Janis Hubschman
@janishubschman.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Debut story collection, TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME (October 15, 2024)
Reposted by Janis Hubschman
📚✨ We’re thrilled to reveal our next Betty title: If the Owl Calls by @sharonw.bsky.social, a gripping literary mystery set in a time of environmental resistance in late 1970s Norway! Intrigue, cultural depth & slow-burn suspense await. 🦉📖
Preorder now & save 20%! Get it here: bit.ly/3JciufZ
Preorder now & save 20%! Get it here: bit.ly/3JciufZ
August 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📚✨ We’re thrilled to reveal our next Betty title: If the Owl Calls by @sharonw.bsky.social, a gripping literary mystery set in a time of environmental resistance in late 1970s Norway! Intrigue, cultural depth & slow-burn suspense await. 🦉📖
Preorder now & save 20%! Get it here: bit.ly/3JciufZ
Preorder now & save 20%! Get it here: bit.ly/3JciufZ
Happy three-month anniversary to @joannackalbus.bsky.social's beautiful and moving memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, from @bettybooks.bsky.social!
@wtawpress.bsky.social
@wtawpress.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Happy three-month anniversary to @joannackalbus.bsky.social's beautiful and moving memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, from @bettybooks.bsky.social!
@wtawpress.bsky.social
@wtawpress.bsky.social
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📖 Check out our Quote of the Week from Take Me With You Next Time by @janishubschman.bsky.social
At Betty, we love books that explore the tender, tangled moments of being human, and Janis Hubschman’s debut does just that with grace and grit. 💬
At Betty, we love books that explore the tender, tangled moments of being human, and Janis Hubschman’s debut does just that with grace and grit. 💬
July 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📖 Check out our Quote of the Week from Take Me With You Next Time by @janishubschman.bsky.social
At Betty, we love books that explore the tender, tangled moments of being human, and Janis Hubschman’s debut does just that with grace and grit. 💬
At Betty, we love books that explore the tender, tangled moments of being human, and Janis Hubschman’s debut does just that with grace and grit. 💬
Readers in the San Geronimo, CA area, don’t miss this event with @joannackalbus.bsky.social discussing her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN on Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m.
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
I will be holding a book reading from my memoir, The Boat Not Taken at the Arts and Lecture Series, San Geronimo Commumity Center. Please join me at 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo, CA, 94963; Marin County on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.
June 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Readers in the San Geronimo, CA area, don’t miss this event with @joannackalbus.bsky.social discussing her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN on Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m.
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Mark your calendar for this @seniorplanet.bsky.social author talk!
@joannackalbus.bsky.social will discuss her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, with @ilzeduarte.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 27 at 4 p.m. ET.
Join via Zoom with the link below.
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
@joannackalbus.bsky.social will discuss her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, with @ilzeduarte.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 27 at 4 p.m. ET.
Join via Zoom with the link below.
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Please join me via Zoom at the Senior Planet from AARP Author Talk: Joanna Choi Kalbus.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
1:00PM PDT
Meeting ID: 87313185095
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #authorevent @WTAWPress @thebettybooks #memoir #seniorplanet
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
1:00PM PDT
Meeting ID: 87313185095
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #authorevent @WTAWPress @thebettybooks #memoir #seniorplanet
May 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Mark your calendar for this @seniorplanet.bsky.social author talk!
@joannackalbus.bsky.social will discuss her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, with @ilzeduarte.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 27 at 4 p.m. ET.
Join via Zoom with the link below.
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
@joannackalbus.bsky.social will discuss her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, with @ilzeduarte.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 27 at 4 p.m. ET.
Join via Zoom with the link below.
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Today's the day! Don't miss the virtual launch with @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social for @joannackalbus.bsky.social's moving debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN. 8:30 p.m. ET.
