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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · 15h

My mentee Fatima just evacuated from Gaza on a scholarship and is trying to raise money to support her family back home through two one-hour tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) classes next weekend. Information on how to sign up is at the end of her video.

www.instagram.com/reel/DPkTLBm...

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thanks but I don't have the budget for that! The press markets and I'll do the basics. We also plan to have a way for animal protection organizations to use it as a fundraiser. Right now I'm still focused on outreach for my novel RING that came out in January. No publicist budget for that either 🙂

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Aug 17

Cover reveal for my next book, due out from Bancroft Press in October 2026! Huge thanks to illustrator Nikki Attree for the drawing and Christine Van Bree for cover design! See more of Nikki's drawings here: nikkiattree.net

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thanks to Hudson Review for including RING in its Ode to the Indies summer fiction review! It's not Ring's best review, but it makes me feel avant garde! Are you one of the very curious readers the reviewer recommends the book to, because you want to read a book unlike any you've read before?

https://hudsonreview.com/2025…

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Aug 9

This account is for my books but I stopped posting about my novel because who cares during a holocaust? Here's the link to my recommended reading list on complicated grief and traumatic loss, including a book by Mosab Abu-Toha, with a link at the end to read part of my novel online. Compromise.

The best books about complicated grief: fiction, memoir, and poetry on coping with traumatic loss

Michelle Lerner shares the 5 best books on Fiction, memoir, and poetry on traumatic loss. Have you read Kitchen?

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jul 20

Promoting another LGBTQ-owned bookstore. You can order my book or just about any other book online through Reach and Teach instead of through Amazon (or shop there in person if you're near San Carlos, CA-- they carry my book and many others in their store as well).
#ReachAndTeach

Reach And Teach

shop.reachandteach.com

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jul 16

My novel RING takes place outside Attawapiskat, Ontario. The band Midnight Shine isn't well known in the US but is great and its lead singer Adrian Sutherland is from Attawapiskat. This video shows some of the beauty of the area. My other favorites are Northern Man and their cover of Heart of Gold.

Midnight Shine - Leather Skin (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Adrian Sutherland

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jul 6

Promoting another LGBTQ-owned bookstore, this time Spoke & Word Books in Milwaukie, Oregon. I'm posting the link to my own book on their website, but you can order most books from them instead of Amazon. And if you're in Oregon, you can go to the store itself!

Ring by Michelle Lerner | Spoke & Word Books

A Novel

www.spokeandwordbooks.com

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jul 2

My novel Ring is carried by a number of LGBTQ and woman owned bookstores, most of which have online ordering. I highly encourage ordering all your books from these stores instead of Amazon. Today I'm sharing the direct order link at Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia, now part of Philly AIDS Thrift.

Books - Queer Books

Ring takes you on an unforgettable odyssey through the depths of human emotion, from the hollows of grief to the heights of newfound hope. In the backdrop of a snow-covered sanctuary designed to aid t...

www.queerbooks.com

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 30

Saw my book in the wild at Princeton public library! It looks thin next to the other books (it's paperback, and under 200 pages) but that means it's a quick read! #quickreads #lgbtqbooks #griefbooks #librariesrock

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 27

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 26

Libraries are so important. I can't think of anywhere I'd rather see my books. The Trump administration is attempting to destroy their federal funding which would devastate them. EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today! action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!

Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...

action.everylibrary.org

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you to The New School for including Ring in its list of 8 books by TNS authors to read this summer! The plot description is off-kilter but I appreciate the inclusion and am adding some of the other books to my TBR list!

Cool Books for the Warm Weather Months: Eight Recent Titles from New School Writers — Center for New York City Affairs

It’s summertime, and the reading is meaty.

www.centernyc.org

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 17

Author Emmeline Chang's video review of Ring!

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 15

It feels small to post this now, but the Amazon links for Ring were fixed so the kindle version is back with the paperback and audio. The paperback is also available elsewhere, but right now the ebook and audiobook are only available on Amazon/Kindle/Audible. I don't have control over this.

Ring: A Novel

Ring: A Novel - Kindle edition by Lerner, Michelle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ring: A Novel.

www.amazon.com

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 5

I'm always surprised (and grateful) when I find Ring reviewed on blogs. It's also interesting how bloggers and reviewers gender the main character. I've seen every mainstream pronoun used.

Book Addict Readers

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Jun 1

Pleased my novel Ring is included in the Trans Librarian database. translibrarian.com/books/ring/

#lgbtqbooks

Ring

After their 23-year-old daughter dies mysteriously in a desert of the West while assisting immigrants, a middle-aged non-binary person from the Midwest leaves everything behind, including their job an...

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · May 25

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · May 21

After some technical issue, the Kindle version of Ring is available again, though currently only on Amazon, and for some reason listed separately. Link below. It's also on sale for $4.99. Hopefully it will soon be on Bookshop.org now that they're carrying ebooks.

Ring: A Novel

Ring: A Novel - Kindle edition by Lerner, Michelle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ring: A Novel.

www.amazon.com

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · May 18

and this is her experience of famine www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

My nephew asks if he will eat meat only in heaven. I struggle to answer

The most difficult aspect of the famine in Gaza is having to explain it to little children.

www.aljazeera.com

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · May 18

This is also by Hala, about what she herself has been through. wearenotnumbers.org/how-trauma-b... This is one young woman, who happens to be a writer and can share her story well in English. There are more than 2 million of these stories. This hell has to end.

How trauma became part of our lives - We Are Not Numbers

Living in Gaza means living in a constant state of fear, which took root with the first blast.

wearenotnumbers.org

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · May 18

electronicintifada.net/content/may-...

May Ruaa’s memory be forever green

Our radiant friend would not want us to feel pain when mentioning her name.

electronicintifada.net

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · May 8

My novel Ring is available. The ebook is missing from Amazon and BN temporarily, but the paperback is available from both and Bookshop tinyurl.com/ringonbookshop, the audiobook is on Kindle, and all formats are at libraries. You can make a request to your local library or bookstore to carry it. 📖

Ring: A Novel

A Novel

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Apr 21

#grief, #depression, #healing, #lgbtbooks

michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · Apr 21

deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/q-wi...

Q&A with Michelle Lerner

Michelle Lerner is the author of the new novel Ring . She also has written the poetry chapbook Protection . She liv...

deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com

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