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10 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Publish a 28-Page Book

If you can write a brochure about your business, you can write a 28-page book--which is all you need to produce and sell it on Amazon at no cost to you.  10 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Publish a 28-Page Book

 by Lisa Saunders
 1. Brochure: A 28-page book acts as a brochure and fills the minimum page requirement for free use of the book creation and distribution tools available through Amazon.
2. Free media attention: a book is not an ad--your book (therefore your work) is mentioned in the media at no cost to you.
3. Inexpensive gift to potential clients: a 28-100 page book with a color cover and black and white interior costs approximately $3/book.
4. Gains Trust: sharing some of your advice/soul/challenges/success gains trust of potential clients.
5. Speaking engagements: clubs and libraries love to host authors of books--especially those sharing advice. Being a speaker puts you in front of potential clients and gains free media attention.
6. Television/Radio Interviews: producers in broadcast media look for authors to interview. Appearing on TV and radio costs you nothing.
7. Credibility: potential clients view you as an expert if you have a book.  
8. Networking tool: Potential clients are pleased to receive a free book and are unlikely to throw a book away. Turn it into an e-book, and you can send it to potential clients at no cost to you.
9. Email Gathering Tool: offer a free chapter of your book as a pdf in exchange for a potential client's email address. From there, stay connected to them through a monthly newsletter.
10. Potential Income: although it is unlikely you will make much money from book sales--unless you spend a lot of time away from your business promoting it (or hire someone to help you promote it)--some authors do earn extra income from it, especially in speaker fees.  

About the author: Lisa Saunders , winner of the  National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Gold Medallion , is the author of 10 books, including Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published . Lisa credits her book about her disabled daughter, Anything But a Dog! The perfect pet for a girl with congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus), as partially responsible for her success in getting Connecticut to become the second state in the U.S. to pass a law to battle congenital CMV.

Want Lisa's advice on how to write a book, thought-provoking questions to get started, and how to promote it through press release, etc? Buy her book: Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published.  

If you live in/near New London, Connecticut, and would like to learn how to write and publish a book, I offer one-on-one consultations, workshops for your club, and the following one-day workshops through New London Adult and Continuing Education:



Tuesday 10/11, 1:00-4:00 pm One day only NL Adult Education (#8011)Share your life experiences with your family, friends and maybe even the public. Come to class with pen and paper or your laptop. Writing exercises will include some basic questions to help you get started. Answers will be shared with class.  Publishing options will also be discussed. $39/Non-resident $44, Instructor: Lisa Saunders, https://www.newlondonadulted.org. Three Shaw’s Cove, New London, CT 06320, (860) 437-2385  ext.# 106, cherrickm@newlondon.org Tuesday 10/18, 1:00-4:00 pm One day only NL Adult Education (#8012)Self-Publish and Promote Your Paperback/E-Book on Amazon: There are several advantages to self-publishing—full control of your work and higher royalties. Learn the free steps to making your paperback and e-book available on Amazon. $39/Non-resident $44, Instructor: Lisa Saunders, https://www.newlondonadulted.org. Three Shw’s Cove, New London, CT 06320, (860) 437-2385  ext.# 106, cherrickm@newlondon.org If you are a member of the Groton Rotary Club, please join me for my following talk:
 Tuesday, Nov. 15, Noon, 2016Groton Rotary Club, Mystic Marriott, Groton, CT"Why Every Business Owner Should Write a 28-Page Book"Lisa Saunders, the author of 10 books  including Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published , will discuss why writing a book is essential to gaining expert status, free publicity, and more clients. A book acts as a business card and is a great networking tool. A graduate of Cornell University, Lisa is the  winner of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Gold Medallion . Visit Lisa at www.authorlisasaunders.comMore info: David Brown at: DAVIDBROWN_07@comcast.net.      
Would you like me to present "10 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Publish a 28-Page Book and How to Do It" to your club? I presented something similar, "Why Every Business Owner Should Consider Writing a Book/let," to the East Lyme Business Organization. For a reference, contact, Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, Physical therapist & owner of Shoreline Physical therapy, 131 Boston post Rd, east Lyme. Phone: 860-739-4497 , joannezmoore@gmail.com  

For my tips on promoting your book, see my advise below:


Don’t just take out an ad—gain trust by sharing your story
 Increase chances of getting free publicity
  

1.     Write a Book, 28 Page Booklet and/or E-Book—it acts as a business card/great networking tool: Sharing your expertise and advice (but not proprietary information), gives you expert status, credibility, free publicity, speaking engagements, and clients.  The book doesn't necessarily need to be about your business, it can be about your life and what you've learned--this gives potential clients a connection to you or insight into your soul.  I present thought-provoking questions to help you write your book, in addition to how to publicize it in my book, Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published.  




2. Write a Q. and A. on You/Your Work: Post it on your website along with your bio under your “Press Kit” tab. Answer questions such as: 1: How did you get into this business or write that book? 2: Why are you passionate about it? 3: What is your mission ? 4: What do you want your customers to experience? 5: What makes your business unique? 6: What do you wish everyone knew (what is your message)? 7. Is your current project/business a result of your dream? If so, what sparked this dream? 8. What was the most difficult aspect of accomplishing your dream? Did anyone help you? Include sample reviews of your product/service. Include your town of residence so your local media will be interested.


         3.     Plan an Event to Showcase Your Knowledge/Work: This can be as simple as  giving a free lecture at a library or having a book signing at a shop. Click here for great tips on presenting at a vendor table .

4.     Write a Press Release About Your Event: Interest the media by creating an urgency to cover you/your work (or award received, etc.). A press release should be written in Associated Press style and answer the following questions: Who is this about? What will happen (or happened)? When will it take place? Where will it take place (exact address)? Why will this happen? How will it happen? (If an event, is it free and open to the public?)

5.     Get Three High Resolution Photographs:  One of yourself, one of your product/business, and one with you with your product. These images should be downloadable from your website under your “Press Kit” tab.

6.     Send/Post Your Press Release With an Image: Email it to your local media (such as The Day, Hartford Courant, Mystic Country, The Westerly Sun, This is Mystic), talk show hosts, and friends. Upload it to free press release sites (PR.com) and post it on your website/blog so you can create a link to just that press release. Use that link to Tweet it and post on Facebook and other social media.  Create a flyer from the content. 

