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Amy Hill Hearth

Amy Hill Hearth
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Amy Hill Hearth

Debut novelist Amy Hill Hearth is a former journalist and the author or coauthor of seven nonfiction books, including Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters’ First 100 Years, the New York Times bestseller-turned-Broadway play. She met her future... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Live and let live"
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My life in 8 words: "Unexpected, Journey, Writer, Loving, Loved, Adventure, Hopeful, Helpful"
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April 29, 2013
196 reserved seats and a wait list for my talk and book signing on 4/18 in Naples, Florida! Held at a private club in Port...
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January 30, 2013
Heading for Jefferson, Texas, hometown of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club, the largest meeting-and-discussing book club in the...
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January 11, 2013
Thrilled at the reception "Miss Dreamsville" is receiving from readers and reviewers! Philip K. Jason from the Southern Literary...
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September 4, 2012
I'm delighted that Simon & Schuster is producing a digital audio edition of my first novel, Miss Dreamsville and the...
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July 31, 2012
Getting closer to publication date! October 2 seemed very far away but now it's right around the corner. I am thrilled about my...
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June 19, 2012
I attended Book Expo America in Manhattan last week and had the great privilege to meet many interesting people, among them,...
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Oct 05, 2012
Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society will be released on October 02, 2012 in eBook
Oct 02, 2012
Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society will be released on October 02, 2012 in Trade Paperback, Audio Download
Oct 02, 2012
Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society is now available in Trade Paperback, Audio Download
Oct 02, 2012
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Amy Hill Hearth Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "Live and let live" Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers? A. "Your books are fun to read. Only afterwords do I realize how much I learned." Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time? A. Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, To Kill a Mockingbird, Their Eyes Were Watching God.  Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers? A. Write for the love of it; the rest will follow. Q. Who are your favorite authors? A. Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston. Learn more about Amy Hill Hearth

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South Carolina State, April 14, 2013
...Cover of "Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society” by Amy Hill Hearth Story Photos: Previous PageNext Page At a glance “Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society” by Amy Hill Hearth, Atria...
St. Petersburg Times, December 29, 2012
...on Saturday will be followed by a discussion. Other authors reading in the series include Jessica Anthony (Chopsticks), Amy Hill Hearth (Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society), Ben Lerner (Leaving the Atocha Station), Tony...
Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2012
...about taking chances in life and love. 'Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society' By Amy Hill Hearth Atria, $15 Naples, Fla., had never seen anything like Jackie Hart, a Yankee wife and mother who immediately stirs up the...
Durham Herald-Sun, December 2, 2012
...by Michael Morris (Tyndale Fiction, $13.99) “Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society” by Amy Hill Hearth (Simon and Schuster, $15) BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN dvaughan@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6563 Two new Southern...
Durham Herald-Sun, December 1, 2012
...by Michael Morris (Tyndale Fiction, $13.99) “Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society” by Amy Hill Hearth (Simon and Schuster, $15) BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN dvaughan@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6563 Two new Southern...
Welland Tribune, November 16, 2012
...really do, if our days were numbered?” Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society by Amy Hill Hearth Liked The Help? Try this funny story with southern sass. Jackie Hart, a wife from Boston, moves to Florida in 1962 and...
St. Petersburg Times, October 13, 2012
...Great Bosses Know Michael Grunwald, The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era Amy Hill Hearth, Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society Ernest Hooper, Times columnist Melanie Hubbard, We Have With Us...
Bloomfield Patch, January 17, 2013
...Theatre) from the book of oral history by Sarah "Sadie" L. Delany and A. Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany with Amy Hill Hearth) Website: http://www.4thwalltheatre.org Phone: 973-748-9000 ext. 1279 Email: info@4thwalltheatre.org Price: $22.00 (Gen), $20...
St. Petersburg Times, January 4, 2013
...p.m. With Tony D'Souza and Terese Svoboda January 10 7 p.m. With Tibor Fischer and Amy Hill Hearth For errors and omissions, please e-mail calendar@tampabay.com. Reviews are written by Tampa Bay Times and tbt* staff. Our reviewers dine anonymously...
St. Petersburg Times, December 29, 2012
...on Saturday will be followed by a discussion. Other authors reading in the series include Jessica Anthony (Chopsticks), Amy Hill Hearth (Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society), Ben Lerner (Leaving the Atocha Station), Tony...
Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2012
...about taking chances in life and love. 'Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society' By Amy Hill Hearth Atria, $15 Naples, Fla., had never seen anything like Jackie Hart, a Yankee wife and mother who immediately stirs up the...
Durham Herald-Sun, December 2, 2012
...by Michael Morris (Tyndale Fiction, $13.99) “Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society” by Amy Hill Hearth (Simon and Schuster, $15) BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN dvaughan@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6563 Two new Southern...
Durham Herald-Sun, December 1, 2012
...by Michael Morris (Tyndale Fiction, $13.99) “Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society” by Amy Hill Hearth (Simon and Schuster, $15) BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN dvaughan@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6563 Two new Southern...
Welland Tribune, November 16, 2012
...really do, if our days were numbered?” Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society by Amy Hill Hearth Liked The Help? Try this funny story with southern sass. Jackie Hart, a wife from Boston, moves to Florida in 1962 and...