Gwen Strauss

• Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES

• "Though the dangers the women face are significant, their unorthodox means of travel help contribute to an unexpected feeling of picaresque adventure, as the women lie and scavenge their way toward freedom... The women's bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." —Shelf Awareness

• "An incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history." —Lee Woodruff

• "[Strauss] gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." —Kirkus

• "A paean to female bravery and life-saving friendship." —iNews

• "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" —Booklist

• "The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network

• "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." —Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee.

If you missed this wonderful conversation here's a link to a recording of the event.

• 'Dan Snow's History Hit' explores the deep history behind today's headlines – giving you the context to understand what is going on today. Dan and I had a lovely conversation about The Nine.
• Here's a link to the podcast with Dan Snow

• I had so much fun participating in the 14th International Conference on World War II at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans
• Here's a link to the talk I gave with with the wonderful Major General Mari K. Eder, titled "Out of the Shadows: Women Heroes of WWII"
• Check out her book The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line

• I had a wonderful time talking with the Richmond Hill Public Library (Canada) community for Holocaust Education week
• Here is the link to a recording of the event

• Zack and I had a great conversation about The Nine.
• Here's the link to listen to our talk
• Here's a link to a blog interview I did with Zack for his blog, Advice to Writers

• I had a wonderful book talk with Jennifer Rosner, author of The Yellow Bird Sings.
  We talked about our books and the process of research and writing.
• Presented by the JCC of Syracuse in partnership with the Mandel JCC and the Golden Bee Bookshop.
• The talk was part of the Mandel JCC online Bookfestival

• We had a great conversation at Oblong Books (My favorite bookstore) with Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, A New mother's Search for Home
• If you missed it:  Here's a link to the event

• In case you missed the talk with Time Brady at Shakespeare and Co. NY we have a zoom recording.
• here's the Link
• and here's the Access Passcode: azUH7Cc&

• Virtual Event on History Author Talks with Tim Brady, author of THREE ORDINARY GIRLS: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins and WWII Heroes, and with Alex Kershaw, author of Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris
• If you missed the event here's the link to watch

Here's the link to the talk I gave at the American University of Paris in 2019, while I was still writing The Nine.

The view from my perfect writing studio at the Vermont Studio Center where I was so lucky to get a month-long fellowship to work on The Nine. I could not have done it without this time and space. Endless gratitude!

I'm very proud that my essay was published in Catapult. Now I can stop obsessively re-writing it and get on with other projects!

I visited the Garrison Performing Arts School in Savannah and read The Hiding Game to 80 fifth graders. We played Cadavre Esquise together and talked about what it takes to write a book.

We had a wonderful book lunch in Savannah. I enjoyed seeing old friends and sharing the Hiding Game with others. We set up a table for people to make a collective collage as the artists did at the Villa Air-Bel.

My most recent publications include a novel excerpt titled "The Reef" in the Catamaran Literary Reader, two short short stories titled, "Ice" and "Take the Spaceship" in Two Bridges Literary Arts Journal, and my poem "Reading Kafka's Letters at Sea" in Sou'Wester.

Trail of Stones by Gwen Strauss
31 August and 7 September 2013
Outdoor performances at the International Centre for Forestry Arts, Darmstadt