Category: Publishing News

I am happy to report that CultureCult Magazine will publish my story “The Eros Salon” in Spring 2019, Issue #11. Here is the log line: “The Eros Salon” is inspired by the bonds forged between Jewish professors fleeing Nazi Germany and the historically black colleges and universities that gave them jobs. In this story, a professor creates a social justice forum where whites and Negroes argue whether, if fear fuels fascism, love can sustain democracy. Read about the publication in SHORT STORIES and get updates on my other publishing events in NEWS. Check the CultureCult Magazine website to find out when Issue #11 is published; meanwhile, Issue #10, which includes my short story “It Ends With Cake” will be available soon.

Great audience turnout and lively Q & A for the Tazia and Gemma book reading at the Ann Arbor Jewish Community Center on December 4. I read narrative passages from the first Tazia section and my daughter Rebecca joined me to read the mother-daughter interview from the first Gemma section. We also showed a short documentary film about the Triangle Waist Company fire, which opens the book. Thanks to the Ann Arbor JCC for hosting and to all who attended the Tazia and Gemma event. For a complete list of my publication events see NEWS; to read more about my books see NOVELS.

I’m happy to announce that my short story “It Ends With Cake” was accepted for publication by CultureCult Magazine — a journal of art, literature, and culture — for their Winter 2019 issue. Here’s the log line: Told in the first person plural, “It Ends With Cake” draws readers into the meeting of a death café, where participants seek closure about their own notions of mortality while revealing deep fissures between them. Read about the publication in SHORT STORIES. Learn more about the death café movement in BEHIND THE STORY (see 09/23/18 post).

Great audience turnout and lively Q & A for the Tazia and Gemma book reading and signing at Nicola’sBooks in Ann Arbor on October 17. I read narrative passages from the first Tazia section and my daughter Rebecca joined me to read the mother-daughter interview from the first Gemma section. I encourage city residents and visitors alike to visit this premier independent bookstore. Thanks to Nicola’s for hosting and to all who attended the Tazia and Gemma event. For a complete list of my publication events see NEWS; to read more about my books see NOVELS.

I’m doing a Tazia and Gemma book reading and signing at Nicola’s Books on Wednesday, October 17, at 7 PM, Westgate Shopping Center, 2513 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor. See the Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/349495879111737/ and Nicola’s calendar https://www.nicolasbooks.com/event/ann-s-epstein-presents-her-historical-fiction-novel-tazia-and-gemma. Learn more about the book at http://www.vineleavespress.com/tazia-and-gemma-by-ann-s-epstein.html and see the trailer on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lijLhwR2Yb0. Hope to see you and your friends on October 17th.

For a complete list of my publication events see NEWS; to read more about my books see NOVELS.

I’m happy to announce that my short story “Orphan Camp” will be published in the December 15, 2018 online edition of Summerset Review. I’ll post the link in mid-December. Here’s the log line: “Orphan Camp” examines how the resilience that allowed Jewish children to survive during WWII made them resistant to adoption afterwards. Although set seventy years ago, the story speaks to today’s many war orphans.

I’m delighted to announce that I now have a literary agent to represent my work. Her name is Sarah Yake, with Frances Collins Literary Agency. She’ll begin with my novel The Great Stork Derby, and keep my short story collection Between the Wars in her back pocket. The agency is well established (founded 1948 as Marie Rodell-Frances Collin Literary Agency); it represents the estates of Rachel Carson & John A. Williams, among others. Most important, Sarah seems like a great match for me. If you’re curious, you can read more about the agency and Sarah at:
https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/slyyake/
http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sarah-yake/

I’m delighted to announce that my offbeat short story “Youngest Ever” was accepted by Koan Literary Magazine, an online journal of The Paragon Press, which “occupies the space between the real and the imagined.” Here’s the log line: “Youngest Ever” reports the panel’s decisions about submissions to the Guinness Book of World Records in the category YOUNGEST, ranging from the humorous to the questionable to the horrific. I’ll share the link here and under NEWS when the story goes online. Read more about this story and others in SHORT STORIES.