About the Author

Jordan Toma is A Motivational Speaker, Financial Advisor and a real estate investor "But it hasn't always been this easy" My life has been a roller-coaster with this "Learning Disability" and I let it control my confidence and outlook on life for the first 18 years. I let it define me - it became a permanent label stuck to my shirt every day. I will give you an idea of what I mean. You know when you are attending a conference and they give you a name tag to pin to your shirt? As far as I was concerned I had a permanent name tag. But mine said "You're not as smart as everyone else. You can't do this". This happened to me because of my experience in school and it grew roots into everything I did. I would feel helpless in class. I struggled to understand why I couldn't just pick up information like everyone else. I remember sitting in class telling myself I am going to try really hard to understand everything in class today just like everyone else and be a normal student, but I just couldn't grasp it! I was made fun of because sometimes I had to have special lessons. Other students, even so called "friends" called me dumb. I let this problem control me until I graduated in 2008. I was accepted into a life changing program called The Step Ahead. I remember moving in filled with fear and anxiety. I went into the bathroom looked at myself in the mirror and promised myself I was going to change. I knew I couldn't let this label last forever. After that I started building a foundation of confidence and belief in myself brick by brick. It has brought me to where I am today. This journey has just started for me but now I believe it's time to help young students that can relate to my story. My objective is to create the foundations of the belief, the confidence, the work ethic and everything that you need to become the best you can be now and not let anything ever get in your way. Now it's time to make up for lost time.

About the Author

Caitriona Drexler, known to her readers as Tri, is a data-driven art historian by day and a genre-hopping indie author by night. As an art history graduate, Tri started her career in data acquisition for an art database. Although art had always fascinated her, she couldn't find the spark to ignite her passion.

It took a traumatic breakup to discover a hidden talent for storytelling. Tri had always been an avid reader and daydreamer, and she found solace in the stories she created in her mind. One day, she took a leap of faith and self-published her first novel, beginning her journey as an indie author. And thus a new obsession was born - writing epic love stories full of spice.

Tri hails from New Jersey, where she lives with her husband, son, and two cats.

Come to Chapter One, June 15th from 10am to 12pm to meet Jane Rubin and get your signed copy of her novels, IN THE HANDS OF WOMEN and THREADBARE!

About the Book

“In Threadbare, Rubin weaves a vivid tapestry of hope, heartbreak, and resilience amid breath-stopping challenges, opening a window to a transformative time in women’s history.” -Audrey Blake, USA bestselling author, The Girl in his Shadow, The Surgeon’s Daughter

Threadbare recounts the story of an innocent but tenacious young girl who chooses marriage to Abe, a lonely widower, rather than follow her farming community north as urban development transforms rural Harlem. Convinced Abe will help her attend high school on the Lower East Side, she faces a rude awakening to the filth and disease of the tenements. Through the following decades, Tillie turns her energy and intelligence to partnering with Abe as he builds a thriving button business while she and her neighbor Sadie launch a unique garment company. Pushing back against anti-Semitic values dominating the time, she acquires wealth only to have her life upended by a devastating, unforeseen challenge.

About the Author

Jane Loeb Rubin’s research of the history of New York City, its ultra-conservative reproductive laws, and the state of medicine during that era has culminated in a suspenseful, fast-paced, historical fiction series. Her engaging characters confront the shifting role of midwives, the dangers of pregnancy, the infamous Blackwell’s Workhouse, and the perilous road to financial success. In the Hands of Women (Level Best Books) is Ms. Rubin’s debut novel. Her previous publications include her essay memoir, Almost a Princess, My Life as a Two Time Cancer Survivor, and numerous essays in trade journals.

About the Books

This Never Happened: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson

What is the REAL story behind the death of baseball icon Christy Mathewson? Why has it remained a secret

all these years? It all traces to a true-life military secret. Wartime propaganda. A massive coverup. A dead

reporter's buried notes. A lost journal. A secret code. Award-winning writer Adam Wallace and his friend

Jason Drumm are on the trail, and you won't believe what they discover. But maybe you should.

