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For those in Central Massachusetts, Betsy will be doing a reading from Last Place Called Home followed by a presentation by Daniel D. Leinweber, clinician at Auburn Youth & Family Services, on Thursday, January 16, from 7:00-8:00 at the Auburn Public Library. The title of the event is “Facing the Opioid Crisis: The Importance of Building Community.” Here’s the link to register and for more info.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 6:00-7:30PM, Easthampton, MA Public Library: Betsy will be reading from Last Place Called Home followed by conversation with Peter Babineau, Director of the Western Mass offices of Learn to Cope. More info here.

Read Betsy’s essay on CrimeReads: Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Last Place Called Home is a Political Thriller finalist in the 2024 American Fiction Awards.

Last Place Called Home is a Mystery/Suspense finalist in the 2024 International Book Awards.

Last Place Called Home featured in Hampshire College News.

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July 11, 2024 interview with Betsy about Last Place Called Home on WHMP’s Talk the Talk with Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg.

Betsy is interviewed about population on the NY public radio show and podcast, On the Media: Revenge of the Childless Cat Ladies

Cover of Last Place Called Home: an atmospheric scene of trees, water, and sky
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Last Place Called Home

As a small New England town becomes embattled in the drug war, single mother Laura Everett finds herself on the brink of love and her teenage son on the brink of disaster. To save him and his friends from potentially deadly consequences, she is forced out of her comfort zone and into action.

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