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Associated Press
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Altadena Author Sandra Guzman Launches Debut Novel The One Who Stayed
A heartfelt debut novel about love, identity, and healing by lifelong Altadena resident and Latina author Sandra Mabel Guzman. 'This story isn't about running away—it's about returning to the parts of yourself you buried to survive.'— Sandra Mabel Guzman ALTADENA, CA, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 / / -- Lifelong Altadena resident and Latina author Sandra Mabel Guzman has released her debut novel, The One Who Stayed, a gripping women's fiction story about love, loss, and choosing yourself. Drawing inspiration from her own emotional evolution in her 40s, Guzman invites readers into a deeply personal narrative that reflects the quiet strength of women rediscovering who they are—after giving so much to everyone else. The One Who Stayed follows a woman on the edge of emotional burnout as she wrestles with the expectations placed on her by culture, motherhood, and marriage. As she begins to unravel, she also begins to rebuild—one moment of truth at a time. 'This story isn't about running away,' says Guzman. 'It's about returning to the parts of yourself you buried to survive.' Sandra, a proud mother of three and full-time mortgage professional, has lived in Altadena her entire life. Her grandparents laid roots here, and now she's carrying on their legacy—one page at a time. Blending her Mexican heritage, life experiences, and emotional intelligence, Guzman brings an authentic voice to the women's fiction space. Already connecting with readers across California, The One Who Stayed has been praised for its relatable themes of reinvention, female strength, and the quiet bravery of starting over. The novel is available now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Purchase here: Follow Sandra on Instagram: @_sandra_mabel For media inquiries, email: [email protected] SANDRA Guzman Sandra Guzman +1 626-319-1871 email us here Visit us on social media: Bluesky Instagram Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
CBC
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
What's behind Emily Henry's wild popularity?
Emily Henry is back with one of the most anticipated novels of 2025, Great Big Beautiful Life. The romance and women's fiction author has become a phenomenon in the past few years, with her books topping bestseller lists. Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by Rolling Stone's internet and culture writer CT Jones and bookish content creator Alicia Foshay to discuss what makes Henry's writing so popular and whether she lives up to the hype. We've included some highlights below, edited for length and clarity. For the full discussion, listen and follow Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud on your favourite podcast player. WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube: Elamin: A lot of the discourse around her books are around the writing style and the idea of straddling the genres between romance and literary fiction — or more specifically, women's fiction — moving between those two universes. I think we've got to define these categories. CT, how would you describe the difference between this idea of romance and women's fiction? CT: I am so glad you asked. What a beautiful question, Elamin. The answer is sexism. I'm joking — actually, I'm not joking. Elamin: That's real. Get into it. CT: Women's fiction is an umbrella term…. It's kind of this term to be like, "We think girls will pick this up in a library and we think that moms who are on vacation to Mallorca will see this in the middle of the airport and say, 'I could read this for a couple days.'" That's what people think of when they think of women's fiction. It's also important to note that there is no comparable version for men's fiction because people just assume that men can understand genres better. So instead, you don't have to be like, "This is for the boys." You just get to write a book and put dragons on it, and everyone apparently knows who it's for. But one of the things about women's fiction that you can usually tell it by, is people usually market it if there's a big emotional journey, some kind of giant life change, or people are working through their emotion, their feelings about being human in general, or some kind of historic event. And then romance, the easiest way that I can think about it is: emotions can occur and sometimes it's awesome if they do, but if there isn't a happily ever after at the end of the book, there will be hell to pay. Elamin: That's the expectation. Take me to that place. Alicia, famously, men don't have emotions, that's why they just call [their books] "fiction," I believe. What are your thoughts? Alicia: I am in complete agreement, and I don't think we should pull back on the sexism thing. I think it's completely true. I think people, in general, are comfortable with things tailored to women that are one-dimensional. And so they like to fit things into boxes because the idea that a book tailored to women could be about more than romance, love and daisies is unfathomable. It's the same way that George R. R. Martin can write Game of Thrones, which is a highly sexualized fantasy series, and it's not called "dragon smut." But when Rebecca Yarros does it — the exact same thing — it is [called "dragon smut"], and it is tailored to women, and it's viewed as not an important book in the space of fantasy. I also think that it's almost a little bit insulting to men too. You, Elamin, are reading Emily Henry and you're enjoying them, like men can enjoy highly emotional books. We all have the capacity to move between genres, and I think that's kind of what Emily Henry is doing with the evolution of her books.
