Ann Douglas (she/her) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Author of 26 non-fiction books, including a book about midlife. Trying to figure out how to write my first novel. Passionate about democracy + social justice.
Solitary: A Biography (National Book Award Finalist; Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Albert WoodfoxAnn Douglas (she/her)@prisonculture in solitary confinement for a crime he says he did not commit. And I cannot understand why he remains imprisoned, given the fact that his conviction has been overturned three times....I hope that your heart will be moved to do the right thing for Albert Woodfox." [2/3]
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging and Loving This World
Rona MaynardAnn Douglas (she/her)I have a soft spot for books about joy and @RonaMaynard's forthcoming book STARTER DOG is definitely that. It’s a celebration of life, love, and learning. 🐾 Here's a link to my Q&A with Rona. https://t.co/sDb7FzuX5b https://t.co/E4U6zWEU3w
Paperback, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Navigating the Messy Middle: A Fiercely Honest and Wildly Encouraging Guide for Midlife Women
Ann DouglasAnn Douglas (she/her)Back when I first started researching my book NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE: A FIERCELY HONEST AND WILDLY ENCOURAGING GUIDE FOR MIDLIFE WOMEN, I was lucky enough to come across the website for the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse (@OldSchool_Info).
Paperback, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
Matthew SalessesAnn Douglas (she/her)Dear Narrative Structure Twitter: I just finished reading MEANDER, SPIRAL, EXPLODE: DESIGN AND PATTERN by #JaneAlison and CRAFT IN THE REAL WORLD: RETHINKING FICTION WRITING AND WORKSHOPPING by @salesses. I absolutely loved both books.
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wonderlands: Essays on the Life of Literature
Charles BaxterAnn Douglas (she/her)WONDERLANDS: ESSAYS ON THE LIFE OF LITERATURE by Charles Baxter has just been published by @GraywolfPress. I loved it -- but then again I love all of @CBaxterReadings' books on fiction craft. You can read my @goodreads review of the book here. https://t.co/TSGmaABepF
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life Drawing
Robin BlackAnn Douglas (she/her)A beautiful passage from a novel I'm reading this morning (LIFE DRAWING by Robin Black).
Paperback, 2015
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
Ashton ApplewhiteAnn Douglas (she/her)Their carefully curated collection of recommended resources was so helpful to me in identifying books that pushed back against ageism, including THIS CHAIR ROCKS: A MANIFESTO AGAINST AGEISM by Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks) -- one of @OldSchool_Info's cofounders).
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Resilient People: A Journey from Childhood Abuse to Healing and Love
Rick HuttnerAnn Douglas (she/her)"What makes midlife so messy?" That's just one of the things Janet Fanaki and I talked about in the latest episode of her RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast. (Thanks for a great conversation, Janet.) https://t.co/uANKpIYGNA https://t.co/ktoAmSZF9g
Paperback, 2019
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations about a People's History
Howard ZinnAnn Douglas (she/her)"Truth has a power of its own. Art has a power of its own. When you combine the power of truth and the power of art, you have something that at some point becomes unstoppable." - Howard Zinn https://t.co/PUpxIFceZS
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Flash Count Diary
Darcey SteinkeAnn Douglas (she/her)@TanyaFusco @DrJenGunter If you want to add to your menopause library, I also recommend WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? by @HeatherCorinna; FLASH COUNT DIARY: MENOPAUSE + THE VINDICATION OF NATURAL LIFE by Darcey Steinke; & THE SLOW MOON CLIMBS: THE HISTORY, SCIENCE + MEANING OF MENOPAUSE by Susan P. Mattern.
Paperback, 2020
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book