Welcome!
Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got. – Philip Jose Farmer
Women enjoy getting together at parties to buy jewelry, handbags, and make up. I would like to add books to that list.
As I wrote this book, I imagined both the characters and readers as if they were sitting with me having a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Now, I’m hoping to make the conversation real.
If you are in a book club and would like to choose We’ve Come Undone as a selection or if you have a group of friends who like to talk about books, writing, and the kinds of issues explored in the story, let’s have a book party! Contact me at jmtramontano@gmail.com. A Kindle e book is available.
I have become involved in programs to make people aware of the extent books are being banned. Although there is a week in September devoted to making people aware, the growing problem is a real danger to all of us and fighting against it needs to be a year-round mission.
This from the PEN AMERICA 100 website:
Many Americans may conceive of challenges to books in schools in terms of reactive parents, or those simply concerned after thumbing through a paperback in their child’s knapsack or hearing a surprising question about a novel raised by their child at the dinner table. However, the large majority of book bans underway today are not spontaneous, organic expressions of citizen concern. Rather, they reflect the work of a growing number of advocacy organizations that have made demanding censorship of certain books and ideas in schools part of their mission.
- From July 2021 to June 2022, PEN America’s Index of School Book Banslists 2,532 instances of individual books being banned, affecting 1,648 unique book titles.
- Bans occurred in 138 school districts in 32 states. These districts represent 5049 schools, with a combined enrollment of 4 million students
- The 1,648 titles are by 1,261 different authors, 290 illustrators, and 18 translators, impacting the literary, scholarly, and creative work of 1,553 people altogether.
2022
There have been several programsheld in the Saratoga Springs area. To launch the little Liberty Book Library in the courtyard of Caffe Lena, a library of banned books, I participated in a program on August 24, 2022 dedicated to raising awareness of the extent of the problem. I encourage everyone who wants to maintain a free society to become involved
A second program took place at the Crandell Library in Glens Falls on September 19, 2022
Now, I encourage you to continue your book clubs using Zoom or some other digital platform. It may not be as cozy but with a glass of wine or cup of tea or hugging a friend, but it can be the next best thing. Contact me. I’ll be there if I’m able. I look forward to hearing from you.
Other 2022 events:
Saratoga Book Festival Literary Marketplace
Saratoga Civic Center
October 22, 9:30-2PM
Saratoga, NY
Social Justice Center Poetry Feature
November 17 7:00PM
Albany, NY
2021
Professor Java’s SanctuaryCafé Reading
December 1, 7PM
Colonie, NY
Caffe Lena Poetry Feature
December 1, 2021 7pm
Saratoga Springs, NY
2019
Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza Reading and Book Signing
October 11, 6-8 pm
Albany, NY
Berkshire Lakes Book Club
December 10, 10-11:30 am
WCA Book Club
Fiddlers Creek
February 13, 2020 1130 -130 pm
May 21, 10AM-11AM
Schenectady Today TV Show
Proctors Theater
Schenectady, NY
May 22, 5PM-8PM
Albany Book Release Party
14 Brookwood Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
May 27, 7PM-9PM
Adelaide Book Night
KGB Bar, 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003
May 29, 7PM-9PM
The Strand Book Store
828 Broadway at 12th Ave
New York, NY 10003
Reading introduced by Adelaide publisher Stevan Nikolic. I had the pleasure to read with Australian writer Judyth Emanuel. It was a lovely experience all around
May 29-31
Book Expo
Javits Center
655 W 34th St
New York NY 10001
June 1-2
BookCon
655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001
2019
April 18, 2PM-4PM
Private Book Party
Naples, FL
March 24, 1PM-5PM
Naples Book Release Party
14693 Sonoma Blvd, Naples, FL 34114
March 26, 11 AM-12:30PM
Woman’s Cultural Alliance
Reading and Book Signing
Fiddler’s Creek Club House, 3470 Club Center Blvd, Naples, FL 34114
March 16, 9AM-2PM
Marco Island Writers Book Fair
Mackle Park Community Center
Marco Island, Florida
February 15, 2017 2PM-3PM
Meet the Author
South Regional Library
Lely Cultural Blvd
Naples, FL
2017
January 5, 10:30-12:30
New Book Club: Naples Women who Love To Read Discussion hosted by Janet Weingarten
Very lively book club discussion Many thanks to the book club members who read the book so closely and had so many interesting things to say about the characters, the times, and of course their own experiences. Channeled the Grandma as much as possible with a very close facsimile of her noodle kugel courtesy of Linda O’Neil’s fabulous recipe!
