About Fran Hawthorne
Fran Hawthorne’s career started in journalism. She’s written eight nonfiction books, mainly about consumer activism, the drug industry, and the financial world, and was also an editor or regular contributor for The New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, and many other publications.
But Fran never abandoned her true love: fiction. Her first two novels, The Heirs and I Meant to Tell You, were published in 2018 and 2022 and together won or were named a finalist for nine awards, including the Eric Hoffer Book Awards and the Sarton Award. Her Daughter, Fran’s third novel, will be published about two weeks from the time of this recording, in January 2026 by Black Rose Writing. It is currently available on presale.
You can connect with Fran at HawthorneWriter.com and on Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn and Goodreads.
About Sally Wiener Grotta
The host of Judith Magazine’s Tell Me More, Sally Wiener Grotta (she/her), is an award-winning writer, photographer, and speaker. Her most recent book is Daughters of Eve (Bayit Publishing), an essay-based discussion workbook and journaling guide that mines the tales of biblical female archetypes to explore modern life, concerns, and crises. Her experience as a globetrotting journalist covering a wide diversity of cultures flavors her stories, art, and presentations with a sense of wonder, appreciation for human potential, and a healthy dose of common sense. Sally is a member of the Authors Guild and SFWA. Visit her website at SallyWienerGrotta.com and her Substack at SallyWienerGrotta.substack.com (where you can view episodes her other video podcast What If? Why Not? How?, plus essays, book recommendations and the occasional poem.)
