Let’s do the book club on Thursday, November 14 at 7:30. I will put the zoom link and passcode on the events page. Please go to that tab and log on. I can’t wait to meet you all over zoom. We can talk about Shred Sisters or just talk trash. Can’t wait.
R.S.V.P. please let me know if you can make it.
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Betsy Lerner 
Just put it on my calendar…can’t wait!
Yes please thank you. I feel like I’m at the cool kids’ table.
I’m in.
Bobbi here. I keep coming up as anonymous. So, again, I’m in.
You aren’t anon you are cheesecakesecretly. Which is a good way to eat it cuz you don’t have to share. 😉
yes- I am in
It’s in my calendar. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
I’ll be in the right time zone but with crap wifi. Crossing fingers it will cooperate. It’s Damhnait btw. I too seem to be stuck on anon.
Yep!
I put it on my calendar, and so excited!
I’m in! The reviews Kirkus, WPO,
all incredible. Excited to meet you.
Time zone?
east coast time
count me in! (Hudson in Beantown)
I’m in! Can’t wait to see everybody. 😘 (This is Teri Carter, if I also appear as anonymous)
Yes. Looking forward to it!
Could you also send a reminder closer to the date?
I love SHRED SISTERS!! It captures the difficult dynamic of some sister relationships like no other book I have ever read. (Is it something about New Haven? As soon as I started reading it, I thought Betsy Lerner sure sounds like someone who’s from New Haven, and Bingo, Hamden even, which is where I grew up too!) Love love love your book, very inspiring.
thank you so much. You made my day!! From one New Haven girl to another.
Carol Horton in Georgia here. I’m in, too! I’m very excited about it!
John C. Krieg
I have received my copy today and looked over some random pages which are the quality that I expected. I have no doubt that I will write a glowing review and have at least one online zine that will run it.
My question is: Is it okay to post that link here, or would you prefer not? It’s not my intention to co-opt your blog site.
Please advise.
It’s been a long while since I’ve been here, but reading the reviews of your novel has brought me back! Honestly, I only rarely read books published after around 1970, but I’ll be reading yours, in part because I perhaps could have written it myself: my older brother is mentally disabled and my parents appointed me his Trustee and guardian. I’ve lived with this tragedy for more than 40 years. I’d like to join the call on 14 November.
I’ll be there. Donna Barten
Welcome back and please join. The link will be on my events page in the blog. And I’ll post a reminder closer to the date.
What a wonderful evening at Judson Church. It was a conversation I sorely needed, having lost my writing community during a decade on my knees. I felt cosseted by you, and Patti and Chloe, celebrating the work, loving the work, and each other, buoying me up without knowing it. I came home with Shred Sisters, knowing I’m not the only late bloomer. Tonight, I dive in. Remembering your kindness. Jax Peters Lowell
would love to see you on 11/14! count me in!
Looking forward to it! So sad i missed the new york event!
xo h
I’m in! Can’t wait! Thank you. – Carilyn
I’m in! Just finished “Shred Sisters” and I’m up to page 50 on the second reading. Looking forward to meeting you.
Can new fans you don’t even know join the zoom? I haven’t read the book yet, but hope to by the time we meet! (Denise)
Everyone is welcome at the Lerner Home for Wayward Children.
Hope to see you there!
❤️
I am in!
Hi Betsy,
I devoured Shred Sisters. What a triumph! Not sure how to access events page. I want to be in your book club.
Thanks,
Gail Duberchin
This from Betsy’s email this morning: Here is the link to the events tab on the website and click on our event. That should take you the zoom page.
It’s tomorrow at 7:30. Go to the events tab on my website and the zoom link is there! Hope to see you then.
Hi Betsy,
I want to thank you for the inspiration Shred Sisters and the book club online gave me. I hope you will do that again and please continue the blog.
Onto another subject. I ordered the book at my local library–Wilmette, Illinois. It took 2 months for me to get a copy. I read it right away and am told that I need to return it after the 3 weeks because other patrons want it!
I will be shortly sending this review to Goodreads (as I refuse to pay $50 to Amazon to write a review). Hope the review is all right with you.
Shred Sisters is a love letter to anyone who has suffered or is suffering because a family member is addicted to a destructive way of life. It is clear that Lerner accepts and loves all of her characters unconditionally. Her honest in-depth portrayal of her characters takes readers on an emotional roller coaster ride, giving each character an equal dose of sympathy and empathy without prejudice. Though some character responses may feel outrageous and seemingly without cause, Lerner makes it clear that everyone is doing their very best under difficult, often tense circumstances. On the sentence level, Lerner offers a rare completeness that gives readers a total understanding of each character’s internal emotional response. The ending of the story is as inevitable as it is surprising, making the book an enjoyable read from start to finish. All accolades are well deserved!
Gail Duberchin