News
Award News:
My Essay, Black Girl, Blue Leotard is the 2024 Narratively Memoir Prize Grand Prize Winner!
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Old(ish) News:
It’s Officially Pub Day for MIRROR ME!
MIRROR ME is a multi-genre novel: psychological suspense, literary fiction with a splash of magical realism, the story of Eddie Asher, a young man with mysterious memory lapses who fears he killed his brother’s fiancée, Lucy—whom he adores. Eddie checks into a psychiatric hospital to find out what really happened. The only one who knows Eddie’s truth is Pär, a disembodied consciousness who lives, unbeknownst to Eddie, in a scar on the latter’s right shoulder, acting as Eddie’s own personal Greek Chorus. Through the narrative run themes of identity, belonging, jealousy and revenge along with these questions: Who and what is Pär? How will he use his influence over Eddie? Will Eddie fight for his own agency? Is Lucy really dead?
You can order the book now from your local indie or wherever you buy books. For example:
I hope you enjoy the wild read! In the words of a few early reviewers:
- A mind bending novel that you can’t put down until the very last page. recommend picking this book up if you have the opportunity. —Haley
- A beautiful tale of brotherhood, familial connections, and the ties that bind us. Unanticipatedly tender and uplifting. So many cool reveals at the end. Love it! —Eric
And then there’s this response from one of my husband’s old high school buddies:
- I just finished MIRROR ME. Two words: Mind Blown!!
Enjoy the wild read!
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Hugely honored to have Mirror Me featured in The New York AMSTERDAM NEWS! This publication was near and dear to me as a kid, because my father and his good friend, Paul Robeson, Jr., often contributed op-eds to them regarding racial politics in the city and the nation.
MIRROR ME By Lisa Williamson Rosenberg News – AmNews Curtain Raiser
I am beyond thrilled to announce that MIRROR ME was selected as an AMAZON FIRST READS release for the month of November!
The official publication date is December 1st, but if you are an Amazon Prime member, you can choose MIRROR ME as your free book and start it today!
Once you’ve read it, if you’re inspired, please write a review on Goodreads and Amazon and recommend it to friends!
Here is the Amazon Editor’s Note describing the book. (Different from the blurb on the cover):
Have you ever wondered what happens in the moments you don’t remember? Eddie Asher, the desperate man at the center of Mirror Me, has big questions—mainly, did he kill someone?
Adopted at birth, Eddie has never been sure of himself. He was raised in a loving, if somewhat fractured family, and the whereabouts of his birth family elude him. But as memories of a life he didn’t live start to make him question his reality, he embarks on a search for the truth that takes him deep inside himself to reveal that the disturbing voice inside his head may know more than he thought possible.
Lisa Williamson Rosenberg’s story of identity and family is a chilling journey into the darkest corners of the mind. Full of family secrets and fragmented memories that will keep you guessing, Mirror Me is a suspenseful and intricately layered page turner in the vein of The Silent Patient.
-Selena James, Editor
Thank you, Selena! I’m not exactly sure how the First Reads thing works, but there is an algorithm involved that helps the book succeed even when it’s free for a month. This happened for EMBERS ON THE WIND (also still available for purchase wherever you buy books!) and it’s a huge honor. Also, I just checked the listing on Amazon because I couldn’t help it. The numbers change from moment to moment, but right now, MIRROR ME is a top New Release in Psychological Fiction!
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Old(er) News:
Thrilled to announce that my second novel,
THE BOY IN THE WATER (which will one day become MIRROR ME)
will be released in January, 2025!
Interview:
Such an honor to chat with author extraordinaire Deborah Copaken. If you haven’t yet, subscribe to her amazing substack, Ladyparts, named for her riveting newest memoir.
It’s Never Too Late to Write That Novel
Lisa Williamson Rosenberg has been making up stories since she was three years old. It just took another five decades and a haunted house in the Berkshires for her to nab her first book deal.
Had to share this. Pinching myself to be included on a list with Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Jacqueline Woodson, Shirley Jackson and other Giants!
12 Fall Books That You Can Easily Read In One Sitting (buzzfeed.com)
So excited to announce that …
EMBERS ON THE WIND is an Amazon First Reads Book!
If you’re a Prime member, you can now choose Embers on the Wind as your free First Reads book for July!
And don’t forget to write a review!
Book Launch Party Announcement!
Thursday, Aug 4th, 7 p.m.
At Watchung Booksellers
Montclair, NJ
More details coming soon.
Announcing my first reading of Embers on the Wind!
Join us 3/30 with Hannah Lillith Assadi (THE STARS ARE NOT YET BELLS),
(EMBERS ON THE WIND), &
(THE CICADA TREE). This is a hybrid event
& Zoom @ 7:30 PM ET. Get Tickets: ci.ovationtix.com/35526/producti Zoom Reg: guerrillalitreadingseries.com
