Get out your party boots and your Kleenex: You’re invited to
The Mother in Me Book Release Party and Fundraiser! 

On Saturday, October 18, the editor and a dozen contributing authors to The Mother in Me will be frolicking from 2-4 p.m. at the Deseret Bookstore in the University Mall (Orem, UT).  Come and enjoy great food, great stories, great poetry, great door prizes, great company, and great food (oh, and great food).

All royalties from sales of The Mother in Me that day will be donated to the Stephanie and Christian Nielson Recovery Fund. 

 
Stephanie, the sister of one of our contributing authors and a mother of four young children, was critically burned (over 80% of her body, including her face) in a private plane crash in August. Her husband Christian was badly injured as well. Stephanie has been in an induced coma for 6 weeks now, and will remain so for several months. Her post-hospital rehabilitation will not be covered by insurance. 
 
You can help this family by participating in our Celebrating Motherhood fundraiser. If conflicts prevent you from attending the party, you can participate online by purchasing copies of The Mother in Me at any Deseret Bookstore nationwide, or on Deseret Book’s website anytime on Saturday, October 18. (Note: this fundraiser does not include purchases made through Amazon.com.)

Please spread the word to your friends and family! We want BIG sales so that we can make a generous contribution to the Nielsons. 

Stephanie has gained tens of thousands of admirers for her daily celebration of motherhood–not only the fun parts, but also the hard parts. Stephanie knows that there’s beauty to be found in all aspects of mothering, and that the tough stuff can work much good in our lives and hearts–if we let it. This realistic yet uplifting perspective is at the very center of the Mother in Me, a collection of prose and poetry written by 28 mothers of young children. As a group of authors and friends, we decided there was no better way to help Stephanie than by celebrating motherhood together. Please join with us! 

These contributing authors and poets will be at the party. We’re excited to meet you!

Brooke Benton
Melonie Cannon
Johnna Cornett
Justine Dorton
Sharlee Glenn
Courtney Kendrick
Emily Milner
Kathryn Soper
Darlene Young
Melissa Young
See author bios here.