January 20, 2:00-4:00
Book Talk on Writing a Novel. Reading excerpts from the novel in progress. Hosted by Carol Fahl at Riviera Gulf Club
2014
January 11, 1:00-4:00
Naples Writers Book Signing
Spanky’s Speakeasy Naples, FL
February 8, 7:00-11:00
Naples Writers Book Sale
St. Paul’s Church, Davis Avenue, Naples, FL
March 8, 12:00-4:00
Marco Island Writers Guild Author Fest
Lutheran Church, N. Collier Blvd. Marco Island, FL
March 22, 10:00-12:00
Gulf Coast Writers Guild Awards Ceremony
Lutheran Church, Ft. Myers, FL
Matruschka Dolls poem contest award winner
April 10, 2:00-4:00
Literary Tea and Reading hosted by Jean-Marie Baldwin in Naples, FL
May 21, 4:30-5:30
Book Group Discussion hosted by Susan Becker Naples FL
June 22, 3:00
Sunday Four POETRY Reading Old Songs Community Center
Voorheesville, NY
2013
January 6, 9:45
Book Club, Naples, FL
May 21, 10:00
Book Club, Poestenkill, NY
May 30, 7:00
Book Club, Temple Beth Emeth, Albany, NY
October 16, 7:00
Book Club, Glenmont, NY
October 19, 1:00-4:00
Guilderland Public Library Local Author Book Fair
November 24, 2:00-4:00
Hudson Valley Writers Guild, Community of Writers Schenectady Public Library
2012
February 29, 5:30
Book Party, Naples FL
April 2, Noon
Book Party, FL
April 12, 7:30
Book Party, Broomall, PA
April 21
WordFest, The Linda, Albany, NY
April 28
Poetry Reading, Saratoga NY
May 3
Book Party, Lexington, MA
May 16
Finishing Line Press Poetry Reading
Arboretum, Delmar, NY 
June 2, 1-3
Publishing Workshop, East Greenbush Library, NY
June 10
Finishing Line Press Reading, Roe Jan Library, Hillsdale, NY
June 13, 7:00
Guest speaker, Albany Public Library Annual Meeting 
June 27, 7:00
Book Party, Duanesburg, NY
September 11, 7:00
Book Club, Glenmont, NY
September 20, 7:30
American Italian Heritage Museum and
September 21, 6:30
Paternal Nocturne reading, Roe Jan Library, Hillsdale, NY
September 27, 2:00
Book Club, Delmar, NY
November 11, 4:00
Book Party, Lexington, MA
2011
September 10, 2:00
Book Release Party Albany, NY
September 13,15
Aids Council Book Sale
September 17, 2:00
Living Walls Reading
NYS Museum
October 15, 2:00
Hudson Valley Writer’s Guild Community of Writers Reading
Albany Public Library
October 16, 3:00
Book Party Chatham, NY
November 3, 6:00
Book Party Latham, NY
November 5, 3:00
Reading Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
November 10, 7:00
Book Party, Niskayuna, NY
November 11
Reading Women’s Building, Albany, NY
November 17, 6:30
Reading East Line Books, Clifton Park
November 20, 2:00
Book Party, Alexandria, Va
November 22
Schenectady Today Show Cable TV
November 26, 2:00
Albany Institute of History and Art
December 4, 1:00
Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy,NY
December 7, 7:30
Poetry Reading, Cafe Lena, Saratoga, NY
Reader’s Cafe 
Standing On The Corner Of Lost And Found. . . .hm.m.m.m Sounds like a place that most of has been, huh? Great blog and keep it going! Hope you’re having a successful book signing tour!
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Yes, the title seems to resonate with everyone! Thanks for your comment. I’m sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I’ve been remiss in checking comments. This whole blog/ social media thing is brand new to me.
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