Kate’s 2¢: “The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer

“The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Ann Marie Gideon did an excellent job of reading this book for the NLS.

   It is so hard for people who have never experienced war on their home soil, to feel how unbelievably traumatizing it is. The memory of the atrocities can rarely be spoken about.  War is a lose-lose situation and most who have experienced war cannot talk about it. Just ask a Vietnam vet.

   Rimmer’s honed craft of writing has brought forth a remarkable story of drama, heart-break, perseverance, insight, and emotion. Her chapters juxtapositions the 70-year-old history with the current angst of raising a child on the autistic spectrum, a brilliant child, hesitant husband, and an absentee, yet  domineering Mother. The Grandmother’s quest that Alice under-takes will show Alice that the career she post-poned   to raise her children, is still attainable.

   I really enjoyed this story and I don’t understand how anyone can say the holocaust didn’t occur.

From her website:

   Kelly Rimmer is the author of historical and contemporary fiction, including The Warsaw Orphan, The Things We Cannot Say and The Secret Daughter, with more than 2 million books sold. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Her next novel, The German Wife, will be published in mid-2022.    Kelly lives in the Central West of NSW with her family and a whole menagerie of badly behaved animals.

   Thanks for stopping by my website!  

My dad tells me that I was in kindergarten when I announced that I’d become an author one day, so it’s fair to say the books you’ll find here on my site represent my lifelong dream. For decades I wrote for an audience of one, and while I hoped I’d one day be published, it wasn’t until my mid-thirties that I was ready to even allow my friends or family to read my stories.   

Since then, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with some of the best publishers in the world. My books have been Top 10 bestsellers in my home nation of Australia, have topped Kobo, Amazon and Apple books charts, and have even appeared on bestseller lists including the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star lists in Canada, and the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today lists in the United States. My stories have been translated into dozens of languages, and can be found in bookstores all over the world.  

I wish I could go back in time to tell that Kindergarten version of myself that one day, all of her story-telling dreams would come true. If you’re here at this website today because you’ve read one of my books, thanks so much for being a part of this wild and amazing journey. And if you’re here at this website because you’re an aspiring writer, I hope this note encourages you. It’s never too late, and no one can tell your story like you can, so get writing. 

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Rimmer, Kelly Reading time: 13 hours, 44 minutes.

Ann Marie Gideon A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Historical Fiction

Narrative weaving together two women’s lives, present and past. Alice struggles as she tries to care for her hospitalized ninety-five-year-old grandmother and autistic child. During World War II, Alina dreams of marrying Tomasz, but as the Nazi occupation unravels the fabric of everyday life, Tomasz disappears. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

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Kate’s 2¢: “People of the songtrail: a novel of North America’s forgotten past”

            by  W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear

“People of the songtrail: a novel of North America’s forgotten past”

            by  W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I suspect every culture has its legends and myths of its origins. This Scandinavian saga has a plethora of superstitions, strife, love, and drama of the super natural.

   I’d recommend reading the glossary in the back of the book first to familiarize yourself of the native languages used to narrate the story. Catherine Byers did an excellent job of reading this tale for us. Thank you.

Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

www.gear-gear.com

William Michael Gear, better known as W. Michael Gear, (born May 20, 1955) is an American writer and archaeologist.[1] He is the author of North America’s Forgotten Past series, co-written with wife Kathleen O’Neal Gear.

Biography[edit]

Gear was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He’s published sixty novels that have been translated into twenty-nine languages. He is best known for his North America’s Forgotten Past series, co-authored with Kathleen O’Neal Gear, about North American prehistory. He received his B.A. (1976) and M.A. (1979) from Colorado State University. Upon completion of his Master’s in physical anthropology he went to work for Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs, Wyoming as a field archaeologist.

Beginning in 1981, Michael, along with two partners, put together his own archaeological consulting company, Pronghorn Anthropological Associates. The company began doing cultural resource management studies in 1982. After he sold his interest in 1984, he started Wind River Archaeological Consultants with his wife, Kathleen O’Neal Gear.[2]

Gear’s writing was inspired by historical inaccuracies he encountered in reading historical fiction. In 1978, after reading a Western novel about a trail drive that was filled with inaccuracies, he began work on his first five hundred and fifty page novel. According to him, it “reads wretchedly – but the historical facts are correct!”[3]

Gear currently resides in Cody, Wyoming along with wife, author and co-writer Kathleen O’Neal Gear.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Gear, W. Michael; Gear, Kathleen O’Neal. Reading time: 13 hours, 25 minutes.

