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Gan Arts Fest

by Alison Garwood-Jones
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...
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Kirkus Pins a Star on My Book

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Kirkus Pins a Star on My Book
  Getting the word out about an independently published book takes persistence & the forward lean of a battering ram. It also takes a set of c...
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My Book is Going to the Library

by Alison Garwood-Jones
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 ...
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Giveaway

by Alison Garwood-Jones
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...
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About the Author

by Alison Garwood-Jones
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*•...
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Press for I Miss My Mommy

by Alison Garwood-Jones
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...
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"I Miss My Mommy" was on TV!

by Alison Garwood-Jones
"I Miss My Mommy" was on TV!
When Carla Lucchetta and the crew from The Agenda with Steve Paikin left my home, after an afternoon talking about grief and deceased parents, I f...
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Grief and Male Friendships

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Grief and Male Friendships
I’m at the start of a book tour for my graphic novel, I Miss my Mommy, and I’ve been glad to see as many men as women reaching out to me to share w...
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"I Miss My Mommy" - What Readers Are Saying

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Cover of I Miss My Mommy by Alison Garwood-Jones
This is my time to say thank you to the folks who read the advance reader copy of I MISS MY MOMMY, my new picture book for big people without pare...
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A visit from the TV Crew of "The Agenda"

by Alison Garwood-Jones
A visit from the TV Crew of "The Agenda"
  Last week, a team from the current affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin joined me in my studio for a heart to heart discussion on the...
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NEW Book! I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults

by Alison Garwood-Jones
NEW Book! I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults
Welcome to the world! Meet my new graphic novel. * Name: I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults * Weight: 1 lb * Measuring 7.5” x 7.5”...
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Books & Dogs Offer Companionship & Comfort to Orphaned Adults

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Books & Dogs Offer Companionship & Comfort to Orphaned Adults
  In my proudest earned media moment to date, yesterday I snagged an interview with Rupert, the white golden retriever. It got real when Rupert a...
Posted in Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, family, Family and Relationships, Grief Resources, Grief Support, How to get through Mother's Day without a mother, Mother's Day Gift for Motherless Adults, Orphaned Adults, Parental Grief, Pets and Grief, The Five Stages of Grief