7.     Upload Your Event Online: Newspapers/magazine/tourism websites have links to upload your events. Suggestions: events.ctnow.com; connecticutmag.com; Patch.com, The Day; Westerly Sun; visitconnecticut.com/submit-event; thisismystic.com/submit-an-event; http://www.zip06.com/section/submitev...

8.     Get Interviewed on TV: A television interview, one that is also uploaded to YouTube, allows customers to “meet” you.  YouTube videos come up high on Google searches and can be easily linked on website/Facebook page. Learn more about the possibility of being interviewed on The Lisa Saunders Show .

9.     Send a Monthly Newsletter: You should always be finding ways to collect emails to stay in touch with satisfied customers and educate potential ones. Offer something free, such as advice/coupons, to get email addresses.

10.  Create A “Keeper” Business Card:  Your card should have something useful on it to make people keep it (as an author/speaker, my “card” is a bookmark). My husband kept our real estate agent’s card in his wallet for years because it had a restaurant tip chart on the back. Perhaps share a link on your card to free “How To” info and/or a coupon to entice them to your site where you can offer them something in exchange for their email address.
 
Want more  free tips? Click on my " Marketing Yourself" PowerPoint.  Contact me directly to see about my availability to present these tips to your club or business association by writing to me at LisaSaunders42 @gmail.com . References on marketing talks: "Lisa's talk on 'How to Market Yourself' was fabulous. She was very well received by the members who felt she really knew what she was talking about." Anne-Marie Foster, Co-Founder, freshconnections, a networking group for women in business, amarfoster@gmail.com. 
Lisa Saunders speaks on inspiring historical figures, how to market yourself, and topics related to her 10 books. A former campus communications writer for a New York college, she used the publicity skills gained there to help Connecticut become the second state in the U.S. to combat the #1 viral cause of birth defects, congenital cytomegalovirus, which disabled and killed her younger daughter, Elizabeth.    Do you want help promoting your work?



I help entrepreneurs grow their businesses by writing press releases, website content, newsletters, informative articles, and books showcasing their expertise/passion. Consider:

1.      A spot on the Lisa Saunders Show (TV talk show, which is also uploaded to YouTube).

2.      A press release about you/your work/event, sent to your contacts (and mine).

3.      Mention in my newsletter (through a link to the TV show).

4.      Post on my blog (you should be putting the content on your website/blog/Facebook page).

For an hourly fee, I can help you produce a book, upload your press releases to Pr.com and other submission sites, plus help you write website content. I also provide consultations for self-publishing on Amazon/Kindle.  

The Lisa Saunders Show, a TV talk show, is uploaded to YouTube and shared on my newsletter , Facebook.com/AuthorLisaSaunders , Authorlisasaunders.blogspot.com , Twitter , Google +, and LinkedIn . To see my show, click on the Lisa Saunders Youtube Channel OR: http://www.youtube.com/user/anythingbutadog




Testimonials about Lisa’s publicity work




 

“Lisa, you really did a wonderful, wonderful job of unearthing stories and getting the media to pump out a steady stream of positive press.” Tzipora Reitman, Director of Campus Communications, Rockland Community College, zreitman@sunyrockland.edu .


"Lisa helped me revitalize my marketing strategy with innovative ideas. For example, she got me additional speaking engagements and did the advance publicity for them. She even got a headline spread in the newspaper by repackaging my individual engagements as a speaking tour by a local expert (me): 'Senior Acupuncturist Kicks Off Spring Lecture Series.'” Kathleen T. Poole, M.S., L.Ac., owner of Mystic River Acupuncture, ktp01@mac.com .


"When I uploaded Lisa’s video to my Facebook page, someone ordered my book that day!" Nancy Rupert, co-Author of a View from the Snow Globe: A Journey in Cancer and Chemo, Nancy Rupert, nqnrup@yahoo.com

About Lisa Saunders
Lisa, a TV talk show host, speaks to groups about the missions of historic adventurers such as Amelia Earhart (who wanted fame to promote women's rights issues), steps to overcoming adversity, and how to prevent the leading viral cause of disabilities. By scouring out-of-print books and long-forgotten letters, Lisa sheds new light on historic figures and events. She created a little history of her own by using her publicity skills to help Connecticut become the second state in the U. S. to combat congenital cytomegalovirus, the virus that caused her younger daughter's birth defects and death at the age 16. Lisa  works as a part-time history interpreter at Mystic Seaport and teaches classes on writing, publishing, and publicity at New London Adult & Continuing Education . A graduate of Cornell University, she is the author of 10 books and winner of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Gold Medallion . 
Lisa provides writing and publicity services   She can help you:

Market yourselfPublicize your expertiseLearn creative ways to reach customersBecome known as an expert in your field



Be seen on TV and YouTubeFind an audience Get publishedLisa and her preferred vendors provide:


Website contentPress ReleasesAdvertorials NewslettersInterviews on TV & YouTubePublishing on AmazonDesktop PublishingSocial Media PackagesInternet MarketingNetworking OpportunitiesWriting/Publishing/Self-Publishing/Publicity workshopsPrivate ConsultationsEditingGhost WritingIllustratingWebsite CreationApplication Content ManagementBusiness Improvement Analysis

Samples of Lisa's writing and media work:



Connecticut Governor Malloy at Chamber of Commerce event.College bios/press releases and resulting Articles and awards Advertorial Sample press release , resulting in Fox CT articles and  TV interview . College ad  (engineer student); College ad (police chief) College program guides  (webpage for Communication Media Arts) Accounting Program Guide (college degree information about career choices, etc.) Newsletter for real estate developer   

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10 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Write a 24-Page Book

If you can write a brochure about your business, you can write a 24-page book--which is all you need to produce and sell it on Amazon at no cost to you.  10 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Write a 28-Page Book

 
by Lisa Saunders
 1. Brochure: A 24-page book acts as a brochure and fills the minimum page requirement for free use of the book creation and distribution tools available through Amazon. Not sure what to say? Try answering these questions: A: How did you get into your business? B: Why are you passionate about your work? C: What is your mission ? D: What do you want your customers to experience? E: What makes your business unique? F: What do you wish everyone knew (what is your message)? G. Is your current business a result of your dream? If so, what sparked this dream? H. What was the most difficult aspect of accomplishing your dream? Did anyone help you? Include sample reviews of your product/service.

