
Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization to be Published by Regal House Publishing
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Jan Alexander’s new novel Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization will be published by Regal House Publishing on September 13, 2019. Ms. Ming was a Leapfrog Fiction Prize semi-finalist. What others say: ...

Ming = Clear and Bright
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Her parents named her Xiao Ming, or “Little Bright One.” The Chinese character Ming – 明 can mean bright, clear, or a state of clarity, and that’s Ming’s mission: A life spent ...
In Our Own Write: An evening with Regal House Authors
Join us at KGB for beer and readings from new Regal House releases: Jan Alexander, Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization. Rebecca Baum, Lifelike Creatures. Jane Bernstein, The Face Tells the Secret. ...
Local Author Night at The Book Cellar, Chicago
I’m going back to my hometown for Local Author Night at The Book Cellar, featuring Jan Alexander (Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization), Andrew FarkCas (The Big Red Herring), Vojislav Pejovic (American Sfumato), and Val Rendel (Sears in Chicago.)
Reading + Book Signing at BookMark Shoppe, Brooklyn NY
I will be reading from Ms. Ming and signing books at BookMark Shoppe
Authors Speak Out on America
Join Roxana Robinson (Dawson’s Fall), Melissa Rivero (The Affairs of the Falcóns), and Loretta Oleck (We Refugees and Paper Chains) in a panel that I will moderate, discussing diverse views of ...
Jan Alexander in Conversation with Janice Horowitz
Join me to celebrate the launch of Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization with wine and a conversation with former Time journalist Janice Horowitz.

Release of Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization
Sept. 13, 2019 is the release date for Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization.
Strong Island TV talk show “Between the Covers.”
Stephanie Larkin will interview me about Ms. Ming’s Guide to Civilization live. The first viewer to call in will receive a free copy of Ms. Ming in advance of its release. ...

What the Constitution Means to US
I loved Heidi Schreck’s "What the Constitution Means to Me" on Broadway, and this July 4, the Shout Out Saugerties festival players took time to ponder the Constitution in the Hudson ...
Poetry Provoked by Art: A Shout Out Read Out Event
A tribute to historic exhibit of Peter Bradley’s art by writers in relation to the visual art: Tina Barry, Will Nixon, Ana Silva & open mic