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Amy Hill Hearth

American Writer Specializing in Historical Fiction, Biographies, and Oral Histories. 117-Week New York Times Bestselling Author with the Delany Sisters of the oral history book Having Our Say. Honors include a Peabody Award, two American Library Association Notable Books, and the Septima Clark "Women in Literature" Award from the National Council for the Social Studies.

 
 
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Farewell to a Friend

April 23, 2014
A close friend died recently, apparently in her sleep, at the age of 54. She was divorced and lived alone. When her grown sons hadn’t heard from her for a few days, they went to check on her and found that she had passed away.

She and I had been great pals in college,  Read More 

The Delany Sisters and "Graveyard Talk"

April 9, 2014
The Delany Sisters, my old friends, had a delightful expression when referring to an important secret. They called it “graveyard talk,” or something you might say to a gravestone when no one else is around.

I think the world we live in needs more “graveyard talk,” especially since the advent of social media. I  Read More 
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