My Aunt’s Abortion, a series of poems and essays by Jane Rosenberg LaForge, details how an illegal abortion affected Jane’s family in the late 1960’s. It was published by BlazeVox [books].
You can order a copy directly from BlazeVox or through online book sellers.
The collection includes poems that have appeared in Writing in a Woman’s Voice; Pomona Valley Review; Spotlong Review;The Loch Raven Review; The Mark Literary Review; and other publications.
My Aunt’s Abortion is based on an essay by Jane published in The Smart Set, an online journal of arts and culture published by the Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University.
BlazeVOX, known for publishing experimental works of fiction, poetry, as well as literary criticism, has been operating since 1999. Founded as a student project at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y., the press operates out of Buffalo, N.Y. It is best known for publishing experimental fiction and poetry, and has been lauded by critics for the strength, attractiveness and eclectic selection of its poetry collections. It has published Rachel Blau DuPlessis; Jennifer Dick; Noah Eli Gordon; Cris Mazza; Corey Mesler; Tomaž Šalamun; and Ann Waldman, among others. More information is available here.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE….
Jane’s critically acclaimed novel, Sisterhood of the Infamous, has been named a finalist in the annual National Indie Excellence Awards.
The NIEA awards are judged by publishers, editors, authors, and designers in multiple categories, and are meant to promote books that are published by independent presses or are self-published. Sisterhood of the Infamous was named a finalist in regional (west) fiction.
Jane’s short story, “Storytelling,” will appear in the fall issue of The Adroit Journal.
In the 12 years since its founding by then-high school student Peter LaBerge, it has become one of the most selective literary journals in the country, according to American Literary Review. The story is scheduled to appear online in October.
