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Write On, Sisters! (August 2019)
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publisher, editor : brooke@warnercoaching.com
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Brooke Warner is the publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress and the president of Warner Coaching Inc., where she specializes in helping writers get published. In her 19 years in the publishing industry, including eight years as Executive Editor at Seal Press, Brooke has shepherded hundreds of books through the publication process. She's also an author, speaker, and sought-after presenter and interviewer. In 2017, Brooke delivered at TEDx talk, "Green-Light Revolution" about her take on the publishing industry, and she co-hosts a weekly podcast called Write-Minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers. Her books are Write On, Sisters! (August 2019), Green-Light Your Book, What's Your Book?, and How to Sell Your Memoir. She is the co-author of Breaking Ground on Your Memoir and the co-editor of The Magic of Memoir. Brooke teaches classes on memoir (learn more here). She sits on the boards of the Independent Book Publishers Association, the National Association of Memoir Writers, and the Bay Area Book Festival. Brooke has a monthly column at Publishers Weekly, and was an active blogger for years for The Huffington Post books section. She lives in Berkeley, California, and works remotely with authors nationally and internationally.
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TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE TITLES BROOKE CURATES AT SHE WRITES PRESS and SPARKPRESS, PLEASE VISIT OUR SITES WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD OUR CATALOGUES.
BROOKE'S LIST OF ACQUIRED TITLES FROM HER TIME AT SEAL PRESS (2004-2012)
HOT & HEAVY: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion, edited by Virgie Tovar
PALE GIRL SPEAKS: A Year Uncovered, by Hillary Fogelson
STRANGER HERE: How Weight-Loss Surgery Transformed My Body and Messed with My Head, by Jen Larsen
BEYOND BELIEF edited by Cami Ostman and Susan Tive
I LOVE MONDAYS: And Other Confessions from Devoted Working Moms, by Michelle Cove
WE HOPE YOU LIKE THIS SONG: An Overly Honest Story about Friendship, Death, and Mix Tapes, by Bree Housley
DRINKING DIARIES: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up, edited by Leah Odze Epstein and Caren Osten Gerszberg
BEYOND GOOD INTENTIONS: A Journey into the Realities of International Aid, by Tori Hogan
RIDING FURY HOME: A Memoir, by Chana Wilson
THE SECRET SEX LIFE OF A SINGLE MOM by Delaine Moore
LESSONS FROM THE MONK I MARRIED by Katherine Jenkins
ESSENTIAL CAR CARE FOR WOMEN by Jamie Little and Danielle McCormick
ROCKING THE PINK: Finding Myself on the Other Side of Cancer, by Laura Roppé
BRINGING IN FINN: An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story, by Sara Casey Connell
SOMETHING SPECTACULAR: The True Story of One Rockette's Battle with Bulimia, by Greta Gleissner
STOP SIGNS: Recognizing, Avoiding, and Escaping Abusive Relationships, by Lynn Fairweather
MIND-BLOWING SEX: A Woman's Guide, by Diana Cage
CURVY GIRLS: Erotica for Women, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel
A LITTLE F'D UP: Why Feminism Is Not a Dirty Word, by Julie Zeilinger, director of thefbomb.org, using humor and pop culture to frame what matters to the newest wave of young feminists.
KISSING OUTSIDE THE LINES: A True Story of Love and Race and Happily Ever After, by Diane Farr
FOLLOW MY LEAD: What Dog Training Taught Me about Life, Love, and Myself, by Carol Quinn
31 DATES IN 31 DAYS, by Tamara Johnson.
1,000 MITZVAHS: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire, and Change Your Life, by Linda Cohen
FOUND: A Memoir, by Jennifer Lauck
SEEING EZRA: A Mother's Story of Autism, Unconditional Love, and the Meaning of Normal, by Kerry Cohen
F'EM! Gaga, Goo Goo, and Some Thoughts on Balls, by Jennifer Baumgardner
WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY WANT: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex, Safety and Sanity in a World Gone Mad, by Jaclyn Friedman
THE GUY'S GUIDE TO FEMINISM, by Michael Kimmel and Michael Kaufman
HEALING PAINFUL SEX: A Woman's Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing, and Treating Sexual Pain, by Deborah Coady, MD, and Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH
HOW TO DIE IN PARIS: A Memoir, by Naturi Thomas
OUTDATED: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life, by Samhita Mukhopadhyay
REALITY BITES BACK: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV, by Jennifer L. Pozner
BIG SEX LITTLE DEATH: A Memoir, by Susie Bright
BRIDESMAID ON A BUDGET: How to Be a Brilliant Bridesmaid without Breaking the Bank, by Sharon Naylor
HE SAID WHAT? edited by Victoria Zackheim
THE NEW LATINA'S BIBLE: The Modern Latina's Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and La Vida, by Sandra Guzman
NICE GIRLS, NAUGHTY SEX edited by Jordan LaRousse and Samantha Sade
NAKED AT OUR AGE by Joan Price
JUST DON'T CALL ME MA'AM by Anna Mitchael
LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT: The Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents, by Tina Fakhrid-Deen with COLAGE
NO EXCUSES: 9 Ways to Change How Women Think about Power and Leadership, by Gloria Feldt