Read by Catherine Byers.

Historical Fiction

“On the shores of what is now northeastern Canada, a small group of intrepid settlers have landed, seeking freedom to worship and prosper far from the religious strife and political upheaval that plague a war-ridden Europe…500 years before Columbus set sail. While it has long been known that Viking ships explored the American coast, recent archaeological evidence suggests a far more vast and permanent settlement. It is from this evidence that archaeologists and early American history experts Kathy and Michael Gear weave their extraordinary tale. Based on recent archaeological discoveries, |People of the Songtrail| is the saga of the first European settlers to land on the shores of the new world. It is a story, like so many in America’s history, of the swift and violent clash of cultures, and extraordinary men and women on both sides who are brave enough to work for the fragile hope of peace. A story that has remained untold, until now.” — Provided by publisher. Some violence and som

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Kate’s 2¢: “Liar, Liar” by Lisa Jackson

Kate’s 2¢: “Liar, Liar” by Lisa Jackson

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Wow, cris-cross, dougle-triple-cross.  No one tells the truth in this really cool story, however, I was always rooting for Remmi and Noah.

From: www.lisajackson.com

Susan Lisa Jackson (known as Lisa Jackson; born 1952) is a best-selling American author of over 75 romance novels and romantic suspense novels.

   Before she became a nationally-bestselling author, Jackson was a struggling mother who wrote novels with the hope that someone would pay her for them. Currently, her books appear on The New York Times, the USA Today, and the Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists. Jackson is the author of more than 85 novels, including Afraid to Die, Tell Me, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, Without Mercy, Malice, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of the Colony Series, co-written with her sister, Nancy Bush. There are over 20 million copies of Jackson’s books in print in twenty languages. She also writes under the pen name, “Susan Lynn Crose”.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Jackson, Lisa. Reading time: 13 hours, 7 minutes.

Read by Stephen Van Doren.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

Psychological Fiction

“IF YOU TELL A LIE Twenty years ago, ex-beauty queen Didi Storm worked the Vegas strip as a celebrity impersonator. Now, in death, she’s finally getting the publicity she always craved. To the police, it looks like suicide, or a stunt gone wrong. Her estranged daughter, Remmi, knows the answer isn’t so simple. Though dressed in Didi’s clothes and wig, the broken body on the sidewalk isn’t Didi . . . THERE’S NO DOUBT Remmi was fifteen when she last saw her mother. En route to meet her crush, Noah Scott, Remmi secretly witnessed Didi handing over one of her newborn twins to a strange man. Then Didi disappeared, as did Remmi’s other half-sibling. Remmi pleaded with the authorities to find them, with no success. Yet she’s always sensed that someone is watching her . . . YOU WILL DIE Noah, now running his own PI firm, resurfaces in Remmi’s life, determined to find out what happened that long-ago night. As they dig deeper, the truth about Remmi’s family begins to emerge–a story of greed and

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Kate’s 2¢: “Pekoe Most Poison” by Laura Childs

Kate’s 2¢: “Pekoe Most Poison” by Laura Childs

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I love the idea of theme parties, you know, baby showers, weddings, birthdays.  The Rat Tea gives the author plenty of threads to tug until the murder is wrapped up.

   I enjoyed the story and the recipes at the end of the book, too.

From the web:

The name Laura Childs is actually a pseudonym used by author Gerry Schmitt for writing her novels. She likes to write all her novels in the Literature & Fiction, Mystery and Thriller genres. Laura is widely acclaimed for the success of her novel series, the Tea Shop Mysteries.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Childs, Laura. Reading time: 9 hours, 5 minutes.

Read by Barbara McCulloh.

Mystery and Detective Stories

“In New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs’ newest Tea Shop Mystery, Theodosia Browning attends a “Rat Tea,” where the mice will play at murder. When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is invited by Doreen Briggs, one of Charleston’s most prominent hostesses, to a “Rat Tea,” she is understandably intrigued. As servers dressed in rodent costumes and wearing white gloves offer elegant finger sandwiches and fine teas, Theo learns these parties date back to early twentieth-century Charleston to promote better public health. But this party goes from odd to chaotic when a fire starts at one of the tables and Doreen’s entrepreneur husband suddenly goes into convulsions and drops dead. Has his favorite orange pekoe tea been poisoned? Theo smells a rat. And as she reviews the guest list for suspects, she soon finds herself drawn into in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

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Kate’s 2¢: “An unexpected Amish courtship” by Rachel J. Good

“An unexpected Amish courtship” by Rachel J. Good

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I enjoyed this gentle love story and, yes, I was surprised by the ending.  Even in the best of families, there are ‘skeletons in the closet’ and Sovilla’s family is no exception.