Register for the free Zoom event at the link below:
@wtawpress.bsky.social @bettybooks.bsky.social
Register for the free Zoom event at the link below:
@wtawpress.bsky.social @bettybooks.bsky.social
Have you heard the news? @joannackalbus.bsky.social's The Boat Not Taken is officially out in the world—and she can’t wait to share it with you! Come celebrate at one of her upcoming events, starting with tonight’s exciting virtual launch featuring special guest Jimin Han.
Register: bit.ly/3GXjfIU
Register: bit.ly/3GXjfIU
May 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today's the day! Don't miss the virtual launch with @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social for @joannackalbus.bsky.social's moving debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN. 8:30 p.m. ET.
Register for the free Zoom event at the link below:
@wtawpress.bsky.social @bettybooks.bsky.social
Register for the free Zoom event at the link below:
@wtawpress.bsky.social @bettybooks.bsky.social
On May 15, 8:30 p.m. ET, don't miss the virtual launch of @joannackalbus.bsky.social's moving debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN. Joanna will be in conversation with @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On May 15, 8:30 p.m. ET, don't miss the virtual launch of @joannackalbus.bsky.social's moving debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN. Joanna will be in conversation with @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 3, from 3-5 p.m. I'll be at the Montclair Literary Festival, signing copies of my debut story collection, TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME (@bettybooks.bsky.social)!
Come see me! I love meeting and talking with readers.
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@wtawpress.bsky.social
Come see me! I love meeting and talking with readers.
succeed2gether.org/local-author...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 3, from 3-5 p.m. I'll be at the Montclair Literary Festival, signing copies of my debut story collection, TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME (@bettybooks.bsky.social)!
Come see me! I love meeting and talking with readers.
succeed2gether.org/local-author...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Come see me! I love meeting and talking with readers.
succeed2gether.org/local-author...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Reposted by Janis Hubschman
Don't miss out on TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @janishubschman.bsky.social
Published last year, this stunning debut collection—ten years in the making—delivers twelve fearless and emotionally resonant stories. Grab your copy today: buff.ly/aGi2icD
#TakeMeWithYouNextTime #JanisHubschman #BookSky
Published last year, this stunning debut collection—ten years in the making—delivers twelve fearless and emotionally resonant stories. Grab your copy today: buff.ly/aGi2icD
#TakeMeWithYouNextTime #JanisHubschman #BookSky
April 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Don't miss out on TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @janishubschman.bsky.social
Published last year, this stunning debut collection—ten years in the making—delivers twelve fearless and emotionally resonant stories. Grab your copy today: buff.ly/aGi2icD
#TakeMeWithYouNextTime #JanisHubschman #BookSky
Published last year, this stunning debut collection—ten years in the making—delivers twelve fearless and emotionally resonant stories. Grab your copy today: buff.ly/aGi2icD
#TakeMeWithYouNextTime #JanisHubschman #BookSky
Coming May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social, @joannackalbus.bsky.social's debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN.
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
“I held onto Omai's free hand. With her other hand, she balanced a large bundle of our possessions on her head. She led us toward a monstrous black locomotive fuming on its tracks." (From my memoir THE BOAT NOT TAKEN) Last year, I took a plush train to Busan.
April 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Coming May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social, @joannackalbus.bsky.social's debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN.
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to this conversation about writing and walking with @bettybooks.bsky.social author @sharonw.bsky.social, and Ann DeForest, and @janicemdeal.bsky.social on Wed., April 16 at 3 p.m. (ET).
Here's the link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8129051427...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Here's the link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8129051427...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Walking America – writers in conversation with Ann de Forest, Sharon White and Janice Deal
The latest instalment of Walking America with host Ann de Forest brings two novelists, Sharon White and Janice Deal walking and writing...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I'm looking forward to this conversation about writing and walking with @bettybooks.bsky.social author @sharonw.bsky.social, and Ann DeForest, and @janicemdeal.bsky.social on Wed., April 16 at 3 p.m. (ET).
Here's the link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8129051427...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Here's the link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8129051427...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Thank you, fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @ilzeduarte.bsky.social for supporting TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME at AWP!
I'm looking forward to the publication of your collection.
