"Julianna Baggott enjoys living on the knife edge between hilarity and heartbreak and that makes her a writer after my own heart." - Richard Russo, winner of the Pulitzer Prize		NEWS: Oscar-winner Kate Winslet and Bradley Cooper have signed on to star in the film version of Julianna's collaborative novel, WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU, co-written with Steve Almond. Susanne Bier is set to direct. Click here to read Julianna's piece first printed in Real Simple, reprinted at CNN.com, about writing a love letter for a stanger on a plane. Click here to read Julianna's piece at NPR.org about the sex-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and Catholic identity. Click here to read Julianna's recent Op-Ed in The Washington Post on sexism in the publishing industry. Click here to listen to the follow up interview on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin. Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senior Editor for The Atlantic, picked Julianna's poem, "Mary Todd on her Deathbed", which is published in Lizzie Borden in Love for the Culture page on TheAtlantic.com web site. And here is another poem, entitled "Monica Lewinsky thinks of Bill Clinton While Standing Naked in Front of a Hotel Mirror". And just the other day, Ta-Nehisi selected "How It Begins" which appears in Julianna's first collection, This Country of Mothers from Southern Illinois University Press. Click here to request a free .pdf version of Julianna Baggott's first collection of poems, THIS COUNTRY OF MOTHERS, in its entirety. Thank you Southern Illinois University Press! This file will open in Adobe Reader. (If you have problems with this request, send email directly to davegwscott@gmail.com) Go to THE EVER BREATH web page, where Julianna Baggott gives you lots of extra stuff. Order your copy today! "Baggott's inventiveness and whimsy never flag; ... it's a dizzying, nonstop romp through the imagination." --Publishers Weekly "Fantasy aficionados will gobble up this fast-paced tale ... Baggott's brisk prose propels readers through a tale that feels like a stepping-stone between SPIDERWICK and HARRY POTTER." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fast-paced ... charming ... fanciful ..." -- Booklist THE PRETEND WIFE, Julianna's latest novel under the not-so-secret pen name Bridget Asher, is featured on People magazine's "Get Set for Summer" book page. "Asher ... brings an abundance of warmth and wisdom to this tale of lost-and-found love." -- Publishers Weekly Read Baggott and Bridget Asher blogging about the writing life, publishing industry, wilds of suburbia, life with a hoard of children, etc. Are the hearts of Red Sox fans truly recession-proof? Read Julianna's recent piece in The Boston Globe. Julianna appeared on Fox 25 and with Jim Braude on NECN, talking up The Prince of Fenway Park. www.princeoffenwaypark.com THE PRINCE OF FENWAY PARK "Richly imagined ... young sports fans will revel in Baggott's underworld ... especially young residents of Red Sox Nation, [who] will dig their cleats in for a thoroughly involving tale." --Kirkus Reviews "... brilliant premise ... Both whimsical and provocative, this story will engage readers who like clever tales, and also those who enjoy chewing over controversial themes." -- School Library Journal (John Peters, New York Public Library) Julianna's novel, MY HUSBAND'S SWEETHEARTS, under the not-so-secret pen name Bridget Asher is a Doubleday Book Club selection, a Featured Alternate of Literary Guild and has 16 overseas editions forthcoming. "... rendered with humor and heart." -- People "... a laugh-and-cry novel whose plot includes equal portions of heartache and hope." -- The Chicago Tribune "... a parade of memorable women keep pages turning..." -- Publishers Weekly