Great studio visit by the Harvard Alumni Club. A morning discussing art – what could be better!
Category Archives: writing
PNW Novel Finalist
I am excited to announce my novel, SORRY CAKES, is a finalist – Pacific Northwest Writers Assoc Novel contest. Winner will be announced during the annual conference September 13th.
PNWA Novel Finalist
I am excited to announce my novel, SORRY CAKES, is a finalist – Pacific Northwest Writers Assoc Novel contest. Winner will be announced during the annual conference Septmber 13th.
Indie Reader Review – Perfect Score
Chasing Tarzan received a perfect 4/4 A candid and keenly observed story of childhood trauma and its ripple effects, Catherine Forster’s CHASING TARZAN is by turns heartrending and inspirational, told with a straightforward honesty that never becomes trite or emotionally manipulative. CHASING TARZAN, Catherine Forster’s memoir of her journey of self-discovery and growth, tells the […]
KIRKUS Review
I am thrilled to announce a KIRKUS review of Chasing Tarzan: An eloquent remembrance delivered with visceral emotion. A detailed memoir of a childhood and adolescence marked by the effects of bullying. In 1962, Forster, the second of her parents’ eight children, was 7 years old and had already lived in “four towns, two states, […]
Guest Post
I am happy to announce I was invited to post an essay on the role of imagination when children are tormented. Blog: Chapter Break The role of imagination when children suffer torment I was seven when the bullying began. Parents, teachers, adults in general did nothing but pontificate: sticks and stones may break your bones […]
Podcast Interview
So excited to announce a podcast interview about Chasing Tarzan, with Lu Ann from Rockin Books Reviews. Check it out here
Chasing Tarzan Excerpt
If you’re curious about Chasing Tarzan, you can peek inside on Amazon, or read an excerpt here.
Guest Post on Mothers and Daughters
This post was written for Word Magic -all about books Mother-daughter relationships, it’s tricky! Ah, mothers and daughters. It’s complicated. We are attached through an umbilical cord and something much stronger once that cord is cut: the push and pull of emotional connection, sometimes bouncing back and forth at the high speed of a ping […]
Barnes and Noble
A wish come true! Admittedly, I was shocked (never imagined this would happen) to find my book, Chasing Tarzan, at Barnes and Noble. If the store had been empty, I would have danced a jig. Instead, I celebrated over a delicious meal and glass of wine. http://catforster.com/chasing-tarzan/