I'm looking forward to the publication of your collection.
Fellow Betty @janishubschman.bsky.social's short story collection TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME sold out at AWP! You can secure your copy on the WTAW Press site: www.wtawpress.org/.../take-me-....
#bettybooks #shortstorycollection #womenwriters
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#bettybooks #shortstorycollection #womenwriters
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April 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thank you, fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @ilzeduarte.bsky.social for supporting TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME at AWP!
I'm looking forward to the publication of your collection.
I'm looking forward to the publication of your collection.
Don't miss @joannackalbus.bsky.social's in-person book launch for her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, at Orinda Books, 4 p.m. (PT) on May 8th!
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Hi East Bay friends! I’m very excited about my in-person book launch at Orinda Books, 4 PM on May 8th! Join us for a reading, Q&A, and book signing. I look forward to meeting you!
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #inpersonbooklaunch #memoir #authorevent
@WTAWPress @BettyBooks
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #inpersonbooklaunch #memoir #authorevent
@WTAWPress @BettyBooks
April 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Don't miss @joannackalbus.bsky.social's in-person book launch for her debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, at Orinda Books, 4 p.m. (PT) on May 8th!
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
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Hi East Bay friends! I’m very excited about my in-person book launch at Orinda Books, 4 PM on May 8th! Join us for a reading, Q&A, and book signing. I look forward to meeting you!
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #inpersonbooklaunch #memoir #authorevent
@WTAWPress @BettyBooks
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #inpersonbooklaunch #memoir #authorevent
@WTAWPress @BettyBooks
April 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Hi East Bay friends! I’m very excited about my in-person book launch at Orinda Books, 4 PM on May 8th! Join us for a reading, Q&A, and book signing. I look forward to meeting you!
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #inpersonbooklaunch #memoir #authorevent
@WTAWPress @BettyBooks
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #inpersonbooklaunch #memoir #authorevent
@WTAWPress @BettyBooks
I just registered for this virtual book launch on May 15 at 8:30 p.m. (ET) for @joannackalbus.bsky.social's wonderful debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN from @bettybooks.bsky.social.
I hope you will, too! Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I hope you will, too! Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I just registered for this virtual book launch on May 15 at 8:30 p.m. (ET) for @joannackalbus.bsky.social's wonderful debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN from @bettybooks.bsky.social.
I hope you will, too! Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I hope you will, too! Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, @joannackalbus.bsky.social’s debut memoir, coming on May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social!
Preorder here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Preorder here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
In 1950s L.A., we didn’t have a Korea town. No napa cabbage? My
resourceful mother would substitute round cabbage. She’d make my
favorite foods from scratch: kimchi, mandoo, kimbap.
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN from Betty Books here:
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resourceful mother would substitute round cabbage. She’d make my
favorite foods from scratch: kimchi, mandoo, kimbap.
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN from Betty Books here:
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
March 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, @joannackalbus.bsky.social’s debut memoir, coming on May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social!
Preorder here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Preorder here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Hope to see you there!
Visit our AWP booth (#T330) and greet our authors: @janishubschman.bsky.social, @menopunk.bsky.social, ANITA FELICELLI, LIZ GREEN, and HENRY HOKE.
Our panel, The Matrilineal Saga, will feature: @pegalfordpursell.bsky.social, MONTÉZ JENNING, @ilzeduarte.bsky.social, and @laurenalwan.bsky.social.
Our panel, The Matrilineal Saga, will feature: @pegalfordpursell.bsky.social, MONTÉZ JENNING, @ilzeduarte.bsky.social, and @laurenalwan.bsky.social.
March 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Hope to see you there!
Don’t miss these exciting AWP events! Hope to see you there.
@bettybooks.bsky.social
@wtawpress.bsky.social
@bettybooks.bsky.social
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Betty's AWP events!