2. Free media attention: a book is not an ad--your book (therefore your work) is mentioned in the media at no cost to you.
3. Inexpensive gift to potential clients: a 24-100 page book with a color cover and black and white interior costs approximately $3-4/book.
4. Gains Trust: sharing some of your advice/soul/challenges/success gains trust of potential clients.
5. Speaking engagements: clubs and libraries love to host authors of books--especially those sharing advice. Being a speaker puts you in front of potential clients and gains free media attention.
6. Television/Radio Interviews: producers in broadcast media look for authors to interview. Appearing on TV and radio costs you nothing.
7. Credibility: potential clients view you as an expert if you have a book.  
8. Networking tool: Potential clients are pleased to receive a free book and are unlikely to throw a book away. Turn it into an e-book, and you can send it to potential clients at no cost to you.
9. Email Gathering Tool: offer a free chapter of your book as a pdf in exchange for a potential client's email address. From there, stay connected to them through a monthly newsletter.
10. Potential Income: although it is unlikely you will make much money from book sales--unless you spend a lot of time away from your business promoting it (or hire someone to help you promote it)--some authors do earn extra income from it, especially in speaker fees.  

About the author: Lisa Saunders , winner of the  National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Gold Medallion , is the author of 10 books, including Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published . Lisa credits her book about her disabled daughter, Anything But a Dog! The perfect pet for a girl with congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus), as partially responsible for her success in getting Connecticut to become the second state in the U.S. to pass a law to battle congenital CMV.

Want Lisa's advice on how to write a book, thought-provoking questions to get started, and how to promote it through press releases, etc? Buy her book: Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published.  

If you live in/near New London, Connecticut, and would like to learn how to write and publish a book, Lisa offers one-on-one consultations, workshops for your club, and the following one-day workshops through New London Adult and Continuing Education:




Tuesday 10/11, 1:00-4:00 pm One day only NL Adult Education (#8011)
Share your life experiences with your family, friends and maybe even the public. Come to class with pen and paper or your laptop. Writing exercises will include some basic questions to help you get started. Answers will be shared with class.  Publishing options will also be discussed. $39/Non-resident $44, Instructor: Lisa Saunders, https://www.newlondonadulted.org. Three Shaw’s Cove, New London, CT 06320, (860) 437-2385  ext.# 106, cherrickm@newlondon.org Tuesday 10/18, 1:00-4:00 pm One day only NL Adult Education (#8012)Self-Publish and Promote Your Paperback/E-Book on Amazon: There are several advantages to self-publishing—full control of your work and higher royalties. Learn the free steps to making your paperback and e-book available on Amazon. $39/Non-resident $44, Instructor: Lisa Saunders, https://www.newlondonadulted.org. Three Shw’s Cove, New London, CT 06320, (860) 437-2385  ext.# 106, cherrickm@newlondon.org HERE LISA SAUNDERS SPEAK ON WHY EVERY BUSINESS OWNER SHOULD PUBLISH A BOOK:
 Tuesday, Nov. 15, Noon, 2016Groton Rotary Club, Mystic Marriott, Groton, CT
Open to the public. The cost of lunch is $20.00 (Groton Rotary non-members should RSVP to  David Brown at: DAVIDBROWN_07@comcast.net)."Why Every Business Owner Should Write a 24-Page Book"Lisa Saunders, the author of 10 books  including Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published , will discuss why writing a book is essential to gaining expert status, free publicity, and more clients. A book acts as a business card and is a great networking tool. A graduate of Cornell University, Lisa is the  winner of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Gold Medallion . Visit Lisa at www.authorlisasaunders.com      
Would you like Lisa  to present "10 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Publish a 24-Page Book (and How)" to your club? She presented something similar, "Why Every Business Owner Should Consider Writing a Book/let," to the East Lyme Business Organization. For a reference, contact, Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, Physical therapist & owner of Shoreline Physical therapy, 131 Boston post Rd, east Lyme. Phone: 860-739-4497 , joannezmoore@gmail.com  

For Lisa's tips on promoting your book, see my advise below:


Don’t just take out an ad—gain trust by sharing your story
 Increase chances of getting free publicity
  

1.     Write a Book, 24 Page Booklet and/or E-Book—it acts as a business card/great networking tool: Sharing your expertise and advice (but not proprietary information), gives you expert status, credibility, free publicity, speaking engagements, and clients.  The book doesn't necessarily need to be about your business, it can be about your life and what you've learned--this gives potential clients a connection to you or insight into your soul.  I present thought-provoking questions to help you write your book, in addition to how to publicize it in my book, Lisa's Guide for Writers: How to get published and self-published.  




2. Write a Q. and A. on You/Your Work: Post it on your website along with your bio under your “Press Kit” tab. Answer questions such as: 1: How did you get into this business or write that book? 2: Why are you passionate about it? 3: What is your mission ? 4: What do you want your customers to experience? 5: What makes your business unique? 6: What do you wish everyone knew (what is your message)? 7. Is your current project/business a result of your dream? If so, what sparked this dream? 8. What was the most difficult aspect of accomplishing your dream? Did anyone help you? Include sample reviews of your product/service. Include your town of residence so your local media will be interested.


         3.     Plan an Event to Showcase Your Knowledge/Work: This can be as simple as  giving a free lecture at a library or having a book signing at a shop. Click here for great tips on presenting at a vendor table .

4.     Write a Press Release About Your Event: Interest the media by creating an urgency to cover you/your work (or award received, etc.). A press release should be written in Associated Press style and answer the following questions: Who is this about? What will happen (or happened)? When will it take place? Where will it take place (exact address)? Why will this happen? How will it happen? (If an event, is it free and open to the public?)

5.     Get Three High Resolution Photographs:  One of yourself, one of your product/business, and one with you with your product. These images should be downloadable from your website under your “Press Kit” tab.

6.     Send/Post Your Press Release With an Image: Email it to your local media (such as The Day, Hartford Courant, Mystic Country, The Westerly Sun, This is Mystic), talk show hosts, and friends. Upload it to free press release sites (PR.com) and post it on your website/blog so you can create a link to just that press release. Use that link to Tweet it and post on Facebook and other social media.  Create a flyer from the content. 

