“An unforgettable collection, as lovely as it is honest.”
–Lee Martin
“Donna Baier Stein is a discovery.”
–C. Michael Curtis, The Atlantic
“An artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19th-century woman who made headlines for all the wrong reasons.”
–Kirkus Reviews
“It is hard to think of a voice as compassionate and full of grace.”
–Laura Boss
About Donna
Award-winning novelist, short story writer, and poet. Originally from Kansas City, Donna now lives in New Jersey, writing full-time. She also founded and publishes Tiferet Journal. FULL BIO
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“(Sympathetic People) is a brilliantly edgy collection of stories that gets under your skin as even as it illuminates love, lust - and everything in between.”
–Caroline Leavitt
“(In The Silver Baron's Wife) Stein's blend of love story, scandal, and mystic experience is satisfying and entertaining.”
–Publishers Weekly
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April 4, 2019
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"The Best Short Stories from the Heart of the Country"
“Donna Baier Stein writes with the grace and precision of a poet.”
– Elizabeth Berg
June 10, 2019
Book Reading at the Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch
June 30, 2019
Book Reading at the Tabor House
July 1, 2019
Book Reading at the Denver Mining Club
July 12, 2019
Presenting at the International Womens Writing Guild Annual Conference