The GameKeepers: Whitewash, Blackmail, and Baseball’s Darkest Secrets

A National Pastime subject to recurring scandals and embarrassments. A secret society of Baseball elders

dedicated to protecting the Game. A secret repository. Failsafe security. It worked perfectly for nearly a

century. But then.... Enter Liz Fairchild and baseball sleuth Adam Wallace, with the fate of the game literally

in their hands.

Doubleday Doubletake: One Ball, Three Strikes, One Man Out

Civil War hero Abner Doubleday was long credited with inventing baseball in Cooperstown in 1839. Now,

baseball historians say he was just a foil masking a conspiracy by Albert Spalding and others to lay claim

to the game, perhaps for nefarious purposes. Baseball sleuth Adam Wallace is called on to put the

Doubleday myth to the test. But he's not the only one on Abner's trail!

The Federal Case

A century old legal battle between Major League Baseball and the upstart Federal League. An old contract,

once lost, now found. Young night-schooled lawyer Andy Dennum takes on the baseball establishment, the

law firm that fired him, and a mystery from his own past. At stake? Major League Baseball's business

model, and Andy's future as a lawyer. You win some, you lose some. Some get rained out. Especially in

Kansas City.

The Keystone Corner: Thomas Edison Turns Two

Thomas Edison didn’t invent baseball any more than Abner Doubleday did. But his little-known love of the

game might hold the key to unlocking a surprising secret. Join Andy Dennum and Keiley Barefoot as they

chart a path through art, science, business, bureaucrats, baseball ... and history. See if you can make it to

the keystone corner.

About the Author

JB Manheim is Professor Emeritus at The George Washington University, where he

developed the world's first degree-granting program in political communication and was

later founding director of the School of Media & Public Affairs. In 1995 he was named

Professor of the Year for the District of Columbia. He learned his love of baseball

watching Dizzy Dean on the Game of the Week and huddling with his grandfather for

warmth on July nights at The Mistake By The Lake, AKA, Cleveland Municipal Stadium,

and renewed it when the National Pastime finally returned to the Nation's Capital.

Manheim brings to life his expertise in propaganda and strategic communication

through his fictional stories of baseball behind the scenes. His writing will lead you to

question whether what you think you know about the history of the game and about the

powers who control it is real, or whether it's just a carefully nurtured product of lies,

deceptions, misdirection, and propaganda. JB Manheim is a member of the Society for

American Baseball Research, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America, and

International Thriller Writers.

About the Book

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Can the political be way too personal? What if most radical activists are trying to change their lives by changing the whole country?

When Jesse Watters set out to interview a few dozen radical activists to find out where their wild ideas came from, he discovered two things that shocked him:

First, he liked these people.

Second, their political positions were not primarily from books, teachers, or other activists. They originated in personal drama. Most of these people didn’t need legislation. They needed a therapist.

In Get It Together, the number one New York Times bestselling author and Fox News primetime host takes on Wokeism in a way no one else has. Through a series of (sometimes very) personal interviews with some of the most radical activists in the country, Watters discovers that these activists may be overlooking the most important change they need to make—within themselves.

From activists working for climate change salvation, Black supremacy, and social justice to a professional cuddler and a transwoman who identifies as a wolf, Watters shows how many well-intentioned Americans have bought into causes invented and run by people who are illogical, emotional, and ill-informed.

Through their stories, Watters uncovers common threads—childhood traumas, broken relationships, and a lack of introspection. What if the people obsessed with the end of the world are just hurting from how this one has treated them? What if that, rather than ideological disagreements, is the deeper root of our country’s political divide?

Funny, fresh, and fascinating, Get It Together is sure to spark important conversations, and to inspire us to see one another not as political opponents, but as real and broken human beings.