7.     Upload Your Event Online: Newspapers/magazine/tourism websites have links to upload your events. Suggestions: events.ctnow.com; connecticutmag.com; Patch.com, The Day; Westerly Sun; visitconnecticut.com/submit-event; thisismystic.com/submit-an-event; http://www.zip06.com/section/submitev...

8.     Get Interviewed on TV: A television interview, one that is also uploaded to YouTube, allows customers to “meet” you.  YouTube videos come up high on Google searches and can be easily linked on website/Facebook page. Learn more about the possibility of being interviewed on The Lisa Saunders Show .

9.     Send a Monthly Newsletter: You should always be finding ways to collect emails to stay in touch with satisfied customers and educate potential ones. Offer something free, such as advice/coupons, to get email addresses.

10.  Create A “Keeper” Business Card:  Your card should have something useful on it to make people keep it (as an author/speaker, my “card” is a bookmark). My husband kept our real estate agent’s card in his wallet for years because it had a restaurant tip chart on the back. Perhaps share a link on your card to free “How To” info and/or a coupon to entice them to your site where you can offer them something in exchange for their email address.
 
Want more  free tips? Click on my " Marketing Yourself" PowerPoint.  Contact me directly to see about my availability to present these tips to your club or business association by writing to me at LisaSaunders42 @gmail.com . References on marketing talks: "Lisa's talk on 'How to Market Yourself' was fabulous. She was very well received by the members who felt she really knew what she was talking about." Anne-Marie Foster, Co-Founder, freshconnections, a networking group for women in business, amarfoster@gmail.com. 
Lisa Saunders speaks on inspiring historical figures, how to market yourself, and topics related to her 10 books. A former campus communications writer for a New York college, she used the publicity skills gained there to help Connecticut become the second state in the U.S. to combat the #1 viral cause of birth defects, congenital cytomegalovirus, which disabled and killed her younger daughter, Elizabeth.    Do you want help promoting your work?



I help entrepreneurs grow their businesses by writing press releases, website content, newsletters, informative articles, and books showcasing their expertise/passion. Consider:

1.      A spot on the Lisa Saunders Show (TV talk show, which is also uploaded to YouTube).

2.      A press release about you/your work/event, sent to your contacts (and mine).

3.      Mention in my newsletter (through a link to the TV show).

4.      Post on my blog (you should be putting the content on your website/blog/Facebook page).

For an hourly fee, I can help you produce a book, upload your press releases to Pr.com and other submission sites, plus help you write website content. I also provide consultations for self-publishing on Amazon/Kindle.  

The Lisa Saunders Show, a TV talk show, is uploaded to YouTube and shared on my newsletter , Facebook.com/AuthorLisaSaunders , Authorlisasaunders.blogspot.com , Twitter , Google +, and LinkedIn . To see my show, click on the Lisa Saunders Youtube Channel OR: http://www.youtube.com/user/anythingbutadog




Testimonials about Lisa’s publicity work




 

“Lisa, you really did a wonderful, wonderful job of unearthing stories and getting the media to pump out a steady stream of positive press.” Tzipora Reitman, Director of Campus Communications, Rockland Community College, zreitman@sunyrockland.edu .


"Lisa helped me revitalize my marketing strategy with innovative ideas. For example, she got me additional speaking engagements and did the advance publicity for them. She even got a headline spread in the newspaper by repackaging my individual engagements as a speaking tour by a local expert (me): 'Senior Acupuncturist Kicks Off Spring Lecture Series.'” Kathleen T. Poole, M.S., L.Ac., owner of Mystic River Acupuncture, ktp01@mac.com .


"When I uploaded Lisa’s video to my Facebook page, someone ordered my book that day!" Nancy Rupert, co-Author of a View from the Snow Globe: A Journey in Cancer and Chemo, Nancy Rupert, nqnrup@yahoo.com

About Lisa Saunders
Lisa, a TV talk show host, speaks to groups about the missions of historic adventurers such as Amelia Earhart (who wanted fame to promote women's rights issues), steps to overcoming adversity, and how to prevent the leading viral cause of disabilities. By scouring out-of-print books and long-forgotten letters, Lisa sheds new light on historic figures and events. She created a little history of her own by using her publicity skills to help Connecticut become the second state in the U. S. to combat congenital cytomegalovirus, the virus that caused her younger daughter's birth defects and death at the age 16. Lisa  works as a part-time history interpreter at Mystic Seaport and teaches classes on writing, publishing, and publicity at New London Adult & Continuing Education . A graduate of Cornell University, she is the author of 10 books and winner of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Gold Medallion . 
Lisa provides writing and publicity services   She can help you:

Market yourselfPublicize your expertiseLearn creative ways to reach customersBecome known as an expert in your field



Be seen on TV and YouTubeFind an audience Get publishedLisa and her preferred vendors provide:


Website contentPress ReleasesAdvertorials NewslettersInterviews on TV & YouTubePublishing on AmazonDesktop PublishingSocial Media PackagesInternet MarketingNetworking OpportunitiesWriting/Publishing/Self-Publishing/Publicity workshopsPrivate ConsultationsEditingGhost WritingIllustratingWebsite CreationApplication Content ManagementBusiness Improvement Analysis

Samples of Lisa's writing and media work:



Connecticut Governor Malloy at Chamber of Commerce event.College bios/press releases and resulting Articles and awards Advertorial Sample press release , resulting in Fox CT articles and  TV interview . College ad  (engineer student); College ad (police chief) College program guides  (webpage for Communication Media Arts) Accounting Program Guide (college degree information about career choices, etc.) Newsletter for real estate developer   

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Featured in Media: Book gives new insight into 18 famous figures--"After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child." Perfect for Book Clubs

What did Mark Twain, George Burns, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Amelia Earhart's widower do after losing their spouse?

David S. Martin, Professor/Dean Emeritus, Gallaudet University, reviewed “After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child” and wrote: "How they handled their loss, their guilt, and in some cases a plan for a future without their spouses, makes fascinating reading for anyone with interest in both the history and the human side of well-known figures."

