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The In-Between Sky with Alison Hart

November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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Dropping today on Militantly Mixed!
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"I’m joined by brilliant OG Mixed Cousin Alison Hart, who shares her stunning new novel and dives into creativity, identity and writing from a Mixed-race perspective."
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This week on Militantly Mixed I’m joined by the brilliant Alison Hart, an OG Mixed Cousin who first appeared on Episode 24 back in 2018 with the release of her debu…

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November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM

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#booksky Another strong Goodreads review
"I was delighted by this positive novel... It had a surprising depth and I couldn’t put it down wanting to find out what happened... Stites is great at making you care and empathize with [characters] and their predicaments."—Tom
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November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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Praise for a recent Mumblers Press book:
"River of Light is the extraordinary story of Clare, a girl born with a unique gift the ones she loves most have always suppressed.”
—Tim Reaume, author of Jade Jaguar
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November 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM

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#booksky #bookbirthday "Becoming Felicity" is Jan Stites' tale of a kennel owner, a young immigrant and a dog. Of books, libraries, and an endangered small town. And trouble–a whole lot of trouble. Order at bookstore or
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October 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM

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#Booksky Pub date is fast approaching, but it's not to late for you to claim a FREE ARC of Becoming Felicity in exchange for an honest review.
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Kirkus: A heartwarming portrait of small-town life.
Foreword: A woman’s confidence grows from the unlikeliest of places

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October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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#MixedRaceStories #BerkeleyCA #Booksky If you're in Berkeley CA or nearby, catch Alison Hart Reading from The In-between Sky at Pegasus Books Downtown at 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704, Wednesday Oct 29th at 7PM.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM

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#Booksky #JoanofArc Alternate cover! "Lombardi dramatizes events and complex states of mind with such swift richness that readers will feel fully immersed in the life of this saint-to-be. An exhilarating novel"—Publishers Weekly
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Cover of novel Jehanne Darc in alternate black background color instead of the red it was published in. The front panel features a painting from the 1500s of Joan of Arc leading an assault on Orleans.

October 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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Alison Hart's The In-Between Sky is #6 in the IngramSpark rankings for African American & Black History! Well done, Alison!
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October 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM

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#booksky A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review!
"BECOMING FELICITY is a feel-good novel [and] a call to remember a sweet dream of social justice, a balm that provides a respite from the horrors of today's news for readers of conscience and heart.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM

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New praise:
“Equal parts heartbreakingly beautiful and beautifully heartbreaking, ... Alison Hart lays bare how trauma and resilience echo across time.”
—Sharon Bially, Veronica's Nap, BookSavvy PR
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October 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM

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Launch time! Luisa Smith of Book Passage says
“The In-between Sky [is a] captivating story from the first page. Hart's prose seamlessly weaves together scenes of rich historical detail and emotional depth.”
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The In-between Sky - Kindle edition by Hart, Alison. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The In-between Sky.

September 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM

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A dynamite review of Becoming Felicity. Thank you, Kate!
“This is such a joyous novel. ... It’s a relatable, heart-warming and heart-tugging book with so many real, core moments. ... You know when a book just connects? This book. This is the book." --Kate
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Check out Becoming Felicity - Sometimes the stories that save us aren't the ones we read--they're the ones we write ourselves.Cass Enger, a big-hearted kennel...

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September 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM

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More early praise:
“This poignant chain of one family’s story reveals the long threads that both connect and confine us. A deeply American tale of history and heartache.”
—Alix Christie (Gutenberg’s Apprentice)
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The In-between Sky - Kindle edition by Hart, Alison. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The In-between Sky.

September 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM

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Highly positive reader review for Becoming Felicity:
"Jan Stites does a fantastic job in writing this book... I enjoyed how realistic the characters were and how the story worked. The overall feel worked well. I enjoyed how everything was told."
-Kathryn
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Amazon.com: Becoming Felicity eBook : Stites, Jan: Kindle Store

September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM

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#booksky We have a giveaway in its last three days. Scroll down www.librarything.com/ner to find free review copies of Jehanne Darc by @chrisblue.bsky.social (“Exhilarating novel illuminating the mind of France’s young girl saint.”—Publishers Weekly) and Becoming Felicity by Jan Stites.

September 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM

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#booksky On sale Sep 27:
“A novel that spans from 1852 Virginia to 1990s San Francisco. The forms of racism change, but daily anxieties echo across time and place. Once you open this book, you won’t put it down.”
—Sharon D. Coleman, poet & educator
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The In-between Sky - Kindle edition by Hart, Alison. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The In-between Sky.