I thought I would share a new book with you called Party Like It’s 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death. I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review. I’m also a part of Joni B. Cole’s WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF Party Like It’s 2044 Tour which began on November 13th. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I was excited to learn about a book that didn’t focus on Christmas which I love but I was getting tired of watching all the Christmas movies and needed a break and this is exactly what Party Like It’s 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death did for me. This book is full of short essays I could read any time of the day or night. Throughout the book I would find myself laughing out loud and saying I could see so and so doing this or that.
There was many times I found a essay in the book that I just needed to share with a friend or my sister. I found myself taking the time to actually call them on the phone and read the passage to them over the phone. More than once I heard I needed to hear this today as I was having a hard time. I would like to thank the AUTHOR for having me slow down and actually take the time to reach out to those I love. Text messages are nice but hearing a actual voice is so much nicer.
I plan on gifting a copy of Party Like It’s 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death to all of my girlfriends for Christmas. Once they’ve read the book we can start a book club and have lunch together once a week to discuss the book. Which will get us out of our homes and spending actual time together reconnecting and getting to know each other again without family and electronics interrupting our girl-time.
Book Summary
Author Joni B. Cole worries that Vlad the Impaler may be a distant cousin. She feuds with a dead medium. She thinks (or overthinks) about insulting birthday cards, power trips, and the real reasons writers hate Amazon. And she wishes, really wishes, all those well-meaning people would stop talking about Guatemala. At once irreverent and thought provoking, Cole offers a joy ride through this collection of eclectic essays that lands smack on the sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humor and heft. Writes author and national book reviewer Joan Frank, “Here is a voice giving us a welcome break: vibrant, provocative, funny and flavorful…Cole’s deep and generous thinking makes room and fresh air: worth breathing deeply.”
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-10: 0826365566
ISBN-13: 978-0826365569
Print length: 240 pages
Purchase a copy of Party Like It’s 2044 on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Thrift Books, and Bookshop.org. You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list.
About the Author
Joni B. Cole is a writing instructor and author of seven books, including the acclaimed new essay collection Party Like It’s 2044, described by scholar and humorist Gina Barreca as, “Fabulously readable and thoroughly engaging, it is Cole’s voice that makes her stories sing. Whether she’s leading us into laughter, or holding our hand through dazzling moments of emotional recognition, Cole takes writing seriously while taking herself lightly, and thereby illuminating the world with these memorable essays.”
Joni also has authored two books for writers: Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier (listed as one of the “Best Books for Writers” by Poets & Writers magazine); and Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive (“strongly recommended” for students and teachers by Library Journal). Nominated for a US Fellowship Award and Pushcart Prize, she created the three-volume “This Day” series that shares a day in the life of hundreds of women across America (“fascinating and eye-opening,” Publisher’s Weekly).
For twenty-five years, Joni has taught online and in-person creative writing to adults through her own Writer’s Center in White River Junction, Vermont, as well as at academic programs and conferences around the country. She lives in Vermont and has two daughters. For more info, email jonibethcole@gmail.com. Or visit: jonibcole.com or thewriterscenterwrj.com.
Blog Tour Calendar
November 13 @ The Muffin
Join us at the Muffin as we celebrate the launch of Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044. Read an interview with the author and win a copy of the book.
November 15 @ One Writer’s Journey
Visit Sue’s blog for a guest post by Joni B. Cole about tips for productive revision.
November 18 @ A Wonderful World of Words
Visit Joy’s blog for a spotlight of Party Like It’s 2044.
November 20 @ One Writer’s Journey
Join Sue again for her review of Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044.
November 22 @ Michelle Cornish’ blog
Visit Michelle’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
November 24 @ Lisa Haselton’s Reviews & Interviews
Visit Lisa’s blog for her interview with Joni B. Cole about her book Party Like It’s 2044.
November 25 @ Choices
Visit Madeline’s blog for a review of Joni B. Cole’s book Party Like It’s 2044.
November 26 @ Chapter Break
Visit Julie’s blog for an interview with Joni B. Cole.
November 28 @ Thoughts of Maddness
Don’t miss Maddie’s review of Party Like It’s 2044.
November 30 @ Deborah Adam’s blog
Join Deborah for an interview with the author, Joni B. Cole, author of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 1 @ The Faerie Review
Visit Lily’s blog for a spotlight of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 3 @ Shoe’s Seeds and Stories
Visit Linda’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 4 @ The Shaggy Shepherd
Visit Isabelle’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 6 @ A Storybook World
Join Deirdra for her spotlight of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 7 @ Knotty Needle
Judy shares her thoughts about Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044.
