Publishers Weekly - 09.09.2019

STORY

Tell Your

FORTHCOMING

BRICK BY BRICK

Building Hope and Opportunity for

Women Survivors Everywhere

BY KAREN SHERMAN

“As a survivor and advocate for those suffering in

neglected parts of the world, I was touched on many

levels by Karen’s journey. Her grit and courage are a gift

to the countless women and girls she’s dedicated her life

to lifting up. Her fi erce personal honesty will inspire all

who read this wonderful book.”

—Ashley Judd, actor, author, and humanitarian

This powerful memoir weaves the stories of valiant

women who survived the Rwandan genocide with

the struggle of their champion, Karen Sherman, to

recover from her own history of abuse. The strength

of these women helped Karen fi nd her own way—

through confl ict zones and confrontations with corrupt

offi cials to a renewed commitment to her family.

KAREN SHERMAN is President of Akilah, an all-

women’s college in Rwanda. Prior to joining Akilah,

she was the COO and led global programs at

Women for Women International, an organization

that enables women survivors of war to restart

their lives. Karen also has served as executive vice

president at Counterpart International, a global

humanitarian and development organization.

January 2020 • 288 pages

978-1-5381-3031-5 • $26.95 • Cloth

Also available in e-book.

*Distributed to the trad e by National Book Network.

http://www.rowman.com | 800.462.6420

Forthcoming titles introduce key figures

in the ongoing fight for voting rights,

years before their intended readership

can cast a ballot

A

s publishers anticipate the 2020 women’s suf-
frage centennial, they remain mindful of how
history is presented to children. And just as
words matter, so too do pictures, says Susan
Van Metre, executive editorial director at
Walker Books.
“We talk a lot about women’s contributions being left out of
historical texts,” Van Metre says, “but we talk less about their
being left out of our images of history: the portraits, busts, murals,
photos, and even currency that say, ‘These are the people who
matter.’ This is why we’re so hungry now for the illustrated
histories and picture book biog-
raphies that show that women
and girls, too, were doing things
that mattered.”
In October, Walker will pub-
lish Suffragette (ages 7–10), an
information-packed timeline of
the women’s suffrage move-
ments in the U.K. and U.S.,
written and illustrated by David
Roberts, the artist for Andrea
Beaty’s popular STEAM titles

The