   I, of course, liked that Isaac was rasing puppies to become service animals.

From the web:

USA Today bestselling author Rachel J. Good grew up near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the setting for many of her Amish novels. Striving to be as authentic as possible, she spends time with her Amish friends, doing chores on their farm and attending family events. Rachel loves to travel and visit many different Amish communities.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Good, Rachel J Reading time: 10 hours, 13 minutes.

Seth Garcia

Religious Fiction

Romance

“Jilted by her first love, Sovilla Mast fled her hometown to live in Pennsylvania with an aunt she’s never met. Only after she arrives does she realize that the cantankerous woman has left the faith and alienated everyone around her. To take her mind off her sadness, Sovilla turns to baking homemade pet food and treats to sell at the Valley Green Farmer’s Market. It’s there she meets dog breeder Isaac Lantz… Shy and kind-hearted, Isaac breeds Labrador retrievers and works as a puppy raiser for assistance dogs. When he and Sovilla bond at the market, he is immediately drawn to her. And when he tells her he needs a new puppy raiser, Sovilla jumps at the chance. But as their friendship deepens, Isaac can’t help but notice that Sovilla keeps herself at a safe distance. Gaining a puppy’s trust and affection has been easy for Isaac, yet he has no idea how to win the heart of the woman he’s fallen in love with—until Sovilla needs advice in dealing with her aunt. Soon, Isaac is putting his l

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Kate’s 2¢: “The crack in the lens” by Steve Hockensmith

“The crack in the lens” by Steve Hockensmith

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   The addition of Holmes into this narrative by one of the main characters, is a refreshing twist to a western story.

–Holmes distrusted the softer passions…speaking of them with a jibe and a snear…love might put a crack in one of his own high-powered lenses.  If love could crack a lens, what could a lost love do?

  The other main character is bent on justice wrought on the man he thinks killed his beloved, who was a ‘lady of the night’.  The real culprit is a much more vile character.

   I enjoyed this different take on a western story.

Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

Steve Hockensmith (born August 17, 1968) is an American author. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He currently lives in California’s bay area with his wife, two children, and pet dog.[1]

Biography[edit]

Hockensmith is the author of the Holmes on the Range mystery series. The first book in the series, Holmes on the Range (published in 2006), was a finalist for the Edgar, Shamus[2] and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel.

Several of Hockensmith’s short stories have been nominated for awards in the mystery field. He won the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Derringer Award for “Erie’s Last Day,” published in the May 2000 issue of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine (AHMM). Two subsequent Larry Erie stories, “Tricks” (AHMM, August 2004) and “The Big Road” (AHMM, May 2005), were finalists for the Shamus Award for Best Short Story from the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA). “The Big Road” was also nominated for the Anthony and Barry Awards.[3] More recently, a Big Red/Old Red story, “Dear Dr. Watson” (published in the February 2007 EQMM), was a finalist for the Anthony Award.

Hockensmith authored the third book in the Quirk Classics series, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, in 2010, as well as its sequel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After in 2011[4]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Hockensmith, Steve. Reading time: 10 hours, 11 minutes.

Read by William Dufris.

Historical Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

In 1893, Otto “Big Red” Amlingmeyer and his brother Gustav–“Old Red”–head to the Texas hill country to deal with the greatest tragedy of Old Red’s life. Five years ago, when Old Red was a cowpoke in San Marcos, his fiancée was murdered, and the case was never solved. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2009.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Never: A Novel” by Ken Follett

“Never: A Novel” by Ken Follett

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I enjoyed this story read by January LaVoy, but I was disappointed by the ending. Usually, the author will bring the various threads of the initial story together in the end. This story left two couples blithely ignoring the war and the third thread had just begun a world with nuclear war.

   Well, at least the two couples will have each other  for a while.

Ken Follett – Wikipedia:

Kenneth Martin Follett, CBE, FRSL (born 5 June 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 160 million copies of his works. Many of his books have achieved high ranking on best seller lists.

