Date: Sat, 22 Apr 95 10:40:55 EDT From: "Ellen Greenblatt" BABY STEPS PRESS -- 1995 CATALOG P.O. Box 1917 Beaverton, OR 97075 e-mail address MATIKA1@aol.com Available books: Write from the Heart; Lesbians Healing from Heartache - by Anita L. Pace *Anthology* Filled with stories and poems by lesbians who have dealt with the loss of a partner, either by break-up or death, this is the first and only book of its kind. _Write from the Heart_ includes fifteen questions and answers by a psychotherapist pertaining to such losses. Example of a question: "I've been terribly depressed since my lover and I broke up, but my family is just so happy about it. It hurts when they talk about me getting into a 'normal' relationship now. If I'd keep away from them, it would be another loss. What should I do?" With 60 contributions by 20 authors, this 1993 Lammy Award Finalist offers hope and understanding to pained, often desperate readers who so often feel their loss is unrecognized and invisible in our society. "This book is sure to comfort and help the reader feel less alone." -- Lillene Fifield, LCSW, psychotherapist 240 pages ISBN 0-9631666-1-1 $10.95 If You Want to Soar, You've Got to Learn to Fly - by Anita L. Pace *Lesbian Non-Fiction* Be prepared for a treat when you read this book that will take you back to the fifties and sixties as the world is seen through the eyes of a child. Cleverly constructed, the author writes as if she wrote this story at the time she was living it, from ages five through twenty. The type is big and blocky at the beginning, gradually diminishing in size as the writer grows older. Charming illustrations accompany the narrative. The reader is quickly enfolded into the vocal and very opinionated Catholic-Italian family with all of its humor, eccentricities, and pathos. The agony and ecstacy of adolescence are resurrected for the reader who cannot but remember the pain of growing up. The difficulty of feeling very dfferent from other girls because of Anita's developing sexuality is poignantly portrayed with well chosen words and phrases. "This is an opportunity for straight readers to understand the special pain of growing up gay." -- Robert M. Jarrett, Author 240 pages ISBN 0-9631666-0-3 $10.95 Cost for direct orders: $10.95 per book. Check or money order in U.S. Currency payable to Babysteps Press. Bookstores - Contact for discount information Postage and Handling: Domestic Orders: $2.00 for the first book and .50 for each additional book. Foreign Orders - $2.50 for the first book and $1.00 for each additional book (surface mail.) No sales tax. Credit card acceptance if ordered through 800#. Different charges apply. Call 800-858-9055. Books available directly from Baby Steps Press or through New Leaf (Atlanta), Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and Bookpeople. Baby Steps Press P.O. Box 1917 Beaverton, OR 97075