Act II Publications, LLC, recently released the second book in its “After the Loss of a Spouse” series. The new book, “After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child” by Lisa Saunders, examines the bittersweet human condition of love and loss though the lens of history. By learning how these famous (and infamous) people managed their lives after the loss of a spouse, we come to realize the potential that exists in all of us. Anyone who loves a romantic history lesson will be intrigued by this book.  Perfect for individuals and for groups. Includes questions for discussion.
The widow/ers featured in “After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child” include: 
•Mark Twain•George Palmer Putnam (Amelia Earhart’s widower)•C.S. Lewis•Henry VIII•Martha Washington•Katharine Graham (of The Washington Post)•Norman Rockwell•George Burns•Julia Child•Mary Todd Lincoln•Grandma Moses•Milton Hershey (Hershey's Kisses)•Coretta Scott King•Captain von Trapp (of The Sound of Music)•Hetty Green (World's Greatest Miser)•William Gillette (aka Sherlock Holmes)•Frances Wolfe Sisson (widow of Mystic, Connecticut, sea captain who perished in one of Texas’s worst maritime disasters)•Abby Day Slocomb (the widow behind the Connecticut State flag design who sent the recently opened time capsule from Europe during WWI).
Review by David S. Martin, Professor/Dean Emeritus, Gallaudet University: "Lisa Saunders has written another fine piece of historically-based literature. Based on a unique and previously uncovered topic in history, this work encompasses a broad span of time and shows clearly the commonalities, as well as uniquenesses, of these stories about the famous. How they handled their loss, their guilt, and in some cases a plan for a future without their spouses, makes fascinating reading for anyone with interest in both the history and the human side of well-known figures."

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, Lisa will be collaborating with Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, editor of Pathfinder: A Companion Guide to the Widow/er Journey , to present "After the Loss of a Spouse," the next installment of Bank Square Books' Self-Improvement Series on  in Mystic, Connecticut.  For more about the event, click here for a flyer, or visit Bank Square Book's webpage at: MYSTIC: Self-Improvement Series: After the Loss of a Spouse, Featuring Joanne Z. Moore and Lisa Saunders 

An article about the book appeared in The Day. Written by Amy J. Barry, it begins: "What does Mary Todd Lincoln have in common with George Burns? Not a whole lot, except that they were also both widowed and are featured in Mystic [Connecticut] resident Lisa Saunders’ new book, 'After the Loss of a Spouse, Henry VIII to Julia Child.'” See article at: http://www.theday.com/article/20160620/ENT10/160629987
Lisa Saunders was interviewed about "After the Loss of a Spouse, Henry VIII to Julia Child" on TV. Watch: https://youtu.be/3ZJyFjMDG0o
Think you know your widow history?  Take the "Widow Quiz!" at: http://authorlisasaunders.blogspot.com/2016/08/take-famously-widowed-quiz.html

About the author: Lisa Saunders is an award-winning writer and local access TV talk show host residing in Mystic, Connecticut. A graduate of Cornell University, she is the author of several books and works as a part-time history interpreter at Mystic Seaport. In 2015, Saunders was the driving force behind getting Connecticut to become the second state in the U.S. to pass a law to combat the #1 viral cause of birth defects, congenital cytomegalovirus. In 2010, she was awarded gold medallion by National Council for Marketing & Public Relations. Visit Lisa at: www.AuthorLisaSaunders.com
For more information about the book, contact Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, Publisher, Act II Publications, LLC, Editor, Pathfinder: A Companion Guide for the Widow/er’s Journey, www.widowedpathfinder.com, 860-448-5149, jmoore@widowedpathfinder.com
The book is available on Amazon as an e-book or paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/After-Loss-Spouse-Henry-Julia/dp/0692705406/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 About: “After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child”Published: May 25, 2016Act II Publications, LLC$9.95 U.S.150 pagesPaperback: 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)  Interior: Black & White on Cream paper ISBN-13: 978-0692705407 BISAC: History / GeneralAdSense unit: 728x90, created 1/13/08

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Weds, 8/24, 6 pm: "After the Loss” Self-Improvement Series

Authors Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, a widow, and Lisa Saunders, whose daughter passed away at 16, are collaborating to present "After the Loss of a Spouse," the next installment of Bank Square Books' Self-Improvement Series on August 24.
For more information, see following press release or Bank Square Book's webpage at: MYSTIC: Self-Improvement Series: After the Loss of a Spouse, Featuring Joanne Z. Moore and Lisa Saunders
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  "After the Loss of a Spouse" Self-Improvement Series
  Free and open to the public at Bank Square Books on August 24. 2016


Mystic, Conn.--Authors Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, a widow, and Lisa Saunders, whose daughter passed away at 16, are collaborating to present "After the Loss of a Spouse," the next installment of Bank Square Books' Self-Improvement Series on August 24.

Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
Talk: "After the Loss” Self-Improvement SeriesFree and open to the publicBank Square Books, 2nd floor53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355 (More info:MYSTIC: Self-Improvement Series: After the Loss of a Spouse, Featuring Joanne Z. Moore and Lisa Saunders ,   860- 536-3795 , events@mysticbooksinc.com)

Dr. Joanne Z. Moore will present modern strategies for developing a new philosophy of life after the disappointment of loss, while Lisa Saunders will share examples of how famous figures with Connecticut connections, such as Mark Twain, William Gillette (aka Sherlock Holmes) and Amelia Earhart's widower, handled their loss and moved forward to make a difference in the lives of others. Moore and Saunders are authors of the books, After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next? and After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child respectively. Dr. Moore, a widow, is the owner of Shoreline Physical Therapy in East Lyme and editor of Pathfinder: A Companion Guide for the Widow/ers Journey.  Lisa Saunders, whose daughter passed away at 16, is a part-time historical interpreter at Mystic Seaport and TV talk show host. in 2015, Lisa was instrumental in getting Connecticut to become the second state in the U.S. to pass a law to battle the disease that disabled and killed her daughter, congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV).
 
For more information about the presentation, contact Dr. Joanne Z. Moore at 860-460-0248, jmoore@widowedpathfinder.com, or visit: www.PathfinderMag.com  To learn more about the authors and their books, watch their TV interviews at:

Dr. Joanne Z. Moore and After the Loss of a Spouse: What Next?:
at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg33K5hhu1g
Lisa Saunders and After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child:at: https://youtu.be/3ZJyFjMDG0o  ###
 
About their books:     After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next?  by Dr. Joanne Z. Moore is a concise guidebook for rebuilding a life after the loss of a spouse. Topics include getting one’s affairs in order, finance, exercise, home, health, emotions, decision making, family, travel, friendship, hobbies, return to dating, pets, managing mistakes, setting goals, and the problems of self-medicating with drugs and alcohol.