About the Author

Jesse Watters serves as the co-host of The Five and the host of Jesse Watters Primetime, the two highest-rated cable news shows in America. Jesse rose to fame as a producer and correspondent for The O’Reilly Factor, which showcased his comedic street interviews, aggressive confrontations, and entertaining adventures all across the country. His autobiography, How I Saved the World, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Born in Philadelphia, Jesse graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, with a bachelor’s degree in history.

About Deirdre’s House

Deirdre’s House, formerly known as the Deirdre O'Brien Child Advocacy Center, is the Child Advocacy Center for Morris County's child victims of abuse and/or neglect and children who have witnessed violence. Child Advocacy Centers (CAC’s) are child focused programs that coordinate the multi-disciplinary investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse cases. Deirdre’s House is the only site in Morris County where a child victim can be interviewed and digitally recorded by law enforcement, medically examined and treated by pediatric child abuse specialist, prepared for trial, and provided with counseling services, all under one roof. All services are provided in English and Spanish and are free of charge. Deirdre's House provides a secure, nurturing, home-like environment that lessens the trauma and provides a source of healing, hope, and justice for children who have suffered abuse and/or neglect.

Since opening our doors in 1996, Deirdre's House has provided services to child victims from each town in Morris County. If the Center did not exist, children would have to be interviewed at a police facility, examined in a hospital emergency room, counseled at yet another location, and speak with many individuals thus increasing the impact of trauma and stress in their life. At Deirdre's House, the child friendly environment, staff, and trauma informed professionals help children and families navigate this difficult time with specialized care and understanding.

About the Novel

Everything changes for Sarah the day Nebuchadnezzar’s army storms Jerusalem. In an instant, her peaceful life on the farm is ripped away: her city sacked, her temple desecrated, her people enslaved. Marched across unforgiving desert sands to Babylon, Sarah — and what remains of the Judean people — must find a way to keep their faith alive in a new and unforgiving home.

Displaced within an empire of strange gods and unimaginable wealth, Sarah and her descendants bear witness to palace intrigue, betrayal, brutal sacrifice, regicide, and a new war brewing in the east. Through every trial, the Hebrew people attempt to preserve their religion. Uri, Sarah’s son, works as a scribe, transcribing incredible stories of prophets and visions, Creation and Exodus… stories that establish the central tenets of the Hebrew faith.

The novel raises provocative questions about assimilation versus maintaining religious tradition, issues of intermarriage, the rights of property, the compiling of early Biblical stories, and the painful choices that contributed to the longevity of the Jewish people.

About the Author

Michelle Cameron’s third book, Beyond the Ghetto Gates, was published by She Writes Press in April 2020 and awarded a Silver Medal in the Historical Fiction category by the Independent Book Publishers (IPPY), won First Place, Best of Category for the Chanticleer Goethe Awards and was a finalist in the 2020 Foreword Indies. As Napoleon Bonaparte campaigns in Italy in 1796-7, he frees the country’s Jews from their repressive ghetto. This unleashes a clash of cultures between Jews and Catholics, resulting in bloody riots, murder attempts, and even star-crossed love…

Her first historical novel, The Fruit of Her Hands: the Story of Shira of Ashkenaz was published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, in September 2009. Based on the life of the author’s thirteenth-century ancestor, Meir ben Baruch of Rothenberg, a renowned Jewish scholar of medieval Europe, this is the richly dramatic fictional story of Rabbi Meir’s wife, Shira, a devout but rebellious woman who preserves her religious traditions as she and her family witness the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe.

Michelle’s first full-length novel in verse, In the Shadow of the Globe, was published by Lit Pot Press, Inc., in late 2003. It was named as the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2003-4 Winter Book Selection. In addition, it has been a performance piece in various venues, including the Stella Adler Studio of Acting’s Shakespeare Benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, as part of the Drew University’s colloquium, Shakespeare in Performance II, the 2004 College of Saint Elizabeth’s Alumnae/i Weekend (acted by Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey actors), the Vintage Players, and at the Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway in Cape May in 2005.

