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For those concerned with genetic identity. Edited by @jaxbkjax for #NPEs #adoptees #DCP No ads/not for profit. Article shares and retweets are not endorsements.

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I’m excited to share that the anthology Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship will be published on June 23 by ELJ Editions. Learn more, preorder, and see the event schedule here: bkjacksonwriter.com/book
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Literary Titan@LiteraryTitanOct 12
What happens when everything you thought you knew about your family changes? Relative Strangers features 28 personal #essays exploring #adoption, donor conception, family secrets, #identity, and the search for belonging. #memoir #family amzn.to/4s6IewQ?utm_campaign…
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A Single Use Document - Severance Magazine

A Single Use Document - Severance Magazine

"I cannot remember what I lost, but that doesn't mean there was nothing to lose. She was my mother, and I was her child."

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A Conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer - Severance Magazine

A Conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer - Severance Magazine

A conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer, author of Wonderland: Memoir of a Black-market Adoption

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A Conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer - Severance Magazine

A Conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer - Severance Magazine

A conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer, author of Wonderland: Memoir of a Black-market Adoption

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Is This Nancy? - Severance Magazine

Is This Nancy? - Severance Magazine

After 59 years, a cold call changes everything for a man who was adopted twice before his first birthday.

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Thanks @LiteraryTitan for this thoughtful review of Relative Strangers. wp.me/p3cyvH-WxR
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@bkjackson@jaxbkjaxOct 7
It was an honor & a delight to talk about family secrets & identity with @RonitPlank on her Podcast, Let’s Talk Memoir. If you’re a memoirist who hasn’t listened or subscribed, I promise you’ll love her. Listen to the episode here: ronitplank.com/2026/10/06/le… @EmergeJournal
Episode 262 ft. Kate Jackson

Episode 262 ft. Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about discovering the family you were raised in was not what you thought, mourning the life we didn’t get a chance to live, writing about the...

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Boulder, Colorado friends, memoirist Susan Devan Harness will be in conversation with John Calderazzo at Trident Booksellers & Cafe on October 13. Join the conversation!
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I can't wait to be in conversation with Nina Lichtenstein, Aimee Seiff Christian, and Lisa Coppola in the Boston Area October 13 at 7pm. We'd love to see you there. RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-…
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In the Washington, DC area next weekend? Please come & join the conversation about family secrets, adoptee and NPE storytelling, DNA surprises, identity, and more. RSVP here: withfriends.co/.../relative_…...
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@bkjackson@jaxbkjaxSep 23
Denver-area folks: Award-winning memoirists & adoptee advocates Susan Devan Harness and Sara Easterly will be in conversation to discuss Susan’s essay in the anthology Relative Strangers. Tickets at eventbrite.com/e/susan-devan…
Susan Devan Harness with Sara Easterly Live at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove

Susan Devan Harness with Sara Easterly Live at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove

Join us for a great conversation about a new anthology on unknown biological families and the meaning of family.

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Learn more and reserve your seat here: villagewell.com/events/60730…
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@bkjackson@jaxbkjaxSep 7
Bucks County, PA folks, please join us tomorrow in Doylestown for a chat about family secrets, DNA surprises, identity, and the complexities of search and reunion.
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Join us at the Book Stall in Winnetka 8/30 for a conversation about DNA Surprises and family secrets.
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@bkjackson@jaxbkjaxAug 11
Join us in Miami to talk about family secrets, DNA surprises, adoptee storytelling, and identity at Books & Books Thursday at 7pm
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Thrilled that @ElectricLit published my roundup of books about discovering unknown close relatives. electricliterature.com/7-mem…
7 Memoirs About Discovering Close Relatives Late in Life - Electric Literature

7 Memoirs About Discovering Close Relatives Late in Life - Electric Literature

These books explore what happens when parents, siblings, and histories emerge from family secrets long buried

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Miami friends: Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gable where Dawn Davies and Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello will read and discuss their essays on August 13 at 7 pm. RSVP at the link below. eventbrite.com/e/relative-st…
Relative Strangers | An Evening with Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Relative Strangers | An Evening with Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Join authors Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello and Dawn Davies for the release of their work featured in a new anthology, RELATIVE STRANGERS.

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Chicago area friends...the Relative Strangers book tour comes to Highland Park this weekend. Please come out and cheer on contributors Christine Wolf and Sarah Leibov at a reading at Secret World Books, moderated by Robert K. Elder.
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B.K. Jackson presents Relative Strangers: An Anthology, with guest readers

B.K. Jackson presents Relative Strangers: An Anthology, with guest readers

Readings start at 7:00pm, with Kama Einhorn, Brian Gresko, Lisa Grunberger, Laura Jenkins, Christine Wolf, & B.K. (Kate) Jackson!

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Meeting Tracy - Severance Magazine

Meeting Tracy - Severance Magazine

An adoptee late in life meets the sister she didn't know she had and together they reimagine the future

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