After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child by Lisa Saunders examines the bittersweet human condition of love and loss though the lens of history. By learning how these famous (and infamous) people managed their lives after loss, we come to realize the potential that exists in all of us. Book includes questions for discussion and the stories of these 18 historic widow/ers: Mark Twain * C.S. Lewis * George Burns * Grandma Moses * Martha Washington * Norman Rockwell * Mary Todd Lincoln * Milton Hershey (Hershey's Kisses) * Julia Child * Coretta Scott King * Captain von Trapp (of The Sound of Music) * Henry VIII Katharine Graham (of The Washington Post) *George Palmer Putnam (Amelia Earhart’s widower) *Hetty Green (world’s biggest miser) *Abby Day Slocomb (sent recently opened 100-year time capsule to Groton) * William Gillette (aka Sherlock Holmes) * Frances Sawyer Wolfe (moved to Mystic home with “widow’s walk” after sea captain husband perished in Texas’s worst Maritime disaster). Do you think you know what these historic widow/ers did after their loss? Take the "Widow Quiz!" at: http://authorlisasaunders.blogspot.com/2016/08/take-famously-widowed-quiz.html
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Community Culture Showcase: Lisa Saunders

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Do you know Widow History? Take the Widow Quiz!

What did Mark Twain, George Burns, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Amelia Earhart's widower do after losing their spouse?  About “After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child”, David S. Martin, Professor/Dean Emeritus, Gallaudet University, writes: "How they handled their loss, their guilt, and in some cases a plan for a future without their spouses, makes fascinating reading for anyone with interest in both the history and the human side of well-known figures."

TEST YOUR WIDOW KNOWLEDGE! TAKE THE WIDOW QUIZ!

See questions below the 18 featured widow/ers or click here to print pdf of quiz:
 


Mark Twain Captain von Trapp C.S. Lewis George Burns Henry VIII Grandma Moses Martha Washington Norman Rockwell Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Child  Coretta Scott King George Palmer Putnam Milton Hershey Katharine Graham Abby Day Slocomb Frances Sawyer Wolfe William Gillette Hetty Green
 




1.      Who fell in love again over poetry? ___
 
2.      Whose bodily fluids after death were licked up by a dog? ___
 
3.      Who was declared insane and committed to a mental asylum?  ___  

4.      Who left a restaurant in the middle of dessert when news of spouse’s death was received? ___

 5.      Who “adopted” granddaughters by forming a literary club? ___  6.      Who earned the title, “World’s Greatest Miser”? ___  7.      Whose memoir revealed their infidelity and spouse’s reaction to it? ___  8.      Whose spouse died in Texas’s worst maritime disaster then moved into a house with a widow’s walk in Mystic, Connecticut? ___  9.      Who wanted their missing spouse declared legally dead before the standard 7-year period? ___  10.   Who left the bedroom and moved to the attic? ___  11.   Which former Confederate went on to design the Connecticut State flag and write a letter not to be read for 100 years? ___  12.   Who became Sherlock Holmes on stage and coined the phrase, “Elementary, my dear Watson” (hint: he also held birthday parties for cats on his houseboat)? ___  13.   Who chose to pursue painting rather than raise chickens? ___  14.   Who was arrested with three of their children? ___  15.   Who rejected marrying a princess because he fell in love with a household staff member? ___  16.   Which RMS Titanic ticket holder, who took an earlier ship home, donated their entire fortune to a school for orphans? ___  


17.      Who took over her spouse’s work and received threats for her role in bringing down the Nixon administration? ___  
 18.   Who wrote: “Why is He [God] so present a commander in our time of prosperity and so very absent a help in time of trouble?” ___
Answers to the above are found in book: After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child by Lisa Saunders.

Each widow/er chapter is followed by questions for discussion . Order through your bookstore or Amazon (available in paperback and e-book). Answers to the above questions found on following pages:

1: (p. 74); 2: (p.4); 3: (p.16); 4: (p. 97); 5: (p. 21); 6: (p. 25); 7: (p.87); 8: (p.37); 9: (p. 54); 10: (p. 7); 11: (p. 103); 12: (p. 44); 13: (p. 62); 14: (p.101); 15: (p. 79); 16: (p.59); 17:(p. 93); 18: (p.70). Contact author Lisa Saunders at:  LisaSaunders42@gmail.com or visit her at www.AuthorLisaSaunders.com  
Upcoming Events/Workshop with Lisa Saunders




Friday, August 12, 7:45 p.m.
Talk: "Tales of Famous Connecticut Widow's Walks"
Free and open to the public
Mystic River Yacht Club (next to Engine Room restaurant)
14 Holmes Street, Mystic, CT 06355, (More info: amarfoster@gmail.com, 860 536-0066)Lisa Saunders, author of “After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child” with discuss famous widow/ers with Connecticut ties such as Amelia Earhart’s widower, George Palmer Putnam (married in Noank); Mark Twain, who had a lot to say about Mystic; the widow behind the Connecticut State flag design, Abby Day Slocomb, who enclosed a challenge in a 100-year-old time capsule sent from Europe during WWI; William Gillette (a.k.a Sherlock Holmes) of Gillette's Castle in East Haddam; and the Guinness World Record Holder for "Greatest Miser," Hetty Green, who is connected to the last surviving wooden whaleship in the world, the Charles W. Morgan, at Mystic Seaport.
 
Weds, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
"After the Loss" Self-Improvement Series
Free and open to the public
Bank Square Books , 2nd floor
Authors Dr. Joanne Z. Moore and Lisa Saunders will discuss lifestyle options after the loss of a spouse. Saunders will tell stories of historic figures such as Amelia Earhart's husband and Mark Twain, and Dr. Moore will present modern strategies for developing a new philosophy of life after the disappointment of loss. Saunders and Dr. Moore are authors of the books, After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child and After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next?  respectively. More info: www.banksquarebooks.com , (860) 536-3795, events@mysticbooksinc.com
 Amazon link to book:  https://www.amazon.com/After-Loss-Spouse-Henry-Julia/dp/0692705406/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464438290&sr=8-1&keywords=after+the+loss+of+a+spouse+henry+viii   
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Take the Famously Widowed Quiz!