Michelle will have two new books published in the next two years. Babylon: a novel of Jewish Exile & Return, will be published in the fall of 2023 by Wicked Son Press. This is the multi-generational Biblical saga of Sarah, her children and grandchildren, exiled to Babylon when King Nebuchadnezzar’s army conquers Judea and destroys the Temple. The novel also tells the story of Nebuchadnezzar’s ambitious children: their prescient dreams, interpreted by Daniel the prophet, palace intrigues, betrayal, and even regicide.

Napoleon’s Mirage, the sequel to Beyond the Ghetto Gates, will be published in the spring of 2024 by She Writes Press. A year after Beyond the Ghetto Gates concludes, Daniel and Christophe head to an unknown destination with General Bonaparte’s forces as Mirelle realizes the consequences of being a “ruined woman.” Napoleon and his men must face a harsh and unforgiving landscape, questions of loyalty and faith, and new, implacable foes.

Michelle is a director of The Writers Circle, which offers creative writing to kids and adults in Summit, South Orange, Maplewood, Montclair and Morristown. She teaches novel classes to adults and classes to children and teens in Summit, NJ and virtually. She is also a freelance writer and editor, handling everything from corporate writing to creative editing.

Michelle lives in New Jersey with her husband. She has two grown sons of whom she is inordinately proud.

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Angela Brown’s Olivia Strauss is Running Out of Time! The event will begin at 6:30pm and end at 8:00pm. A reading from Angela Brown will take place at 7:00pm.

About the Author:

Angela Brown’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, Real Simple, and other publications. She holds an MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Angela lives in New Jersey with her husband and two young children, where she is currently at work on her second novel.

About the Novel:

“If you knew the date when you would die, would you change the way you live?” In her winning, often hilarious, and deeply felt debut, OLIVIA STRAUSS IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME (Little A; January 1, 2024), novelist Angela Brown asks this question as she explores the complexities of aging, adult friendships, reinvention, and learning to live well.

Olivia Strauss is turning 39. Not a major milestone and no midlife crisis in sight, she assumes she has decades to check the unchecked boxes of her life’s to-do list. Olivia still considers herself to be young despite the occasionally catty ageist comments from the other neighborhood moms who gather to gossip and sell beauty products over cold glasses of wine at their kitchen islands. And she’s mostly content in the stable home shared with her college sweetheart and their young son.

That is until Olivia’s best friend—eccentric, single, city-dwelling Marian, who is living the life Olivia still covets—gives her an unusual birthday present that turns both of their lives upside down: a visit to a trendy wellness clinic for a state-of-the-art genetic test that can predict the exact date of one’s death. The test—real or not—forces Olivia to examine her life and ask herself what she might do differently if her time were to end sooner than expected.

Olivia takes inventory of her as yet unfinished dreams and fast tracks some of them, reigniting the romantic spark in her marriage, spending more quality time with her son, switching careers, learning to cook, and even dyeing her hair a bright bohemian pink.

OLIVIA STRAUSS IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME is a heartfelt comedy of errors about the challenges of aging, embracing the moment, and living our best lives. When confronted with her own ‘expiration date,’ Olivia is forced to stop making excuses and face one life-changing fact: no matter your age, there is always time to start over.

In a personal twist, several years ago Brown, whose writing has appeared in Real Simple and the New York Times, found herself wondering what 40 ‘should’ look like. Soon after, covid closed down the world and offered her the opportunity to re-engage her own dream of becoming a writer. She gave herself one year to finish a novel before her 40th birthday. And OLIVIA STRAUSS was born! Readers of Maria Semple’s Today Will Be Different or Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will flock to Olivia and her fellow cast of quirky characters.

Please join us for our official grand opening!!