’s mighty gratifying to find that the website BookTrib has selected A MIGHTY FORCE as its featured book for December. Following the review (reprinted below) there’s a Q&A between writer Susan Bailey and me about my favorite subject: Dr. Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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“A MIGHTY FORCE” NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021

Posted on December 11, 2021 by admin

Hooray! A Mighty Force won a coveted place on the 2021 MIGHTY WOMEN READING LIST FOR ADULTS created by the website A Mighty Girl. (How many times can you count the word “mighty” in this post?) AMightyGirl.com is a great … Continue reading →

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Dr. Betty Hayes lives on in Byrnedale, PA!

Posted on November 18, 2021 by admin

The best thing about writing books is hearing from readers. Recently, I was thrilled to get this message: Hello. I know you don’t know me but I just finished reading your book, A Mighty Force, about Dr. Betty Hayes. I … Continue reading →

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My NY Daily News op-ed: lessons for today from A MIGHTY FORCE

Posted on October 29, 2021 by admin

I’m immensely pleased that the New York Daily News chose to run my op-ed today. It compares the widespread public support in 1945 for the coal strike led by Dr. Elizabeth Hayes with the apathy surrounding a hunger strike, now … Continue reading →

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How I “met” Dr. Elizabeth Hayes, hero of A MIGHTY FORCE

Posted on October 14, 2021 by admin

“How did you develop an interest in a woman from the Pennsylvania hinterlands?” That question came from Barb Emmer, who lives in those “hinterlands” herself. Like me, Barb is a Dr. Betty fan who’s done a huge amount of her … Continue reading →

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