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  • Banner image with pink background and green vines. text reads Interview with Cara-Lyn Morgan, I had a real sense that I could give them better than what I had been given. Open Book logo bottom left. Photo of Cara-Lyn Morgan on the right.
    Banner image with pink background and green vines. text reads Interview with Cara-Lyn Morgan, I had a real sense that I could give them better than what I had been given. Open Book logo bottom left. Photo of Cara-Lyn Morgan on the right.
    November 01, 2023

    Cara-Lyn Morgan Navigates the Trauma of Abuse While Building a Better Future for Her Child in Her Fiery New Collection

    When Cara-Lyn Morgan courageously disclosed generations of abuse that had been hidden and sheltered in her family, she found herself estranged from people who should have protected her. It wasn't until ...

  • "I Can’t Help but Care, and So I Write and I Speak Up" Elizabeth Allua Vaah on the Power of Titles & Motherhood
    "I Can’t Help but Care, and So I Write and I Speak Up" Elizabeth Allua Vaah on the Power of Titles & Motherhood
    January 21, 2021

    "I Can’t Help but Care, and So I Write and I Speak Up" Elizabeth Allua Vaah on the Power of Titles & Motherhood

    In a small village in Ghana, an 18-year old widow makes a vow to change not only her fate but the fates of her children and many women around her. Young Ahu has no choice to remarry, but in every other ...

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