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An Unlikely Prospect: A World War II Novel

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For fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code and Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear comes a gripping novel, set in post–WWII San Francisco, about a young female newspaper publisher and a story that could change the course of her city’s future.

“…a well-paced, edgy tale…a salute to solid, honest journalism.”—Kirkus Reviews

Novels in the Jane Benjamin Universe

Book 1 of the Jane Benjamin Series

Book 2 of the Jane Benjamin Series

Book 3 of the Jane Benjamin Series

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Anniversary Sale–Tomboy

She Writes Press is running a one-year anniversary sale for books published in spring 2022. You can get an ebook of TOMBOY: A JANE BENJAMIN NOVEL through May 1 for 99 cents! https://tinyurl.com/tomboyanniversarysale

Signing Sunday 4/2/23 at Ruby’s Books, Folsom

It's hard to measure the importance of indie bookstores to the ecosystem of books and readers and writers. I like the way this article refers to them as "anchors of authenticity." That's what they are to me. I hope you'll join me Sunday, April 2, between 11:30 and 1:00 for an author meet-and-greet [...]

Ruby’s Books, Sunday, 4/1

Sunday, April 1, 2023, 11:30-1 Pacific. Please drop by a terrific indie bookstore, Ruby’s Books, in Folsom, California for my author meet-and-greet to chat and consider buying any book on the shelves at Ruby’s. You won’t regret it–it’s a terrific shop and will make you feel good about the way you spend your money. [...]

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