December 10 @ Boys’ Mom Reads
Visit Karen’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 13 @ Jill Sheets’ blog
Visit Jill’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 15 @ The Mommies Review
Visit Glenda’s blog for her review of Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044
December 17 @ Boots, Shoes and Fashion
Visit Linda’s blog for her in-depth interview with author Joni B. Cole about her essay collection Party Like It’s 2044.
Joni B. Cole’s
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR
OF
Party Like It’s 2044
Tour Begins November 13
Book Summary
Author Joni B. Cole worries that Vlad the Impaler may be a distant cousin. She feuds with a dead medium. She thinks (or overthinks) about insulting birthday cards, power trips, and the real reasons writers hate Amazon. And she wishes, really wishes, all those well-meaning people would stop talking about Guatemala. At once irreverent and thought provoking, Cole offers a joy ride through this collection of eclectic essays that lands smack on the sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humor and heft. Writes author and national book reviewer Joan Frank, “Here is a voice giving us a welcome break: vibrant, provocative, funny and flavorful…Cole’s deep and generous thinking makes room and fresh air: worth breathing deeply.”
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-10: 0826365566
ISBN-13: 978-0826365569
Print length: 240 pages
Purchase a copy of Party Like It’s 2044 on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Thrift Books, and Bookshop.org. You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list.
About the Author
Joni B. Cole is a writing instructor and author of seven books, including the acclaimed new essay collection Party Like It’s 2044, described by scholar and humorist Gina Barreca as, “Fabulously readable and thoroughly engaging, it is Cole’s voice that makes her stories sing. Whether she’s leading us into laughter, or holding our hand through dazzling moments of emotional recognition, Cole takes writing seriously while taking herself lightly, and thereby illuminating the world with these memorable essays.”
Joni also has authored two books for writers: Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier (listed as one of the “Best Books for Writers” by Poets & Writers magazine); and Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive (“strongly recommended” for students and teachers by Library Journal). Nominated for a US Fellowship Award and Pushcart Prize, she created the three-volume “This Day” series that shares a day in the life of hundreds of women across America (“fascinating and eye-opening,” Publisher’s Weekly).
For twenty-five years, Joni has taught online and in-person creative writing to adults through her own Writer’s Center in White River Junction, Vermont, as well as at academic programs and conferences around the country. She lives in Vermont and has two daughters. For more info, email jonibethcole@gmail.com. Or visit: jonibcole.com or thewriterscenterwrj.com.
Blog Tour Calendar
November 13 @ The Muffin
Join us at the Muffin as we celebrate the launch of Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044. Read an interview with the author and win a copy of the book.
https://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com
November 15 @ One Writer’s Journey
Visit Sue’s blog for a guest post by Joni B. Cole about tips for productive revision.
November 18 @ A Wonderful World of Words
Visit Joy’s blog for a spotlight of Party Like It’s 2044.
November 20 @ One Writer’s Journey
Join Sue again for her review of Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044.
November 22 @ Michelle Cornish’ blog
Visit Michelle’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
November 24 @ Lisa Haselton’s Reviews & Interviews
Visit Lisa’s blog for her interview with Joni B. Cole about her book Party Like It’s 2044.
November 25 @ Choices
Visit Madeline’s blog for a review of Joni B. Cole’s book Party Like It’s 2044.
November 26 @ Chapter Break
Visit Julie’s blog for an interview with Joni B. Cole.
November 28 @ Thoughts of Maddness
Don’t miss Maddie’s review of Party Like It’s 2044.
November 30 @ Deborah Adam’s blog
Join Deborah for an interview with the author, Joni B. Cole, author of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 1 @ The Faerie Review
Visit Lily’s blog for a spotlight of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 3 @ Shoe’s Seeds and Stories
Visit Linda’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 4 @ The Shaggy Shepherd
Visit Isabelle’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 6 @ A Storybook World
Join Deirdra for her spotlight of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 7 @ Knotty Needle
Judy shares her thoughts about Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044.
December 10 @ Boys’ Mom Reads
Visit Karen’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 13 @ Jill Sheets’ blog
Visit Jill’s blog for her review of Party Like It’s 2044.
December 15 @ The Mommies Review
Visit Glenda’s blog for her review of Joni B. Cole’s essay collection Party Like It’s 2044
December 17 @ Boots, Shoes and Fashion
Visit Linda’s blog for her in-depth interview with author Joni B. Cole about her essay collection Party Like It’s 2044.
The launch day post on WOW! Women on Writing’s blog The Muffin will go live on Monday, November you will find a giveaway of the book, and a list of all the tour stops. Please visit/share with your friends and followers on social media.
I would like to ask you to be kind and share this post and also look for other post using this hashtag #PartyLikeIts2044. I you are on Twitter, include WOW @WomenonWriting. If you are on Instagram, you can tag @wow_womenonwriting.
GoodReads: Barnes and Noble: Amazon: Thriftbooks:
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
