Now is the time if you haven’t already sent me your book or books for consideration for my 2027 Official International Kathy L. Murphy Big Book Club Book Club Selections. Please email me at [email protected] for my mailing address and to send me all your contact information including the following: Author name if different for how you signed up on Skool Email Phone number Mailing physical address Also finished copy I can photograph to post for final press release and promotions. I do not I give any one access to any of your contact information. All books I read and select will receive my Official Stamp of Kathy L. Murphy Big Book Love Reading Approval. I am working on finishing up my reading for the 2027 and will have all this posted before the holidays so you can benefit from added sales for gift giving. I also will need to know pub date to determine the month to add your book to our list so our readers have time to read before book club meeting you are featured. If selected before press release announced, you must agree to be present for an interview with me where we discuss your book to share with the world. More to come so continue to post on my Kathy L. Murphy Big Book Love page on Facebook and Paul and I will approve your post. Also please review fellow authors book and share on that page and on Skool. You will see how much that will mean to you when you are selected. This year I have not seen one review of any of our authors books. Please correct me if I am incorrect. Thank you so much as it takes a significant amount of time to read the books I am sent and the select which ones best serve our International reading. Back to work and have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a finalist in the Non-Fiction Category of the prestigious Page Turner Awards. The winners will be revealed in October, and I am honored to be among the distinguished finalists. - Jim Walker, Photographer/Author

Goood Sunday Morning! Thanks to Paul Roberson my only online contact with me is here in Skool. He got me back up and running yesterday. The only other way to speak to me is with my new email, [email protected]. Going through the process with Google with no luck so far on getting back up my previous email as my saved passwords when the phone crashed were lost. Will keep you posted. As a not to you, today, write down all and I mean all your passwords from Apple, Google, ICloud, Skool, all social media and apps and give them to your most trusted person. Or at least have them somewhere safe in your home in case of illness or worse. As I navigate now in a world without them, I am reading your books and hard back to work on my next book. This may be a God thing as no distractions. The word to note this fall is FOCUS on working on your dreams and goals and sending everybody word here now ONLY on my breaking news Truly, Kathy L. Murphy P.S. if you wish send me your name, address, email, and phone number as starting my database completely over as all contacts lost for now. You, besides my family and friends are the most import people to me. Let’s all be present at the next book club meetings too for up dates. Authors and Readers this is an important task! Thank you in advance.

Last April 20, I watched the screening of the film-documentary "Return to Sölöz" by Serge Avedikian, an Armenian-born French producer, director, and actor. It explores the themes of identity, memory, heritage, historical truth, and reconciliation during his four visits spanning more than 30 years (1987–2019) in a Turkish village of Sölöz, the home of his Armenian grandparents. "Return to Sölöz" combines personal reflection, village life, archival footage, and conversations with local residents of Armenian, Greek, and Bosnian ancestry who have forgotten their roots, or who prefer not to remember them. It begins in Paris and moves on to Istanbul, revisiting the 2007 assassination of the Turkish-Armenian intellectual and journalist Hrant Dink, who’s critical of those who deny the Armenian Genocide. Then, the scenes follow one sentimental event after another, e.g. a large number of Armenian graves found in the village and the museum project initiated by a local resident, which was blocked by local authorities, who denied the existence of cultural minorities since the days of the Ottoman Empire. Reconciliation helps individuals and societies move from endless pain, i.e. toward some form of peace, even if that peace includes remembering, grieving, and setting firm boundaries. Reconciliation, even for everyday conflict, isn’t instant. It’s a process, and it’s okay if it’s slow or uneven. Serge answered our questions with sincerity, humility, and hope. Before leaving the theatre, I found myself wondering whether I could reconcile with people who have caused me pain. It’s easy to nod when you’ve never been the direct target of abuse or cruelty. It’s a different story when the suffering reaches the people you love and stretches over many years rather than short moments. In that situation, reconciliation becomes complicated, and the only realistic path forward is learning how to live with the truth of what happened without allowing it to consume or destroy you. For instance, spending years under a manipulative manager who publicly undermined you, took credit for your work, or slowly damaged your confidence and career growth impacts a lifetime. Even after leaving the job, you could have self-doubt, burnout, or difficulty trusting future colleagues.

Hi! I am Carolina from McAllen, Texas, United States and I am excited to have joined this book club community! I love to read and write! I hope to enjoy this community by reading monthly books.