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Tell Me Press is a publisher based in New Haven, Connecticut. The company was
launched in 2006 with the goal of creating smart, thoughtful, and fun books with
a focus on culture, music, health & well-being, and lifestyle.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TELL ME PRESS ANNOUNCES 5
SPANKING NEW BOOKS FOR 2013
An
expansive historical novel, an edgy fictional memoir, be cool & confident
guides for teens, and a collection of short stories set in Hawaii - an eclectic
set
NEW HAVEN, CT – January 2013 – Tell Me Press is proud to announce the
first five titles of its 2013 collection that reinforces the Tell Me Press
vision of providing whimsical, practical and groundbreaking stories.
The Longing, coming January
25, is a poignant tale of leaving one’s home for the dream of a better life. It’s
1904, and Dora Taten wants to leave an untenable situation in the Netherlands
to forge a new life in the United States. This tightly knit Dutch family decides
to take the risk and journey to America. They prepare as much as they can, but
surprises and challenges, good and bad, await them. Author Cornelia Warmenhoven was a
member of the Dutch Resistance against the
Nazis in World War II. Later, with her husband and son, Cornelia traveled the
globe and lived on four continents—often very far off the beaten path. Her storytelling in The Longing
is as rich and full of color as her life experiences.
In February, Tell Me Press launches Born
& Raised, the debut by author Chris Ross. Chris opens the door to his
beloved Indiana like a gracious host who knows the skeletons have already
tumbled out of the closet, but he's throwing the party anyway. Born & Raised is an
edgy, insightful and big-hearted story. He illuminates the lives of his
characters with a vision and voice guided by empathy and humor. He captures the
poignant resiliency and spirit found in Indiana's small towns where the
factories have closed, yet the people still play baseball in the industry
league, though the industry no longer exists.
Later this spring, Tell Me Press delivers
Be Cool & Confident, guidebooks
for both girls and guys aimed at helping young people reach their greatest
potential. Be Cool & Confident: A
Guide for Girls and Be Cool &
Confident: A Guide for Guys by Wynne Dalley, the agency director of Lucie Clayton Modeling School in London, share the grooming, manners and health secrets usually
privileged only to the elite modeling community. The Be Cool & Confident
Guides provide advice about taking care of your body and personal
appearance in a modern and practical way through good nutrition, makeup,
hairstyling, and fashion. The Guides also focus on etiquette and the importance
of good manners.
Tell Me Press rounds out its first wave
of books this year with The Girl With
Heavenly Eyes: Hawaiian Tales, a collection of short stories as mesmerizing
and complex as the islands on which they take place. The author is Lee Jacobus a name some
may recognize from his commentaries on Faith Middleton’s NPR Radio show. “Readers will come for the storyline
and stay for the wit and lyricism of the writing; they will fall in love with
the characters and remember them long after they close the cover of this
enchanting and original work.” writes Gina Barreca, author of It’s Not That
I’m Bitter, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and
Conquered the World.
SPOTLIGHT
THE LONGING by CORNELIA WARMENHOVEN
SYNOPSIS
In the early 1900’s thousands of immigrants crossed under the shadow of the Statue of Liberty to find freedom and opportunity in America. In The Longing, history and culture provide the backdrop as the Taten family makes the difficult decision to immigrate to the United States from Holland. Like immigrants the world over, the Tatens discover that the longing for the comfort, traditions, and familiarity of one’s homeland never ends.
It’s 1904, and Dora Taten wants to leave an untenable situation in the Netherlands to forge a new life in the United States. Not everyone in her newly blended and extended family—not even her husband, Paul—is convinced that this is a good idea. But enough members of this tightly knit Dutch family decide to take the risk and journey to America. They prepare as much as they can, but many surprises and challenges, good and bad, await them.
Part family saga, part-coming-of-age story—this richly textured novel is drawn from author Cornelia Warmenhoven’s life experience and is colored with language, details, and illustrations that give a snapshot of life in another country and in another time. Step back in time and enjoy a simply good story, well told. It will delight and warm the heart.
Grab a copy now!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cornelia Warmenhoven has led a storied life traveling the globe - twice around the world by boat and by plane. Cornelia is 87 years old. She was born in 1925, in the Netherlands, in the town of Hoofddorp, 10 miles from Amsterdam. As a volunteer psychiatric nurse during WWII, Cornelia joined the Dutch Resistance against the Nazis. Soon after the war ended, Cornelia married Henri Warmenhoven, a Dutch national who had grown up in Indonesia and who had been interned in a Japanese prison camp during the war. While Henri earned his degrees as a political scientist and lawyer, Cornelia lived with him and their son, George, in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Europe before the family settled permanently in the United States. Cornelia continued her nursing career, reported on local events, wrote travel stories for newspapers, and performed in the theater. Today, she makes her home in Virginia.
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