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What Readers Are Saying

What Readers Are Saying
Grief can leave us speechless, especially during the holidays. When we’re the ones grieving, we may not know what support we need. That’s why I wr...

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
    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...

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. 👐Jazz hands👐- Thank you to ...

I Miss You Too, Daddy

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

Giveaway

Giveaway
  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 didn’t set out to create a book on grief ... Hi, I’m Alison. As a magazine writer, I’ve interviewed:• Olympic boxers• Presidential candidates*•...

Press for I Miss My Mommy

Press from The Hamilton Spectator for I Miss My Mommy by Alison Garwood-Jones
Anne Bokma’s compelling Mother’s Day column in today’s Hamilton Spectator shows how fraught Mother’s Day can be for adult orphans, particularly wom...