Linda Kass
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Linda Kass

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Linda Kass is the author of three historical novels, all inspired by true events or people. Bessie (2023), named the Prose Finalist for the eighth annual Phillip H. McMath Post-Publication Book Award, reimagines the early life of Bess Myerson, the talented daughter of poor Russian Jewish immigrants who, in 1945, remarkably rises to become Miss America during a precarious moment in our culture’s history. MS. Magazine.com called Bessie "nuanced, complex and insightful." A Ritchie Boy (2020), the 2021 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in Historical Fiction, renders interconnected stories that reveal one young immigrant’s journey in America during World War II. The novel was named by Indie booksellers as an Ingram best indie when it was released. Tasa’s Song (2016), which Publishers Weekly called “a memorable tale of unflinching courage in the face of war—and the power of love and beauty to flourish amid its horrors,” inspired acclaimed violinist Charles Wetherbee, of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, to compose an original composition for violin, “Tasa’s Song,” that had its world premiere in May of 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. Kass began her career as a magazine writer and correspondent for regional and national publications. A longtime civic leader in Columbus, Ohio, she is the founder and owner of Gramercy Books, an independent bookstore in central Ohio.
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    • Bessie

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Linda Kass
    • Narrated by: Kelli Tager
    • Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 2025-02-25
    • Language: English
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