Leah De Forest
@ldeforest.bsky.social
Novelist, story writer, essayist. Novel forthcoming from Betty Books, imprint of WTAW Press. Harvard Extension writing teacher. Warren Wilson MFA.
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📣 Reminder! Don’t miss Writing the Next Chapter, a virtual story writing workshop with @janishubschman.bsky.social, author of Take Me With You Next Time.
We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫
📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd
We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫
📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📣 Reminder! Don’t miss Writing the Next Chapter, a virtual story writing workshop with @janishubschman.bsky.social, author of Take Me With You Next Time.
We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫
📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd
We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫
📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd
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It is the three-month anniversary of the publication of my memoir! It has been so exciting to meet readers in Lafayette, Orinda, Redwood City, SF, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, and San Geronimo for events and readings. I’m grateful to the audience, who buoyed me to the mountains.
#gratitude
#gratitude
August 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It is the three-month anniversary of the publication of my memoir! It has been so exciting to meet readers in Lafayette, Orinda, Redwood City, SF, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, and San Geronimo for events and readings. I’m grateful to the audience, who buoyed me to the mountains.
#gratitude
#gratitude
Reading is the best.
In celebration of Pride Month, Betty authors came together to reflect on the stories that have stayed with them—stories that sparked emotion, offered perspective, and deepened their understanding of what it means to love freely and fully. 💌✨
📚Find their recommendations here: bit.ly/43XiTd5
📚Find their recommendations here: bit.ly/43XiTd5
June 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reading is the best.
Writing a memoir? Love reading memoir? Want to hear from a wonderfully thoughtful and funny debut author who happens to be in her 80s? This event is for you!
Join us on Zoom May 15, 2025, at 5:30 pm Pacific time for the launch of THE BOAT NOT TAKEN by Joanna Choi Kalbus. Ask a question in the audience Q&A for the chance to win a copy of this moving debut memoir. 3 participants will be chosen. buff.ly/amHvvsl
May 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Writing a memoir? Love reading memoir? Want to hear from a wonderfully thoughtful and funny debut author who happens to be in her 80s? This event is for you!
Thrilled that this book is out in the world! Congratulations @joannackalbus.bsky.social!
The wait is over! Joanna Choi Kalbus’s THE BOAT NOT TAKEN is out now. Our 2nd title, this lyrical memoir, named by Ms. Magazine as a Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025, is @joannackalbus.bsky.social 's debut. Get your copy today! www.wtawpress.org/product-page...
May 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Thrilled that this book is out in the world! Congratulations @joannackalbus.bsky.social!
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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
"Time is the hardest and most surprising thing." Great interview from @shabanakayum.bsky.social with @anukandikuppa.bsky.social, out today in Bloom. Read it here: bloomsite.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/a...
Breaking Through Life’s Confines: Q&A With Anu Kandikuppa
In The Confines, Anu Kandikuppa’s captivating debut collection, the restrictions of a conservative society seep into the inner lives of husbands and wives. Bloom sat down with Anu to discuss the co…
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April 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Time is the hardest and most surprising thing." Great interview from @shabanakayum.bsky.social with @anukandikuppa.bsky.social, out today in Bloom. Read it here: bloomsite.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/a...
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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 4:17 AM
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...
10-year-old @joannackalbus.bsky.social in 1951, in front of the plane that would fly her and her mother from Korea to the United States.
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b... (I really think you'll be glad you did!)
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b... (I really think you'll be glad you did!)
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
10-year-old @joannackalbus.bsky.social in 1951, in front of the plane that would fly her and her mother from Korea to the United States.
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b... (I really think you'll be glad you did!)
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b... (I really think you'll be glad you did!)
@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social
Betty’s second title is moving, thoughtful, and generally wonderful. Preorder at the link!
Preorders are live!
Joanna Choi Kalbus’s THE BOAT NOT TAKEN is a lyrical memoir of war, family secrets, and resilience—spanning a century and two continents. Out May 6, 2025.
Preorder now! https://buff.ly/4hFG94Z
@joannackalbus.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social #TheBoatNotTaken #Memoir
Joanna Choi Kalbus’s THE BOAT NOT TAKEN is a lyrical memoir of war, family secrets, and resilience—spanning a century and two continents. Out May 6, 2025.
Preorder now! https://buff.ly/4hFG94Z
@joannackalbus.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social #TheBoatNotTaken #Memoir
February 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Betty’s second title is moving, thoughtful, and generally wonderful. Preorder at the link!
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If this teaser caught your attention, just wait—there’s more to come!
Stay tuned for a big reveal next week. You won’t want to miss it!
@wtawpress.bsky.social #ComingSoon #StayTuned
Stay tuned for a big reveal next week. You won’t want to miss it!
@wtawpress.bsky.social #ComingSoon #StayTuned
February 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If this teaser caught your attention, just wait—there’s more to come!
Stay tuned for a big reveal next week. You won’t want to miss it!
@wtawpress.bsky.social #ComingSoon #StayTuned
Stay tuned for a big reveal next week. You won’t want to miss it!
@wtawpress.bsky.social #ComingSoon #StayTuned
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Discover TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @Janishubschman.bsky.social — Betty’s debut book! This stunning short story collection explores love, loss, and the quiet struggles of everyday life with unforgettable characters and sharp emotional insight.
Available now—https://buff.ly/4hCtUFP
Available now—https://buff.ly/4hCtUFP
January 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Discover TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @Janishubschman.bsky.social — Betty’s debut book! This stunning short story collection explores love, loss, and the quiet struggles of everyday life with unforgettable characters and sharp emotional insight.
Available now—https://buff.ly/4hCtUFP
Available now—https://buff.ly/4hCtUFP
"Everybody carries these hidden losses ... and they’re able to tell their story. Telling their story is part of the healing." Check out this interview with @bettybooks.bsky.social author Sharon white at bloomsite.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/w...
Weaving a Life Around the White Space: Q&A with Sharon White
In Minato Sketches, Sharon White’s immersive narrative explores loss, renewal, and the Japanese landscape through the musings of art history professor Gigi, a stroke survivor looking to feel like h…
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February 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Everybody carries these hidden losses ... and they’re able to tell their story. Telling their story is part of the healing." Check out this interview with @bettybooks.bsky.social author Sharon white at bloomsite.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/w...