April Showers of Praise

Over the last 10 years, we’ve been fortunate enough to have some of the most remarkable clients. We love when our BookSparks clients are published by one of our two incredible imprints, SparkPress and She Writes Press. Both imprints are committed to moving the needle for women in publishing by giving them more options and ways to share their story.

In honor of #BookSparksTurns10, this month, we’re highlighting 10 of the most incredible showers of praise that our SparkPress and She Writes Press clients have earned—and giving our readers the opportunity to shower their friends with praise in the form of printable compliment cards!

The Balance Project by Susie Orman Schnall

“ . . . a fun, thought-provoking novel that features accomplished women struggling to juggle the many demands of their life.”
―Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The One & Only and Something Borrowed

I’m the One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell

“…one of the most buzzed-about books of fall. If you’ve enjoyed memoirs about troubled childhoods (think Glass Castle), you’ll love this brave and vulnerable memoir ― the author’s first ― that touches on themes of family, love and survival.”
―Today Show

Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong

“A fiery page-turner that will leave you begging for more! 5 Stars!”
―Cynthia Brian, New York Times best-selling author

Saturday’s Child by Deborah Burns

“A fascinating mother-daughter bond loaded with the realities of perfection, perception, identity, and the choices we make. An intergenerational story for the ages.”
―Rochelle Weinstein, USA Today best-selling author of Somebody’s Daughter

The Outskirts of Hope by Jo Ivester

“The Outskirts of Hope is a yesteryear tale (1967) that could not be more pertinent and helpful to the racially complex and perturbed time we are living in now.”
—Norman Lear, television writer and producer of All in the Family, One Day at a Time, and Sanford and Son

The Red Sun by Alane Adams

“The Red Sun is a roller coaster ride of adventure, Norse mythology, magic and mayhem. Between Sam facing awesome villains in the magical realm of Orkney to teachers turning into lizards, I had the best time doing the voiceover for the audiobook. Don’t miss out on this terrific story!”
―Karan Brar, actor on Disney’s Jessie and Bunk’d

Uncovered by Leah Lax

“In Uncovered, Leah Lax tells a personal story that millions of women can recognize. All over the world are women whose bodies are covered, not by their own decision, but by one of the many patriarchal religions that by definition rule their wombs. Leah Lax lived that life, yet has the spirit, courage and honesty to tell her story. It’s been said that, if one woman told the truth, the world would split open. If others follow her, it just might.”
—Gloria Steinem

The Frontman by Ron Bahar

“In this funny, fresh, heartwarming debut novel, Bahar takes us back to a formative time and place, the late ’70s, early ’80s, when the sound of possibility was coming through the speakers of every dashboard, and introduces us to Ron, our hapless, earnest, lovelorn hero, struggling to come of age against the pressures to honor his Jewish heritage―in the Midwest.”
―Nicola Kraus, best-selling coauthor of The Nanny Diaries

The Alchemy of Noise by Lorraine Devon Wilke

“A powerful novel that wraps the love story of a mixed-race couple in a ‘ripped from the headlines’ narrative, The Alchemy of Noise is alternately touching, painful, sweet, and enraging. With its exploration of race and privilege and stunning, unexpected plot twists, it demands your attention from beginning to end.”
―Susie Singer Carter, award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter of My Mom & the Girl and Soul Surfer

Once You Go In by Carly Gelsinger

“Carly Gelsinger’s coming-of-age memoir is reminiscent of Judy Bloom’s Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?, only this time our heroine prays for transformation by the Holy Spirit! At times, her Pentecostal experience is so bizarre, you will be convinced you’re reading fiction—but her adolescent journey is all too real. Carly exposes the truth about religious life, in that some things don’t instantly change with the laying on of hands. Transformation takes time, patience, and sometimes, a little bit of rebellious faith.”
—Jennifer Knapp, Grammy-nominated musician, author of Facing the Music.