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New York Times Bestseller

Publishers Weekly Bestseller

Parade Magazine Best Memoirs 2020

#1 Amazon New Release in Physical Impairment

Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Finalist (Fiction and Debut Novel categories)

TODAY SHOW Read with Jenna pick (May 2019)

#9 Amazon Overall Bestseller (#1 in Cultural Heritage Fiction, #5 in Family Life Fiction, #5 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction)

Amazon Editors' Pick Best Literature & Fiction

ABA IndieBound Bestseller #16

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice

USA Today Best Book of the Week

Washington Book Review Difficult-To-Put-Down Novel

Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March

Refinery 29 Best Books of the Month

The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019

Electric Lit 20 Best Debuts of the First Half of 2019

Bookbrower's Best Book of the Year

Real Simple Best Book of the Year

Popsugar Best Book of the Year All Written by Females

Newsweek Best Book of the Summer

Buzzfeed News 4 Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month

New Arab Best Books by Arab Authors

UpJourney Magazine’s 40 Best Self-Help Books for Women

Shelf Unbound 2020 Top Notable Indie

First Novel Prize Short List (international contest)

Faulkner-Wisdom Competition Semifinalist

Amazon Charts 10 Essential Reads March 2019

Marie Claire Best Women’s Fiction of 2019

IndieReader Discovery Award Best First Book, Nonfiction

Maxy Awards Best Fiction Winner

New England Book Festival Winner

Warwick's bookstore San Diego, CA Nonfiction Favorites 2020

Readers’ Favorite Book Award Winner

Idaho Writers Guild Flash Fiction 1st Place 2020

Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal Winner

Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Bronze Medal

The Janey Loves 2018 Platinum Awards Highly Recommended

Best Book Awards Finalist

International Book Awards Finalist

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Reader's Favorite Five-Star Review

The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist

Nonfiction Book Awards Bronze Winner

client Press & Podcasts

The Boston Globe "Linda K. Olson on moving forward after great Loss" (Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)

Thank You, Heartbreak podcast 202: If She Can Do It, I Can Do It (Linda K. Olson)

San Diego Union Tribune: "S.D. author’s memoir starts with loss but sticks with love." (Linda K. Olson, Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)

Writers Festival San Diego Inaugural Local Author Spotlight: Robin Kardon interviews Linda K. Olson

KCPW, NPR Radio Mountain Life "GONE: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life with Dr. Linda K. Olson"

diy MFA Interview with Linda K. Olson

The Katryn Zox Show Episode 1301: A Triple Amputee (Linda K. Olson, Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)

Kirkus Reviews "Inspirational, gripping, and a testament to positive thinking." (Linda K. Olson, Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)

Boomer Magazine Book Review: "If Gone were fiction, you might find yourself rolling your eyes at the protagonist’s unrealistic accomplishments and boundless optimism. But, as a nonfiction book, your eyerolls will likely be replaced with goosebumps considering these 'unrealistic accomplishments' were not concocted by a writer’s imagination, but are, in fact, part of a very true – and wildly inspiring – story."

The Premise Podcast Episode 033: Linda Olson Author of Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life

So Called Podcast "So Called: Linda Olson, Motivational speaker, Author, and Triple Amputee"

Ask Away blog October Book Roundup Picks

Debut Novel by Palestinian-American Author to Harper (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man originally titled The Place an Arrow Shoots From)

yahoo!life "Etaf Rum's Journey From Arranged Marriage to New York Times Bestseller List" (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man)

NPR "For Better Or Worse, New Novel Shows 'A Woman Is No Man'" (Etaf Rum)

Los Angeles Review of Books "Cultural Complications: A Q-and-A with Etaf Rum on A Woman Is No Man" (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man)

edibleBoston "Start Me Up" (Heather Sears, Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick's Guide to Modern Mealtime Moments)

Branchfood "Making Mealtime More Mindful - How Kinsho is Getting People to Slow Down and Pay Attention to Food" (Heather Sears, Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick's Guide to Modern Mealtime Moments)

The Mom Enterprise Podcast "Monica Pierce: Freelance Business Consultant & Writer" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)

Mimosas with Moms Podcast "Leaning Out with Monica Pierce" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)

Career Mom Podcast "Ep. 19 Leaning Out with Monica Pierce" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)

The Professional Writer Podcast "Pivoting to Publication, with Monica Pierce" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)

So Called Podcast "So Called: Gary Buckmann, Coach, Author, and Inspirational Speaker"

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