My Famous Brain: A Novel

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For readers who liked . . .:The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold or The Five People You Meet in HeavenThe book is fiction, but has the feel of autobiography, a very popular genre. A review from Readers Favorite says: Author Diane Wald has crafted a truly intriguing slice of life drama . . . [R]eaders who enjoy deep literary portrayals of fascinating characters will be sure to adore My Famous BrainThe authors debut novel, Gillyflower, published in 2019 by She Writes Press, won first place in the novella category from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, first place in the novella category from American Book Fest, first place in Fiction: Novella from International Book Awards, and a bronze medal from Readers Favorite.

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2022 Readers Favorite Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner in Fiction (Visionary)
2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards in New Fiction and Visionary Fiction
2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in General Fiction/Novel
2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Paranormal
2022 IPPY Awards Silver Winner in Visionary/New Age Fiction
2022 Book Excellence Awards Finalist in Fiction
2022 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite in Visionary Fiction
2021 International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Literary
2021 Best Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Visionary
2021 NYC Big Book Awards Winner in Visionary Fiction
2021 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in New Adult Fiction
2021 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Speculative Fiction
2021 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Visionary Fiction
2021 Firebird Book Awards Second Place Winner in Paranormal
2021 Foreword Indie Bronze Winner in General

Walds evocative novel manages to deftly capture the mood and myriad voices of the academic world; however, it also narrows its focus to delve deeply into the sensitive mind of its introspective protagonist . . . [Wald is] a writer who understands timing as much as she does a beautifully crafted sentence. A sensitive and moody take on personal connections between loved ones.
Kirkus Reviews

Author Diane Wald has crafted a truly intriguing slice of life drama which chronicles some quite incredible events and teaches us the value of observation of others and the effects caused to other people by how we live our lives.
Readers Favorite

Impressively original, extraordinarily clever, inherently fascinating, and deftly scripted . . . an extraordinary fictional biography laced through and through with elements of the metaphysical . . . highly recommended.
Midwest Book Review

Masterfully combining the human and soul experience in one voice, Diane Wald brings to life a character from the beyond who knows how to be present in his past with the wisdom and insight of the afterlife. A must-read for anyone needing a reminder of the preciousness of life.
Christina Rasmussen, best-selling author of Where Did You Go

Diane Wald is a fantastic storyteller with the ear of a poet. My Famous Brain is an enthrallingly complex, layered story where relationships and loves are like feedback loops in a fallen-down house of time. Deceased narrator Jack MacLeod suffers a brain tumor and exists between headache and heartache, where, he says, the mysteries of the universe open up to me like waterlilies in the sunlight. He shuffles his memories, loves, and fears, searching for communion, connection, and empathy. This is a novel about what it is to be alive or dead, and to experience time as it moves through the body.
Patrick Lawler, author of Rescuers of Skydivers Search Among the Clouds and The Meaning of If

Diane Walds literary ability lifts the reader into an empathic relationship with each character. Her development of these characters relationships, not only with humans but also with precious animals, gives the reader the ability to feelsomething our society desperately needs. This novel tells the story of a most intriguing man, and the plot twists and turns never fail to show how various lives come together to create the fullness of one life.
Annette Daloia Scanlon, Social Worker in Hospice & Palliative Care in Human & Veterinary Medicine

A compelling, challenging, and utterly gripping tale. . . . Walds prose is lush, and she beautifully humanizes her characters.
The Prairies Book Review

Walds unique art of storytelling will immerse you in this witty, profound, and heartbreaking tale. A simply inspiring read . . . original, real, and poignantly memorable.
Lukanyo Mbanga, Reedsy Discovery

[P]oignant and utterly engrossing . . . cunningly plotted and told in a fascinating, irresistible voice . . . a highly enthralling and complex tale . . . deft and balanced . . . nuanced and filled with wisdom.
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Author Bio

Diane Walds novel Gillyflower was published in April 2019 by She Writes Press and won first place in the novella category from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, first place in the novella category from American Book Fest, first place in Fiction: Novella from International Book Awards, and a bronze medal from Readers Favorite. Since 1966, Diane has published more than 250 poems in literary magazines. She the recipient of a two-year fellowship in poetry from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and has been awarded the Grolier Poetry Prize, The Denny Award, The Open Voice Award, and the Anne Halley Award. She also received a state grant from the Massachusetts Council on the Arts. She has published four chapbooks and won the Green Lake Chapbook Award from Owl Creek Press. An electronic chapbook (Improvisations on Titles of Works by Jean Dubuffet) appears on the Mudlark website. Her four full-length poetry collections are Lucid Suitcase, The Yellow Hotel, Wonderbender, and The Warhol Pillows. My Famous Brain is her second novel with She Writes Press. She lives in Boston, MA.