Mary Garden

At the funeral of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Rep. Jones and I walk in his footsteps. Our story isn’t possible without the work, advocacy, Organizing, and struggle of Rev. Jackson. Rest in power.

We have the data. My longest columns have more readers, who read longer, and who share them the most.

White House: the witness’s allegations are “completely baseless” and “backed by zero credible evidence.”

Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

New York is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam AG Letitia James will head an "independent assessment" of what happened to the Blind Rohingya refugee who Border Patrol dumped in Buffalo.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who died in the cold streets of Buffalo days after Border Patrol dumped him without coordinating with his family or lawyers.

My Brush with a Pay-to-Play Book Award | Jane Friedman The majority of book awards are pay-to-play deals. Some do little harm, others are genuinely useful, but most make no difference to your career or sales.

One author's experience with a dubious book award - and what it cost her. @marygarden.bsky.social at @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/my-brush-wit... #writingcommunity #publishing #authorcommunity

I just love that photo! Brilliant.

My Brush with a Pay-to-Play Book Award | Jane Friedman The majority of book awards are pay-to-play deals. Some do little harm, others are genuinely useful, but most make no difference to your career or sales.

Ever since I’ve been in the business, there have been pay-to-play book awards. They make up the majority of book awards, in fact.

Some of these awards do little harm, others are genuinely useful, but most don't make a difference at all. Learn more from @marygarden.bsky.social.

My article on a strange book award. I got sucked in!
many thanks @janefriedman.com

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Author attends quite weird awards ceremony Flights, hotel, and a $275 dinner: the costs of attending a vanity book awards ceremony.

Here is my piece on the Able Golden Book Award, a very unusual and strange award.
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Why I Didn’t Grieve My Sister’s Death  - Women Writers, Women's Books By Mary Garden When my sister died, I didn’t cry. I didn’t feel heartbroken. I felt relief. It was August 2023. My sister Anna had just passed away. Instead of overwhelming sadness, I felt a quiet cal...

Lovely to see my article Why I didn't grieve my sister's death published by Women Writers Womens Books
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The Power of Memoir By Mary Garden - Women Writers, Women's Books By Mary Garden Writing my life helped heal me – and showed others they weren’t alone I love true stories, especially memoirs. That’s what I write. I have now written three books, each exploring my pas...

Thrilled that my essay on the power of memoir has been published by @womenwriters.bsky.social

I love true stories, especially memoir. That's what I mostly write. It has helped me get rid of shame and see things more clearly.

My books help others, too.
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Her review of Gravity Let Me Go in Guardian pretty blistering 😉

Your prices are very reasonable. I will let a few friends know!

So thrilled to be on this long list. Overcoming adversity.

My Father’s Suitcase.

Surviving family violence, intergenerational trauma and sibling abuse and betrayal.

Thrilled that My Father’s Suitcase is on the longlist for Chanticleer Award: Journey Award for Overcoming Adversity.

Amazed and surprised that MFS now has five awards (also finalist for Able Golden Book Award to be announced in Melbourne in October).

I poured my heart into this story. A reckoning

My revised/updated book cover.

Very honoured that MFS has four awards. I poured my heart and soul into this book. It is not a misery memoir - it is a story of survival & healing from intergenerational trauma, including sibling abuse, the most common form of family violence, yet seldom discussed.

Maurice and Me my story of Maurice Gee and what he meant to me

Maurice and Me: My story of Maurice Gee and what he meant to me. open.substack.com/pub/gardenm/...

Beautiful Maroochydore

Thank you. That means so much to me ❤️

Yay!!!
Still can't get my head around the fact that my little book has won FOUR INDIE AWARDS

MFS is a memoir on surviving & recovering from family violence and difficult sibling relations. It is a story of hope & resilience.

Thanks to the readers, booksellers, and everyone else for the support.

Absolutely gobsmacked and surprised that My Father's Suitcase has won another award. 4th now, but this is the best.
National Indie Excellence Award. Won in the category of AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Why mine? No idea, but thrilled to bits.
It's a difficult read on healing/recovering from family violence

Sundowner of the Skies: the story of Oscar Garden, the forgotten aviator Sundowner of the Skies: the story of Oscar Garden, the forgotten aviator eBook : Garden, Mary: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store

At last. Sundowner of the Skies finally available as an ebook. It's taken 6 years, from when it was first published by New Holland.
I'm now self-publishing it. What a beauty. Gorgeous cover by Alex Ross, who did cover of My Father's Suitcase
My story of my father
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Thank you

Thank you

My brother-in-law has died. He's been an important part of my life. Endorsed all my books. He was a huge supporter of Sundowner of the Skies.
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New cover of my biography/memoir of my pioneer aviator father.
After 6 years, taking back the rights and self-publishing. And an e-book at last. God knows why the publisher didn't do one. Got sick of asking.

So happy to see my memoir My Father’s Suitcase still attracting reviews a year after its release.
Nonfiction books have a long life.
Family violence an important issue. Sibling abuse seldom discussed
And there is also beauty in trauma, surviving it all
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Thank you IPPY BOOK AWARDS.
I only found out this morning as their emails languishing in my Junk Folder. LOL.
Bronze winner Australia/NZ nonfiction.
Just thrilled

This arsewipe attacks South Africa whilst every week Mass shootings happen across America, many at Schools. Then a few days after this visit the GOP pass Legislation approving the sake of Silencers. GO TO HELL TRUMP AND MAGA

"Apologists for Israel might want to reject the charge of genocide [and] suggest its hyperbole or even antisemitic, but the actual experts on genocide know a genocide when they see one - and they see one in Gaza."

My receipts on all the experts who say Gaza *is* a genocide.
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