Judith L. Pearson's Blog, page 3
May 18, 2023
Meet Mary Lasker!
I am thrilled to announce that four months from today, Crusade to Heal America: The Remarkable Life of Mary Lasker will debut! And THIS is the official cover reveal! Bringing a book to life is not unlike bringing a human being into the world. There are so many decisions, so much preparation. I’ve only done […]
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April 12, 2023
The Next Chapter
Books get next chapters, why not people? My husband and I decided they should! While packing (and unpacking) are my least favorite things to do IN THE WHOLE WORLD, we are embarking on an adventure. With the house sold and everything moved into storage, the first months of the adventure will be spent living on […]
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January 24, 2023
Mary’s Story
As I tidy up the final manuscript and wait breathlessly for cover concepts, enjoy the prologue to Mary’s amazing story! The headline on the front page of the morning newspaper read: “Ike Turns Over NATO Command To Ridgeway.” General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s May 31, 1952, move was made to pave the way for his presidential […]
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November 11, 2022
It’s Official!
This may not have the graphic pizzazz of other posts, but for an author, this is pretty big! My very capable agent and I accepted an offer to publish my new book from Mayo Clinic Press. I’ll be working with a very well known and respected editor to create the kind of biography Mary Lasker […]
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August 22, 2022
Here Comes the Sun
AAugust is my birthday month. If you’re a member of my tribe (family, friends, my dog) you know that, for me, birthdays are shear joy. And not just because of presents, although I’m always up for large, expensive jewelry. Birthdays – unlike holidays – are the one day each year that the focus is on […]
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February 16, 2022
The Catalytic Agent
“I am opposed to cancer and heart attacks the way I am opposed to sin!” With that as her battlecry, Mary Woodard Lasker rewrote the book on medical research and health education. Her name may not be familiar, but her work – which ultimately led to myriad momentous discoveries – continues to save millions of lives […]
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December 6, 2021
December 7, 1941
“… a date which will live in infamy, the United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” President Franklin Roosevelt spoke those words to a stunned Congress and country. The closest target to the United States – Pearl Harbor in the then Hawaiian Territory – was home […]
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October 27, 2021
Belly of the Beast
My plan was to become the next great American novelist. To that end, I had written two manuscripts. But as we all know, plans sometimes go awry. While touring a military antique store with my dad in 2000, I came across the personal papers belonging to a WWII POW. A naval corpsman, and one of […]
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August 23, 2021
They Say It’s Your Birthday
The Beatles are almost right … … it’s my birthday week. And as anyone who knows me will tell you, I LOVE my birthdays. I promise, I’m not trying to solicit cards and gifts. Really, truly that’s not my motive. But I do have one … read on. As the years have passed, and my […]
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August 11, 2021
MSU Today Podcast
My blood runs green – Spartan green! I received my Bachelors Degree from Michigan State, and had a wonderful discussion about the school, cancer and From Shadows to Life with Russ White of the MSU Today Podcast. Listen HERE!
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