After the death of their spouse, what happened to the 18 famous widow/ers featured in the book, After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child by Lisa Saunders?

See questions below the following  featured widow/ers (or click here to print pdf of quiz):
 


Mark Twain Captain von Trapp C.S. Lewis George Burns Henry VIII Grandma Moses Martha Washington Norman Rockwell Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Child  Coretta Scott King George Palmer Putnam Milton Hershey Katharine Graham Abby Day Slocomb Frances Sawyer Wolfe William Gillette Hetty Green
 



1.      Who fell in love again over poetry? ___
 
2.      Whose bodily fluids after death were licked up by a dog? ___
 
3.      Who was declared insane and committed to a mental asylum?  ___  

4.      Who left a restaurant in the middle of dessert when news of spouse’s death was received? ___
 5.      Who “adopted” granddaughters by forming a literary club? ___  6.      Who earned the title, “World’s Greatest Miser”? ___  7.      Whose memoir revealed their infidelity and spouse’s reaction to it? ___  8.      Whose spouse died in Texas’s worst maritime disaster then moved into a house with a widow’s walk in Mystic, Connecticut? ___  9.      Who wanted their missing spouse declared legally dead before the standard 7-year period? ___  10.   Who left the bedroom and moved to the attic? ___  11.   Which former Confederate went on to design the Connecticut State flag and write a letter not to be read for 100 years? ___  12.   Who became Sherlock Holmes on stage and coined the phrase, “Elementary, my dear Watson” (hint: he also held birthday parties for cats on his houseboat)? ___  13.   Who chose to pursue painting rather than raise chickens? ___  14.   Who was arrested with three of their children? ___  15.   Who rejected marrying a princess because he fell in love with a household staff member? ___  16.   Which RMS Titanic ticket holder, who took an earlier ship home, donated their entire fortune to a school for orphans? ___  


17.      Who took over her spouse’s work and received threats for her role in bringing down the Nixon administration? ___    18.   Who wrote: “Why is He [God] so present a commander in our time of prosperity and so very absent a help in time of trouble?” ___ Answers to the above are found in book: After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child by Lisa Saunders. Each widow/er chapter is followed by questions for discussion . Order through your bookstore or Amazon (available in paperback and e-book). Answers to the above questions found on following pages:
1: (p. 74); 2: (p.4); 3: (p.16); 4: (p. 97); 5: (p. 21); 6: (p. 25); 7: (p.87); 8: (p.37); 9: (p. 54); 10: (p. 7); 11: (p. 103); 12: (p. 44); 13: (p. 62); 14: (p.101); 15: (p. 79); 16: (p.59); 17:(p. 93); 18: (p.70). Contact author Lisa Saunders at:  LisaSaunders42@gmail.com or visit her at www.AuthorLisaSaunders.com  
Upcoming Events/Workshop with Lisa Saunders




Friday, August 12, 7:45 p.m.
Talk: "Tales of Famous Connecticut Widow's Walks"
Free and open to the public
Mystic River Yacht Club (next to Engine Room restaurant)14 Holmes Street, Mystic, CT 06355, (More info: amarfoster@gmail.com, 860 536-0066)
Lisa Saunders, author of “After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child” with discuss famous widow/ers with Connecticut ties such as Amelia Earhart’s widower, George Palmer Putnam (married in Noank); Mark Twain, who had a lot to say about Mystic; the widow behind the Connecticut State flag design, Abby Day Slocomb, who enclosed a challenge in a 100-year-old time capsule sent from Europe during WWI; William Gillette (a.k.a Sherlock Holmes) of Gillette's Castle in East Haddam; and the Guinness World Record Holder for "Greatest Miser," Hetty Green, who is connected to the last surviving wooden whaleship in the world, the Charles W. Morgan, at Mystic Seaport.
 
Weds, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
"After the Loss" Self-Improvement Series
Free and open to the public
Bank Square Books , 2nd floor
Authors Dr. Joanne Z. Moore and Lisa Saunders will discuss lifestyle options after the loss of a spouse. Saunders will tell stories of historic figures such as Amelia Earhart's husband and Mark Twain, and Dr. Moore will present modern strategies for developing a new philosophy of life after the disappointment of loss. Saunders and Dr. Moore are authors of the books, After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child and After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next?  respectively. More info: www.banksquarebooks.com , (860) 536-3795, events@mysticbooksinc.com
 Amazon link to book:  https://www.amazon.com/After-Loss-Spouse-Henry-Julia/dp/0692705406/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464438290&sr=8-1&keywords=after+the+loss+of+a+spouse+henry+viii   
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Upcoming Events/Workshop with Lisa Saunders

Tuesday, July 26, 3-6  p.m.
"Tuesday Tales," "Horse Book in a Bucket" and "Once Upon a Placemat" by Lisa Saunders
Free and open to the public. "Groton Farmer's Market in Washington Park with Groton Public Library.
Lisa Saunders, author of the children's novel, "Ride a Horse Not an Elevator," will share horse facts and fun from Cornell University's "Horse Book in a Bucket" program, which features her book. See: http://rideahorsenotanelevator.blogspot.com. More info: Anne Campbell, Young Adult Librarian, acampbell@groton-ct.gov, 860-441-6750
 
Friday, August 12, 7:45 p.m.
Talk: "Tales of Famous Connecticut Widow's Walks"
Free and open to the public
Mystic River Yacht Club (next to Engine Room restaurant)
14 Holmes Street, Mystic, CT 06355, (More info: amarfoster@gmail.com, 860 536-0066)
Lisa Saunders, author of “After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child” with discuss famous widow/ers with Connecticut ties such as Amelia Earhart’s widower, George Palmer Putnam (married in Noank); Mark Twain, who had a lot to say about Mystic; the widow behind the Connecticut State flag design, Abby Day Slocomb, who enclosed a challenge in a 100-year-old time capsule sent from Europe during WWI; William Gillette (a.k.a Sherlock Holmes) of Gillette's Castle in East Haddam; and the Guinness World Record Holder for "Greatest Miser," Hetty Green, who is connected to the last surviving wooden whaleship in the world, the Charles W. Morgan, at Mystic Seaport.
 