STRANGE TRADE: The Story of Two Women Who Risked Everything in the International Drug Trade, by Asale Angel-Ajani
MAMALITA: An Adoption Memoir, by Jessica O'Dwyer
BEAUTIFUL YOU: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance, by Rosie Molinary
WANDERLUST: A Love Affair on Five Continents, by Elisabeth Eaves
GENDER OUTLAWS: The Next Generation, edited by Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman
SECOND WIND: One Woman's Midlife Quest to Run Seven Marathons on Seven Continents, by Cami Ostman
SHE BETS HER LIFE: Women and Compulsive Gambling, by Mary Soujourner
BOOK BY BOOK: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs, by Cindy Hudson
GRINGA: A Contradictory Girlhood, by Melissa Hart
LAID: Young People's Experiences with Sex in an Easy-Access Culture, edited by Shannon T. Boodram
ADDICTED LIKE ME: A Mother-Daughter Story of Substance Abuse and Recovery, by Karen Franklin and Lauren King
CLICK: Young Women on the Moments That Made Them Feminists, edited by Courtney Martin and J. Courtney Sullivan
LABOR OF LOVE: The Story of One Man’s Extraordinary Pregnancy, by Thomas Beatie
GIRLDRIVE, Criss-crossing America, Redefining Feminism, by Nona Willis Aronowitz & Emma Bee Bernstein
THE PURITY MYTH: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women, by
LIVING CANVAS: Your Total Guide to Tattoos, Piercings, and Body Modification, by Karen L. Hudson
THE NONCYCLIST'S GUIDE TO THE CENTURY AND OTHER ROAD RACES, by Dawn Dais
NAVIGATING THE LAND OF IF: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options, by Melissa Ford
WHEN THE PIANO STOPS: A Memoir of Healing from Sexual Abuse, by Catherine McCall
DIRT: Writers on the Quirks, Habits, and Passions of Keeping House, edited by Mindy Lewis
TRAVEL THERAPY: Where Do You Need to Go? by Karen Schaler
PURGE: Rehab Diaries, by Nicole Johns
TWO IS ENOUGH: A Couple's Guide to Living Childless by Choice, by Laura Scott
THE LIST: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life, by Gail Belsky
SWEET CHARLOTTE'S SEVENTH MISTAKE, by Cori Crooks
MY SO-CALLED FREELANCE LIFE: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire, by Michelle Goodman, author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide.
HOW TO COOK A DRAGON: Eating, Loving, and Living in China, by Linda Furiya, author of Bento Box in the Heartland
TANGO: An Argentine Love Story, by Camille Cusumano
YES MEANS YES: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World without Rape, edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
OPEN: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage, by Jenny Block
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments, by Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon.net
HE'S A STUD, SHE'S A SLUT: And 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know, by Jessica Valenti
FUCKING DAPHNE: Mostly True Stories and Fictions, edited by Daphne Gottlieb
SEX AND BACON: Why I Love Things That Are Very Very Bad For Me, by Sarah Katherine Lewis
ROCKABYE: From Wild to Child, by Rebecca Woolf
SEXIER SEX: Lessons from the Brave New Sexual Frontier, by Regina Lynn
HALF-ASSED: A Weight Loss Memoir, by Jennette Fulda
OWN IT! The Ups and Downs of Homebuying for Women Who Go It Alone, by Jennifer Musselman
SHOUT OUT: Women of Color Respond to Violence, edited by Maria Ochoa and Barbara K. Ige
THE BOSS OF YOU: Everything a Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business, by Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon
FULL FRONTAL FEMINISM: A Young Women’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters, by Jessica Valenti
bOObs, A Guide to Your Girls, by Elisabeth Squires
GETTING OFF: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation, by Jamye Waxman
LOADED: Women and Addiction, by Jill Talbot
DESIRE: Women Write About Wanting, edited by Lisa Solod
THE MONEY THERAPIST: A Woman's Guide to Managing Money and Creating a Healthy Financial Life, by Marcia Brixey
HIJAS AMERICANAS: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary
OFFBEAT BRIDE: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Nontraditional Brides, by Ariel Meadow Stallings
THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube, by Michelle Goodman
WHIPPING GIRL: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity, by Julia Serano
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ABORTION UNDER ATTACK: Women on the Challenges Facing Choice, edited by Krista Jacob
RECLAIMING OUR DAUGHTERS: What Parenting a Pre-Teen Taught Me About Real Girls, by Karen Stabiner
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CHICK FLICK ROAD KILL: A Behind the Scenes Odyssey into Movie-Made America, by Alicia Rebensdorf
WOMEN IN THE LINE OF FIRE: What You Should Know About Women in the Military, by Erin Solaro
WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER WAVE: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists, edited by Melody Berger
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PISSED OFF: On Women and Anger, by Spike Gillespie
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INDECENT: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire, by Sarah Katherine Lewis
BETTER THAN I EVER EXPECTED: Straight Talk about Sex after Sixty, by Joan Price
ES CUBA: Life and Love on an Illegal Island, by Lea Aschkenas
RESCUE ME, HE'S WEARING A MOOSE HAT: And 40 Other Dates After 50, by Sherry Halperin
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