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I Miss My Mommy is not on Amazon

I Miss My Mommy is not on Amazon
My book is not available on Amazon. But thank you for looking for it there. Truly. Here's where you will find I MISS MY MOMMY: 150 Portraits ...

Employee Assistance Programs and My Book

Employee Assistance Programs and My Book
If any of you work with, or are in touch with, EAP service providers (LifeWorks, BetterUp, ComPsych, MantraCare), I would love an introduction and/or a good word. Thank you, everyone!

Gan Arts Fest

Gan Arts Fest
Ā  Ā  Massive book sales? No. Deep connections? Yes. More on that in a future post. This past weekend, I took the train up to Gananoque, Ontario an...

Finding Your Mother's Spice Tins

Finding Your Mother's Spice Tins
In 2021, Benjamin Dreyer, the former managing editor and copy chief at Random House, wrote a beautiful piece for his Substack newsletter. ā€œThe Fi...

My Book is Going to the Library

My Book is Going to the Library
My graphic novel, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults, will be available at the Toronto Public Library. šŸ‘Jazz handsšŸ‘- Thank you to ...

Promoting My Graphic Novel: I've Learned From The Best

How I learned to promote my graphic novel, I Miss My Mommy

I've had to learn how to promote my graphic novel to reach my audience. It's like buildingĀ a house from theĀ ground up.

Drawings That Didn't Make It Into My Book

Drawings That Didn't Make It Into My Book
Ā  CUTTING ROOM FLOOR Like Kevin Costner in The Big Chill, this drawing never made it into I MISS MY MOMMY, my graphic novel about the long and win...

What is Your Grief Story?

I Miss My Mommy, the book for orphaned adults
I Miss My Mommy takes you right to the heart of the five stages of grief through 150 portraits, some grim, some funny, but all relatable.The ...

I Miss You Too, Daddy

I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults by Alison Garwood-Jones
My new book is calledĀ I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults.For Fatherā€™s Day, hereā€™s a preview of how ...

Giveaway

Giveaway
Ā  GIVEAWAYThank you to my readers from Toronto to San Francisco to New York and back for letting me know that your copy of I MISS MY MOMMY has la...

About the Author

About the Author
I didnā€™t set out to create a book on grief ... Hi, Iā€™m Alison. As a magazine writer, Iā€™ve interviewed:ā€¢ Olympic boxersā€¢ Presidential candidates*ā€¢...