Review Team

"SuperNova" Reviewer: Judith Helburn

Judith Helburn has been involved with Spiritual Eldering and Sage-ing® since 1994. She is currently Mentor/Intern Coordinator and Chair of the Coordinating Circle for the international Sage-ing Guild. Judith works with seniors in several other programs in Austin, Texas, including the Older Women's Legacy (OWL)-Circle memoir program of Story Circle Network. She served on the SCN board for 10 years and became the first president after our mentor Susan Wittig Albert stepped down from her presidency. She leads two SCN writing groups and writes book reviews for Story Circle's website. Judith's two children, their spouses and grandchildren live near-by. She has been called the "weird" grandmother and is flattered. She and her husband travel often and are under the domination of three cats. Judith Helburn specializes in reviewing books about Elders. Albert, Susan Wittig, Susan Hanson, Jan Epton Seale, Paula Stallings Yost, editors. What Wildness is This: Women Write About the Southwest Alexander, Alma. Secrets of Jin-shei Allen, K. Eileen. I Like Being Old Allende, Isabel. Island Beneath the Sea Allende, Isabel. Portrait in Sepia Allende, Isabel. Zorro Athill, Diana. Somewhere Towards the End Barrett, Andrea. The Air We Breathe Berg, Elizabeth. Open House Blair, Pamela. The Next Fifty Years Bloom, Amy. Away Brown, Eleanor. The Weird Sisters Cambor, Kathleen. In Sunlight in a Beautiful Garden Cameron, Julia. Floor Sample Caram, Eve La Salle. Trio Carl, JoAnna. The Chocolate Snowman Murders Crough, Sandra. Memoirs of a Brown-Skin Gyal Crum, Laura. Chasing Cans de los Santos, Lita. La Familia de los Santos Dean, Debra. The Madonnas of Leningrad Duncker, Patricia. The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge Edgar, Robin. In My Mother's Kitchen Edwards, Kim. The Memory Keeper's Daughter Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America Ellis, Neenah. If I Live to be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians Erdrich, Louise. Plague of Doves Etzioni-Halevy, Eva. The Triumph of Deborah Eve, Nomi. The Family Orchard Fishkoff, Sue. Kosher Nation Flathouse, Pat, with Catherine Cogburn and Susan Wittig Albert. Your Life, Your Story: A Book to Help You Capture Your Memories Freed, Rachael. Women's Lives, Women's Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs and Blessings to Future Generations Freeman, Kimberley. Wildflower Hill Garrison, Gene. Widowhood Happens Gerber, Merrill Joan. The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn: A Novel Gilbert, Elizabeth. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Goldberg, Natalie. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft Goldman, Connie. Late Life Love Goldman, Connie. The Gifts of Caregiving Graham, Katherine. Personal History Graves, Ashna. Death Pans Out Hall, Carolyn. Sweeping Up Glass Hart, Melissa. Gringa Hoff, Agatha. Burning Horses Hoffman, Alice. Skylight Confessions Holstein, Dr. Barbara Becker. The Truth: My Secret Diary. I'm 10. I'm smart. And I know everything! Horn, Dara. In the Image Howell, Georgina. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations Jaeschke, S. Jazz. Significance: Life Drawn From a Naturalized Poet Jim, Patda. Ring Go Round Johnson, Marilyn. This Book is Overdue! Johnston, Linda O. Double Dog Dare Kai, Irene. Golden Mountain Kelby, N.M. In the Company of Angels Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees Krauss, Nicole. The History of Love Kingsolver, Barbara. Small Wonder Konigsberg, Ruth Davis. The Truth About Grief Kreinin, Tamara & Barbara Camens. Girls' Night Out: Celebrating Women's Groups Across America Larsen, Deborah. The White Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara. The Third Chapter Lessing, Doris. The Cleft Levinson, Leila. Gated Grief Lisboa, Adriana. Symphony in White Lustbader, Wendy. Life Gets Better Mann, Reva. The Rabbi's Daughter Matzkin, Alice & Richard. The Art of Aging Mayes, Frances. A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller Mazetti, Katarina (Translated by Sarah Death). Benny & Shrimp McCauley,Lucy, Amy G. Carlson & Jennifer Leo, editors. A Woman's Path Morgan, Deborah. Writing Out Loud Mountain Dreamer, Oriah. What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul Murdock, Maureen. Fathers' Daughters: Breaking the Ties That Bind Myers, Tamar. As the World Churns Namu, Yang Erche & Christine Mathieu. Leaving Mother Lake: a Girlhood at the Edge of the World Norton, Lisa Dale. Hawk Flies Above: Journey to the Heart of the Sandhills Oliver, Mary. Long Life: Essays and Other Writings Orsborn, Carol. The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul Packer, Ann. The Dive from Clausen's Pier Packer, ZZ. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Penney, Stef. The Tenderness of Wolves Phifer, Nan. Memoirs of the Soul Pokras, Barbara & Fran Pokras Yariv. Feeding Mrs. Moskowitz & the Caregiver Polo, Amber. Flying Free Prince-Hughes, Dawn. Songs of the Gorilla Nation Proulx, Annie. That Old Ace in the Hole Provoost, Anne. In the Shadow of the Ark Quindlen, Anne. Blessings Remen, Rachel Naomi, M.D. My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging Roiphe, Anne. Epilogue Rosenblatt, Carolyn. The Boomer's Guide to Aging Parents Rubin, Lillian. 60 On Up: The Truth About Aging in America Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman Shaffer, Mary Ann and Annie Barrows. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Shapiro, Rochelle Jewel. Miriam the Medium Smallwood, Carol and Cynthia Brackett-Vincent. Contemporary American Women Solomon, Anna. The Little Bride Styne, Marlys Marshall. Elder Expectations: My Life in Rictameters Vreeland, Susan. Girl in Hyacinth Blue Vreeland, Susan. The Passion of Artemisia Weinberg, Janet Amalia, editor. Still Going Strong: Memoirs, Stories, & Poems About Great Older Women Wildwind, Sharon. First Murder in Advent Wildwind, Sharon. Missing, Presumed Wed Wildwind, Sharon. Soldier on the Porch