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Jana
Bommersbach is one of Arizona's most acclaimed journalist. The
Arizona Press Club has recognized her lifetime of achievement with
its highest honor--The Distinguished Service Award. And the Society of Professional Journalists have inducted her into the ORDER OF THE SILVER KEY as an "inspiration to the state's media community."
She has been Arizona Journalist of the Year
and twice was recognized as the nation's top city magazine
columnist.
Jana is a communications expert who has won accolades in every phase
of her career: journalist, author, broadcaster and speaker.
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Trunk Murderess is the 2010 selection
for OneBookAZ
Statewide voting has selected THE TRUNK MURDERESS: WINNIE RUTH JUDD as the 2010 selection for ONEBOOKAZ, sponsored by the Arizona State Library and Archives !!!
I want to thank everyone who voted for my book. I know many of my friends went out of their way to contact their friends and associates and spread the word and obviously, all that paid off. Thank you, each and every one.
This year, people throughout Arizona will be encouraged to read and discuss The Trunk Murderess, which was originally published in 1992 by Simon & Schuster and then republished in 2003 by Arizona's own wonderful publishing company, Poisoned Pen Press.
I will be traveling throughout the state to attend some of these discussions and look forward to meeting so many more Arizona readers! The next event will be:
Events Around the State
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Bones in the Desert
The True Story of a
Mother's Murder
and a Daughter's Search
She was a beautiful, successful woman who ended up murdered and secretly buried in the desert; a "classic case of elder abuse" whose secret life and tragic death holds lessons for us all. This is the inside story of the living nightmare of Loretta Bowersock, the mother of Arizona's "domestic diva," Terri of Terri's Design & Consign. It is a story you will never forget.
BONES IN THE DESERT was released by St. Martin's Press in 2008 and is available through bookstores and amazon.com.
Read the opening chapter of BONES IN THE DESERT here.
BONES FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE
Join Jana on SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at McCormick Ranch Pavilion,
7505 E. McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ.
Jana will speak on Bones and sign books, with proceeds supporting DOVES, a shelter for elder abuse victims. The event is sponsored by a variety of groups, including the Area Agency on Aging.
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Bones in the Desert debuted on October 1st at No. 33 on the top 100 nonfiction paperbacks sold in America listing. By October 15, it had climbed to No. 24!!
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Jana's debut book, "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd," was
nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award and won
Arizona's only literary prize.
Her commentaries for public television won two national
awards, while her reporting on commercial television won a Rocky
Mountain Emmy.
She has been honored with the Toastmasters
International Communication and Leadership Award and by the Arizona
Chapter of the ACLU for her leadership in bold, honest commentaries.
Besides, she gives great parties, is a gourmet cook, has never seen
a hobby that doesn't interest her and is a
fanatic about Christmas.
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