Award-winning Grant County author Catalina Claussen announces the release of Being Home, Too with Progressive Rising Phoenix Press on August 31, 2021. These humorous vignettes are featured the first and third Mondays at 4:30pm on KURU 89.1 FM and will once again be available in print.
Being Home, Too is the much-anticipated sequel to Claussen’s debut short story collection Being Home: A Southwestern Almanac (2020), delivering several humorous made-for-radio stories. Painting a panorama of high desert living with zany characters riding out the seasons in the Mimbres Valley, Claussen captures everything from Jimmy Dean’s January polar plunge to Ratticus Finch’s Christmas hoard.
The collection is illustrated with a unique photographic series inspired by her daughter, Ajalaa Claussen. In keeping with the previous collection, the photos are designed to capture the essence of each story, placing the reader in the moment and creating space for the viewer to imagine themselves as one of the characters.
Catalina Claussen is a southwestern storyteller, young adult novelist, and poet whose works include young adult novels Diamonds at Dusk (2016), Diamonds at Dawn (2018), and Holding on to Hope (2020). Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and now a long-time resident of the Mimbres Valley, Claussen has gained an appreciation for the slow pace of small-town living. Her work has been recognized by the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, Wishing Shelf Book Awards (in the UK), and the New Apple Book Awards for Independent Publishing.
She will be at Maker’s Market in the Silver City Main Street Plaza August 14, 21, and 28 to sign and sell copies of her current young adult novels, provide a preview of an advance copy of Being Home, Too and offer pre-order signed hardcover copies.
The Being Home podcast is available at catalinaclaussenbooks.wordpress.com. Claussen’s work is available from Progressive Rising Phoenix Press: www.progressiverisingphoenixpress.com.