AND Ohio takes on LaDene Faye Howell!

The I Never Do This Rust Belt Book Tour

Let’s celebrate the birth of a new Ohio heroine, LaDene Faye Howell, whose singular voice is heard during her confession in the police lock-up of the small town of Marietta, Ohio, located on an oxbow of the Muskingum River. As the star of I Never Do This: A Novel, this native daughter has lots to say after years of keeping quiet and a unique way of telling it too. The novel is a tribute to our younger generation, now in their 20s, and the yearning for a life that includes love and just a little understanding.

A resident of Bowling Green, author Anesa Miller is a past recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship for creative writing. Sibylline Press, the publisher of the brilliant work of women authors over 50, is booking events for her in May and beyond in Ohio. At these events, you’ll hear LaDene firsthand when Anesa brings her to life. Check out the video here.

Let’s do this Ohio! (For booked events, please click here or visit our events page.)

“…a masterful novel, inhabited by a voice so fearless and compassionate, urgent and heartland-true, that its music and message stay with you long, long after the final page. Indeed, I Never Do This is one of those rare books that makes you want to read it all over again, so compelling and beautifully limned are the characters.” —Brandon R. Schrand, Author of The Enders Hotel: A Memoir

I Never Do This: A Novel by Anesa Miller
IBSN: 9781960573988, $17
Published by Sibylline Press
April 16, 2024
Distributed to the book trade by Publishers Group West/Ingram
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