Early life and education[edit]

Follett was born on 5 June 1949 in Cardiff, Wales. He was the first child of Martin Follett, a tax inspector, and Lavinia (Veenie) Follett, who went on to have two more children, Hannah and James.[5][6] Barred from watching films and television by his Plymouth Brethren parents, he developed an early interest in reading but remained an indifferent student until he entered his teens.[5][6] His family moved to London when he was ten years old, and he began applying himself to his studies at Harrow Weald Grammar School and Poole Technical College.

He won admission in 1967 to University College London, where he studied philosophy and became involved in centre-left politics. He married Mary, in 1968, and their son Emanuele was born in the same year. After graduation in the autumn of 1970, Follett took a three-month post-graduate course in journalism and went to work as a trainee reporter in Cardiff on the South Wales Echo. In 1973 a daughter, Marie-Claire, was born.  

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Follett, Ken Reading time: 24 hours, 0 minutes.

January LaVoy

Suspense Fiction

Spy Stories

A shrinking oasis, stolen Army drone, uninhabited Japanese island, and secret stash of deadly chemicals all play roles in an escalating crisis. Meanwhile, a young intelligence officer, a spy undercover with jihadists, a Chinese spymaster, and a politician struggle to prevent the outbreak of world war. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

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Kate’s 2¢: “11/22/63” by Stephen King

“11/22/63” by Stephen King

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I’ve always been intrigues by parallel universes and back and forth time travel. I suspect there is a parallel universe where I’m still sighted and another  where I’m a spinster school teacher and other possibilities.

   “11/22/63” not only takes us back to 1958 and 1963, but it also gives us a glimpse of an awful future.

   It was fun to revisit the ‘58’s and it brought back a lot of memories. I really like the ending…the last dance. Awesome.

From Ranker Logo

You know Stephen King as the master of horror, a writer whose work is synonymous with fear, and the brain behind chilling books like It, The Shining, and Pet Sematary – but what drives King to create such terrifying tales? Any Stephen King trivia buff will tell you the key to his craft can be found by looking to his childhood. King grew up with his mother and brother – his father split shortly after his birth – and his life didn’t get more peachy as he matured. 

Aside from the normal hardships many single-parent families endure, King’s young life was full of horrific events that informed many of his stories. He witnessed the passing of one of his friends and lived through several other harrowing events. King has said he doesn’t believe the grim facts about his upbringing have anything to with his stories, but it’s arguable his childhood formed the basis for much of his work. 

From bookshare.org

11/22/63 | Bookshare

Stephen King

2–3 minutes

ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, THREE SHOTS RANG OUT IN DALLAS, PRESIDENT KENNEDY DIED, AND THE WORLD CHANGED. WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE IT BACK?

In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King–who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer–takes readers on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.

It begins with Jake Epping, a thirty-five-year-old English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching GED classes. He asks his students to write about an event that changed their lives, and one essay blows him away–a gruesome, harrowing story about the night more than fifty years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a sledgehammer. Reading the essay is a watershed moment for Jake, his life–like Harry’s, like America’s in 1963–turning on a dime.

Not much later his friend Al, who owns the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to the past, a particular day in 1958. And Al enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession–to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson, in a different world of Ike and JFK and Elvis, of big American cars and sock hops and cigarette smoke everywhere.

From the dank little city of Derry, Maine (where there’s Dunning business to conduct), to the warmhearted small town of Jodie, Texas, where Jake falls dangerously in love, every turn is leading eventually, of course, to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and to Dallas, where the past becomes heart-stoppingly suspenseful, and where history might not be history anymore. Time-travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying.

One of the Ten Best Books of The New York Times Book Review

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

Soon to be a mini-series from Hulu starring James Franco

Kate’s 2¢: “Many rivers to cross: by Peter Robinson

“Many rivers to cross: by Peter Robinson

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   A very interesting story about sex trafficking, a woman whose perfect memory of faces is invaluable to the police; however, puts her in grave danger, and the effects of drugs in a neighborhood.

From Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

Peter Robinson(17 March 1950 – 4 October 2022) was a British-born Canadian crime writer who was best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks. He also published a number of other novels and short stories, as well as some poems and two articles on writing.

Early life[edit]

Robinson was born in Armley, Leeds, on 17 March 1950.[1][3] His father, Clifford, worked as a photographer; his mother, Miriam (Jarvis), was a homemaker.[4] Robinson studied English literature at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with honours.[3] He then emigrated to Canada in 1974 to continue his studies, obtaining a Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, with Joyce Carol Oates as his tutor. He was later awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in English at York University in 1983.[3][4][5]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

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Robinson, Peter. Reading time: 11 hours, 34 minutes.

