On April 13, 2009, we will officially publish A Narrative Compass, edited by Betsy Hearne and Roberta Seelinger Trites. Check out the book’s new website to read the Introduction and contribute your own narrative compass.

“Each of us has a narrative compass, one or more stories that have guided our lifework. This project invited women scholars from a variety of disciplines to identify and examine the stories that have motivated them and shaped their research. ”

The March 15, 2009, issue of Booklist includes a laudatory review:

“In each elegant interpretation, the author traces the ripple effects of a story that thrilled or provoked her, a story that became a catalyst for a lifelong passion, and a story that became a virtual home, to return to for clarification. Rich and mind-opening testimony to the profound, even chthonic power of tales well told.”