📍 Panel: The Matrilineal Saga – March 27, 10:35 AM, with @pegalfordpursell.bsky.social & @ilzeduarte.bsky.social
📍 Book Signing: TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @janishubschman.bsky.social – March 27, Noon
📍 Reading: Shoo Shoo Baby — March 28, 5:30 PM with @merliterary.bsky.social
📍 Panel: The Matrilineal Saga – March 27, 10:35 AM, with @pegalfordpursell.bsky.social & @ilzeduarte.bsky.social
📍 Book Signing: TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @janishubschman.bsky.social – March 27, Noon
📍 Reading: Shoo Shoo Baby — March 28, 5:30 PM with @merliterary.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Don’t miss these exciting AWP events! Hope to see you there.
@bettybooks.bsky.social
@wtawpress.bsky.social
@bettybooks.bsky.social
@wtawpress.bsky.social
Don't miss THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, a beautiful memoir by @bettybooks.bsky.social author @joannackalbus.bsky.social.
It comes out on May 6. Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
It comes out on May 6. Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
I so enjoyed the movie Genius about the birthing of Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolff, edited by Maxwell Perkins–the long process of editing and revising until author and editor are in agreement.
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
March 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Don't miss THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, a beautiful memoir by @bettybooks.bsky.social author @joannackalbus.bsky.social.
It comes out on May 6. Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
It comes out on May 6. Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
A compelling image of loss from THE BOAT NOT TAKEN by fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @joannackalbus.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN: “We need to burn your mother’s clothes so that she has clothes to wear in the spirit world.” From the chapter “Jeong.”
My debut memoir will be launched on May 6, 2025. Preorder your copy from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
My debut memoir will be launched on May 6, 2025. Preorder your copy from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
March 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A compelling image of loss from THE BOAT NOT TAKEN by fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @joannackalbus.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Preorder your copy here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, a beautiful memoir by fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @joannackalbus.bsky.social
Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
March 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, a beautiful memoir by fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @joannackalbus.bsky.social
Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Preorder today!
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Every writer needs encouragement. Here’s some great advice from @bettybooks.bsky.social authors!
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In case you missed today’s newsletter, you’re also missing out on some incredible writing advice from Betty authors!
Don’t let inspiration slip away€”catch up now! buff.ly/kRWKHWk
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March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Every writer needs encouragement. Here’s some great advice from @bettybooks.bsky.social authors!
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@wtawpress.bsky.social
We're so excited for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles!
Visit us at booth #T330 and have your books signed our brilliant authors! Author signings will include: @janishubschman.bsky.social, @menopunk.bsky.social , @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, LIZ GREEN, and @henryhoke.bsky.social.
Visit us at booth #T330 and have your books signed our brilliant authors! Author signings will include: @janishubschman.bsky.social, @menopunk.bsky.social , @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, LIZ GREEN, and @henryhoke.bsky.social.
February 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A business card for my favorite kind of business!
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, the beautiful memoir by @joannackalbus.bsky.social is coming on May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy here:
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, the beautiful memoir by @joannackalbus.bsky.social is coming on May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy here:
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
It’s been 25 years since i’ve had a business card, and it certainly didn’t have a QR code with a link to my website on it!
My memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, will be launched on May 6, 2025.
You can secure your copies at 20% discount from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
My memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, will be launched on May 6, 2025.
You can secure your copies at 20% discount from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
February 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A business card for my favorite kind of business!
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, the beautiful memoir by @joannackalbus.bsky.social is coming on May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy here:
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, the beautiful memoir by @joannackalbus.bsky.social is coming on May 6 from @bettybooks.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy here:
www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
I'm so looking forward to the publication of this beautiful memoir by fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @joannackalbus.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b...
Preorder your copy from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b...
The map of Korea looks like a rabbit with hind legs squatting, front paws frozen in a begging position. Since 1953, a thick line has incised the rabbit's midsection–the 38th parallel dividing Korea in half.
Preorder my memoir here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
Preorder my memoir here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
February 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'm so looking forward to the publication of this beautiful memoir by fellow @bettybooks.bsky.social author, @joannackalbus.bsky.social.
Preorder your copy from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b...
Preorder your copy from Betty Books here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b...