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Dr. Betty Hayes Memorial Highway sign unveiled in PA

Posted on September 29, 2023 by admin

The new sign on Route 255 is green, and my writer friends are green with envy. It isn’t every day that a nonfiction author sees a state road named for the hero of her book, but that’s what happened to … Continue reading →

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Kirkus Praises My Forthcoming Title!

Posted on February 23, 2023 by admin

I was delighted to read the pre-publication review of The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill, to be released in January 2024! Almost a year to go before publication, but this is heartening. The reviewer clearly understood how this story sheds … Continue reading →

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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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