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Kathy Aspden is an awarded novelist, screenwriter, and public speaker. She is President of the Cape Cod Writers Center and television host for BOOKS AND THE WORLD, the longest-running literary cable interview show in the United States.
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Her latest book The MALA BEADS ~ A Novel of Hope and Discover in a Time of Chaos won her a POTY Multicultural Fiction Award (Person of the Year Award) and an International Impact Book Award in three categories—Multicultural, Inspirational, and Spiritual Fiction
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Interested in everything from the next great invention to the easiest way to tile a bathroom, Kathy is a gleeful research junkie and an enthusiastic participant in the human experience. She is currently at work on her fourth novel as well as a television series, The Magnificent Quarantinos, a sitcom about a Cape Cod family who's just trying to get it right - even if it kills them.
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Read Kathy's latest award-winning novel,
The MALA BEADS ~ A Novel of Hope and Discovery in a Time of Chaos
A mysterious mala bead necklace connects the lives of 36 people throughout the United States and Canada
—each needing a miracle.
"Nothing can be done to take back that tiny millisecond when one soul recognizes another."
"Artfully weaving together three lives, three coasts and three generations, Kathy Aspden’s breathtaking debut, Baklava, Biscotti, and an Irishman is a dazzling pastiche of love, deception, acceptance and forgiveness."
“Kathy Aspden’s first novel, BAKLAVA, BISCOTTI, AND AN IRISHMAN, is an emotional journey of love, loss, healing, and redemption. I rooted for each character and loved watching them be transformed by time and grace. I look forward to reading more of Kathy’s work in the years to come.”
—Tim Miller, Editor, The Cape Cod Times
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The MALA BEADS is a multicultural, connected-short-story novel. Think of it as watching your favorite anthology series—Modern Love, Black Mirror, True Detectives, The Twilight Zone—except not only is the theme connected, but the stories weave together to create the full arc of a complete novel. The MALA BEADS reads like a binge-worthy television series.
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"The writing is witty, masterful, and fun to read."
—Madeline Miele Holt, Producer, Book and the World
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"These are edgy and profound tales of hope, love, and connection, set against the backdrop of the 2020 pandemic. I read The Mala Beads with a smile on my face and a lump in my throat."
—Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll, former Arts Editor for the Cape Cod Times
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"I love this book. Whether you read it in one sitting or experience it slowly, it's a book you'll want to share with friends, buy as a gift, or suggest for your book club
—an easy read with a lot to say."
—Christine Merser, Writer, Managing Editor, Blue 2 Publishing
Daniel Muldaur wants his wife back. He doesn’t care that she’s pregnant by another man. He refuses to turn his back on the life they built and the love they shared.
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Will nine months be time enough to go from a man betrayed, to the proud father of someone else’s baby?
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​In an age when one molecule of DNA can change everything you thought true about your life, wouldn’t you want to know THE LOVE STORY BEHIND THE LIE?
"In her book, AN IRISHMAN'S SON, author Kathy Aspden shows us the ripple effects of one decision and its lasting impact on many lives. Her prose is crisp, her characters speak to you, and the journey she takes you on will stay with you long after you've finished reading. ​AN IRISHMAN'S SON is a penetrating and well-crafted tale."
—Casey Sherman, New York Times Bestselling Author of “The Finest Hours”
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