You’re polishing your nonfiction manuscript. Now what? How do you find a publisher? What about book promotion? In this session, two debut authors share their sometimes similar, often diverse experiences getting their books across the finish line. You will come away with the next steps that align with your personal strengths.

Jean Duffy is a nonfiction writer with published essays in the Boston Globe, Concord Monitor, WBUR Cognoscenti and other publications. Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023) is her first book. Jean can be found on the soccer field in Lexington, Massachusetts where her team, the Lexpressas, have been playing for some twenty years. When she’s not attacking the keyboard or flubbing a shot on goal, she might be consulting with nonprofits, helping people downsize, or doing crossword puzzles with her husband at their home in Somerville, Massachusetts. You can find Jean online at www.jeanduffy.com.

Bev Stohl is a nonfiction writer with published essays in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the MIT Press, Stethoscopes and Pencils, Chomsky.info, and on Reddit and other social media. Chris Lydon interviewed Bev on his Open Source radio show. Chomsky and Me: A Memoir (OR Books, 2023) is the story of her 24 years as Noam Chomsky’s assistant at MIT. Bev, Noam, and her dog Roxy have been featured in graphic novels, and animated in Michel Gondry’s 2013 film, Is the Man who is Tall Happy? Bev has performed stand-up comedy and appeared on TV news shows talking backward. She has dabbled in woodworking, and is mediocre at piano, guitar, and ukulele. You can find Bev online at www.facebook.com/ChomskyandMeAMemoir and www.instagram.com/ChomskyandMeAMemoir.