About a year ago, as serendipitously can happen, I met Laura Johnson of Sorrow Estate at Calvin College during the Festival of Faith & Writing. But it was even more coincidental than that. About 4 years ago I couchsurfed with a great (grand) couple in Grand Rapids and when I contacted them last year they... Continue Reading →
Pics from Reading at the Book Cellar
a good time was had by all--all the folks who braved snow, ice, and rain. Thanks for coming out!
Good News!
Chicago Public Library has ordered in copies of Cloud of Witnesses!
How to invite me to your school
Author Jane Hertenstein is available for FREE Skype School Visits *She wants to make her books and literacy a key part of young reader’s experience *She wants to make rural schools and especially Appalachia a key region for her visits *Though she would love to come to you in person, finances and winter driving in... Continue Reading →
40 Years Ago
February 1, 2019 marks the 40th year of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Iran from exile. What does this mean to the rest of the world? Many leaders in the Middle East placated the West by calling for democracy and modernization—while at the same time maintaining a regime of suppression and human right abuse. Today we... Continue Reading →
A Reader’s Guide for Teachers Available
Go to https://goldenalleypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hertenstein-CloudOfWitnesses-ReaderGuide.pdf to download a PDF containing a Reader's Guide for Teachers
Local Author Night @ The Book Cellar, Feb. 20th
Join me at The Book Cellar at 4736 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, Wednesday, February 20th at 7 pm where I'll be reading from Cloud of Witnesses. Fellow Golden Alley author Marlene Brill will also be reading.
CLOUD now on sale at Amazon
Happy New Year=CLOUD is on sale NOW on Amazon. Friends you might want to hop on this--we don't know how long it will last! $5.21 Paperback and Kindle HERE IS A LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Witnesses-Jane-Hertenstein/dp/1732027625/
Proposal for School Skype Visit
Dates are being scheduled now for the 2018/2019 school year.
All wrapped up and nowhere to go
Available wherever you buy or download books. Or go to my publisher: Golden Alley Press
Kentucky Book Festival, Nov. 17th
I attended and was on a panel at the Kentucky Book Festival in Lexington at an arena that featured books and horses. People attending the rodeo could also wander into the book fair and visa versa. Books & Horses, Words & Hooves.
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