Shebytches.com
On Barney, SMUMs and getting real...
I'll be the featured 'guest bytch' at the Canadian feminist site, Shebytches. They told me to cut loose, so I'll be ranting about Rebecca Eckler's recent article in the Globe and Mail the latest trend in motherhood…SMUMs.

Blooming Writer
A peek into Miss Babineau's garden…
Scots Bay resident, gardening expert, freelancing queen, friend to all kitties (and to me), Jodi DeLong, brings Miss B's garden to life by musing on what might have been in this wise woman's garden.

Incidental Pieces
A Process of Connections
A special essay with photos of the real-life birth house.

Incidental Pieces
The Birth Tour
I interview Ahri Golden, co-executive producer of The Birth Tour and Birth, an event and public radio documentary project that takes a close look at practices and perceptions of birth in the US.

Backstory
Where authors share the secrets, the truths, or just the illogical moments that sparked their fiction. Brought to you by M.J. Rose and Jessica Keener.

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Georgian Bay Today
Ami is interviewed by Georgian Bay Today's radio host, Christine Curtis
The interview will play at approximately 12:40 PM, Eastern (possibly a few minutes later).
You can hear it on 560 CFOS by surfing to http://www.560cfos.ca/
and clicking on "Listen Live". The show is called Georgian Bay Today.

Getting BOLD with Karen Brody
An interview with the playwright and creator of Birth and BOLD (Birth on Labor Day)

Saturday Morning Cuppa
Veronika Robinson, editor of The Mother magazine shares her thoughts as well as an interview with Ami!

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Milliner's Dream
A Doula educator (and woman of many hats - wife, mother, birth doula, postpartum doula & childbirth educator, student nurse, employee, advocate, writer, speaker, mentor, volunteer, etc.) shares her review of The Birth House.

Learning in Freedom Pt I
Ren asks questions about the origins of The Birth House, creativity, and how unschooling fits into the picture.

Learning in Freedom Pt II
Part two of Ren Allen's interview...she asks questions about muses, Anais Nin, novel writing, and the best and worst parts of publication.

Big News!
Karen Brody, playwright and creator of BOLD, has chosen The Birth House as the first pick for her BOLD book club.
Visit Incidental Pieces for an offical announcement and for information on how to join!

Incidental Pieces
I interview women's advocate, Sheila Kitzinger.
Sheila shares her insights on the status of women in the world today, how to heal (body and soul) after a difficult birth, and what it means to re-humanize birth. She tells it like it is!

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Giving Birth With Confidence @ Lamaze International
Ami is interviewed by Judith Lothian, a nurse and childbirth educator with more than 30 years of experience, and co-author of The Official Lamaze Guide. (They chat about the restoration of the "real" birth house, the place of birth within the community, how birth is played out in fiction, and how her characters reflect the past and present.)