Read by Simon Prebble.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

When the body of a young Middle Eastern boy is found in a wheelie bin, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks knows his team must tread carefully as they investigate. They soon discover the boy was murdered elsewhere. But Banks is distracted by a close friend’s precarious situation. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

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Kate’s 2¢: “THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:  INTERVIEW YOUR FAMILY TO UNCOVER STORIES AND BRIDGE GENERATIONS–to preserve your family history, enrich your character development, and/or enhance your memoir writing” by Elizabeth Keating

“THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:  INTERVIEW YOUR FAMILY TO UNCOVER STORIES AND BRIDGE GENERATIONS–to preserve your family history, enrich your character development, and/or enhance your memoir writing” by Elizabeth Keating

   The Behind Our Eyes.Org is a venue where writers with disabilities can share their pieces, learn about publishing, and among other topics, chat with successful, prominent authors. Elizabeth keating discussed her new book and shared her views via a telephone conference with BOE on January 8, 2023.

from Elizabeth Keating’s website:

Elizabeth Keating is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of books and articles about language and culture. Language

is a phenomenal tool in creating and sustaining relationships, yet most people are unaware of how it really works, and how much the language we use every

day to get things done in the world is influenced by habits we learned in our cultural surroundings. Through the perspective of anthropology, it’s possible

to gain greater understanding among people from different cultural backgrounds and to gain new insight into the immense varieties of human behavior. In

her most recent book, The Essential Questions: Interview your family to Uncover Stories and Bridge Generations, Keating uses anthropology to guide families

seeking greater connection and communication across different generations. 

Keating has been a Fulbright Scholar in Ireland, a Visiting Fellow in the School of Language & Literature at the Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies

in Germany, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in The Netherlands. She received her PhD in Anthropology from the

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and her B.A. in Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught anthropology at the

University of Texas at Austin for over 25 years.

In addition to her three books, Keating is author or co-author of over 60 academic articles and book chapters for academic audiences, and has given research

talks in 15 countries. 

Keating has a wide range of research interests in linguistic anthropology, including how language contributes to social inequality, how virtual environments

impact our language use, how misunderstandings develop in the cross-cultural work place, as well as research on visual language, oral narratives and human

stories. She has researched societal impacts of technology and has been Director of the Science, Technology and Society Program at the University of Texas

at Austin. She has done ethnographic fieldwork in Micronesia, the U.S., Romania, India, Brazil, Germany, and in the Texas Deaf community.

   “THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:  INTERVIEW YOUR FAMILY TO UNCOVER STORIES AND BRIDGE GENERATIONS” (copyright 2022) include Tips on Interviewing Your Family; Questions to Get Some Basic Background; Questions on Space:  Learning Where Your Elders Grew Up; Questions on Time:  Connecting with the History of Your Family… Social Interactions:  The Importance of Everyday Encounters…:  Rights of Passage and How Your Elders Were Raised;… Identity:  The Factors that Made You Who You Are… the Body and Adornment:  An Expression on How You See Yourself and Others;… Belief:  The Ideas that Shaped You and Your Family;… Kinship and Marriage:  The Making of a Family;… Material Culture:  Your Family’s Most Treasured Possessions;… Fear:  Learning Courage through Fear;… Memory:  The Things You’ll Never Forget; What Do You Wish People Knew about You?; Conclusion:  How to Avoid Genealogical Amnesia.

   “THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS…”  is available on Amazon, Bookshare, e-book as a Kindle book. You may read an excerpt of the book on the author’s website:

Book review by Alice Massa, BOE program chair

   The extremely well-organized book is a wonderful tool for writers and can serve us  writers in a multitude of ways.  THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS is a down-to-Earth, practical, and useful read that can give you a number of ideas for your writing plans of the new year.

Source: January 8, 2023, Sunday evening at 8:00, Eastern Time

Conference Call with author Elizabeth Keating as guest speaker

.  Please mark your calendar for attending this special opportunity to hear author Elizabeth Keating.  (On Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show,” I heard Ms. Keating’s one-hour, outstanding interview.  After hearing her extremely interesting presentation, I listened to her book via “Alexa” and found her book very pleasantly readable and highly useful with meaningful examples.)  The following bio is from Elizabeth Keating’s website where you may also read an excerpt of her book.