Weds, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
"After the Loss" Self-Improvement Series
Free and open to the public
Bank Square Books, 2nd floor
Authors Dr. Joanne Z. Moore and Lisa Saunders will discuss lifestyle options after the loss of a spouse. Saunders will tell stories of historic figures such as Amelia Earhart's husband and Mark Twain, and Dr. Moore will present modern strategies for developing a new philosophy of life after the disappointment of loss. Saunders and Dr. Moore are authors of the books, After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child and After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next?  respectively.
More info: www.banksquarebooks.com , (860) 536-3795, events@mysticbooksinc.com
Tuesday 10/11, 1:00-4:00 pm One day only NL Adult Education (#8011)
Share your life experiences with your family, friends and maybe even the public. Come to class with pen and paper or your laptop. Writing exercises will include some basic questions to help you get started. Answers will be shared with class.  Publishing options will also be discussed.
$39/Non-resident $44, Instructor: Lisa Saunders, https://www.newlondonadulted.org
Three Shaw’s Cove, New London, CT 06320, (860) 437-2385  ext.# 106, cherrickm@newlondon.org
 
Tuesday 10/18, 1:00-4:00 pm One day only NL Adult Education (#8012)
Self-Publish and Promote Your Paperback/E-Book on Amazon:
There are several advantages to self-publishing—full control of your work and higher royalties. Learn the free steps to making your paperback and e-book available on Amazon.
$39/Non-resident $44, Instructor: Lisa Saunders, https://www.newlondonadulted.org
Three Shaw’s Cove, New London, CT 06320, (860) 437-2385  ext.# 106, cherrickm@newlondon.org
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Stories of 18 Famous Widow/ers. Published by Act II Publications, LLC
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Click here to learn more about my book on Amazon: “ After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child .” Can also be ordered through local bookstores.

FEATURED WIDOW/ERS INCLUDE:

·         C.S. Lewis (England)

·         King Henry VIII (England)

·         George Burns  (from Lower East Side of Manhattan to Beverly Hills, California)

·         Coretta Scott King (The King Center in Atlanta, GA)

·         Martha Washington of Mount Vernon, Virginia

·         Katharine Graham (of The Washington Post)

·         Julia Child of Cambridge, Mass. (her kitchen donated to the Smithsonian in D.C.) 

·         Mary Todd Lincoln with detailed account of her night at Ford's Theatre. Buried Springfield, Illinois)

·         Milton Hershey (Hershey's Kisses) of Pennsylvania.

·         Mark Twain, formerly of Hannibal, Missouri and Hartford, Connecticut (he had  a lot to say about Mystic, CT, too!). Buried in Elmira, New York.

·         Abby Day Slocomb, the former Confederate nurse behind the design of the Connecticut State flag who enclosed a challenge in a recently opened 100-year-old time capsule sent from Europe during WWI.

·         Norman Rockwell, buried in Stockbridge, Mass., home of Norman Rockwell Museum.

·         Captain von Trapp, of Stowe, VT (of The Sound of Music)

·         Hetty Green of New Bedford, Mass., the Guinness World Record Holder for "Greatest Miser" and known as the “Witch of Wall Street.” Her father once owned the last surviving wooden whaleship in the world, the Charles W. Morgan, now located at Mystic Seaport.

·         George Palmer Putnam (Amelia Earhart’s widower). Secretly married Earhart in Noank, Conn.

·         Francis Wolfe Sisson of Mystic, Conn., who likely contemplated the dramatic death of her sea captain husband in Texas's deadliest maritime disaster on her "widow's walk." 

·         Grandma Moses of Hoosick Falls, New York. Largest collection of her art at Bennington Museum, Vermont.

·         William Gillette (a.k.a Sherlock Holmes) of Gillette's Castle in East Haddam, Conn.

LIVE NEAR ME IN MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT?

I will be presenting this book at the following events:

Thursday, June 23, 2016, 2-4 p.m.: International Widow’s Day: June 23
Book Launch: “ After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child ” by Lisa SaundersFree and open to the public. Light refreshments served. A Taste of New England12 Steamboat Wharf, Mystic, CT 06355Lisa Saunders, author of  “ After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child ” will be available to discuss and autograph her new book. Dr. Joanne Z. Moore, author of  “After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next?”  will also be on hand to discuss issues of widowhood. More Info: www.atasteofnewengland.com ,  ( 860) 572-4896 , Fran at basket1@cox.net
 Friday, August 12, 7:45 p.m.
Talk: "Tales of Famous Connecticut Widow's Walks"Free and open to the publicMystic River Yacht Club (next to Engine Room restaurant)14 Holmes Street, Mystic, CT 06355,  Lisa Saunders, author of “After the Loss of a Spouse: From Henry VIII to Julia Child” with discuss famous widow/ers with Connecticut ties such as Amelia Earhart’s widower, George Palmer Putnam (married in Noank); Mark Twain, who had a lot to say about Mystic; the widow behind the Connecticut State flag design, Abby Day Slocomb, who enclosed a challenge in a 100-year-old time capsule sent from Europe during WWI to Groton; William Gillette (a.k.a Sherlock Holmes) of Gillette's Castle in East Haddam; and the Guinness World Record Holder for "Greatest Miser," Hetty Green, who is connected to the last surviving wooden whaleship in the world, the Charles W. Morgan, at Mystic Seaport. (More info: amarfoster@gmail.com , 860 536-0066 , http://www.mysticriveryachtclub.com )
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
Talk: "After the Loss" Self-Improvement Series
Free and open to the public
Bank Square Books, 2nd floor, 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355 (More info: www.banksquarebooks.com, (860- 536-3795)
Authors Lisa Saunders and Dr. Joanne Z. Moore will discuss lifestyle options after the loss of a spouse. Saunders will tell stories of historic figures with Connecticut connections such as Amelia Earhart's widower and Mark Twain, while Dr. Moore will present modern strategies for developing a new philosophy of life after the disappointment of loss. Saunders and Dr. Moore are authors of the books, “ After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child ” and “After the Loss of a Spouse: What's Next?”  respectively.

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 Book Details: “After the Loss of a Spouse: Henry VIII to Julia Child”
Published: May 25, 2016
Act II Publications, LLC
$9.95 U.S.
150 pages
Paperback: 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Interior: Black & White on Cream paper
ISBN-13: 978-0692705407
ISBN-10: 0692705406
BISAC: History / General
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