Generation G, Advice for Savvy Grandmothers Who Will Never Go Gray Releases March 2008
(Nashville, Tenn.) With millions of baby boomers entering retirement age, many American women are finding themselves thrust into the role of family matriarch. These vibrant, energetic, socially active women suddenly earn a new moniker—Grandmother.

Author Marty Norman, grandmother of four, admits that the role of grandmother does not always come naturally for some women. The word grandmother often conjures thoughts of Medicare and senior discounts. Yet in her lively new release, Generation G, Advice for Savvy Grandmothers Who Will Never Go Gray (Thomas Nelson, March 2008, ISBN: 978-0-7852-2812-7, $14.99), Norman exuberantly explores the myriad of ways that becoming a grandmother can reenergize and refocus a busy and hectic life. READ MORE »

New Book Uncovers Moving Stories of Single Mothers Throughout History

Nashville, TN – History yields to all types of mothers. Helena Augusta, abandoned single mother of Constantine, helped forever change Christianity. Widowed single mother Belva Lockwood would become the first female presidential candidate in 1884. And Harriet Jacobs, a slave, chose to live in a small airless attic for 7 years so her children could have freedom while diligently fighting for her own freedom and her children’s safety.

History is peppered with stories like these women, single mothers that have persevered for the sake of their children and to better their lives. Twelve women are chronicled in a new book by Northern Exposure actress and three-time Golden Globe nominee Janine Turner titled Holding Her Head High: 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History (Thomas Nelson Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7852-2324-5, March 2008, 350 pages, $22.99 Hardcover). READ MORE »

New Book By Deborah Norville Enters Sixth Printing

(Nashville, TN) – Thomas Nelson Senior Vice President and Publisher Joey Paul, announced this week that Thank You Power by Deborah Norville debuted at #13 on the New York Times Best Sellers List in the Advice and How To section. It moved to #10 on October 28 in the same section. Norville, anchor of Inside Edition, recently completed a 11 city national book tour promoting Thank You Power (Thomas Nelson, ISBN 978-0-7852-2193-7, $19.99, October 2007), a groundbreaking and persuasive book that argues gratitude is the secret key to unlocking one’s full life potential. READ MORE »