ISBN: 0-943568-01-3 (contributor and editor)
Eons before self-publishing became de rigueur, in 1983, William Warner, his then-wife, designer Molly Renda and Amy decided that they knew so many extraordinarily talented (unsung) writers they would publish a collection of their stories. They funded the production of ISBN by selling advance subscriptions, and produced a beautiful book. Molly has since become the book designer for Algonquin Press, and many of the writers included have since published stellar work. The writers included Amy and William along with Stephen O'Connor, Robert Rosenberg, Thomas Frick, Carl Haarer, Diane Botnick, Michael Brondoli, Safiya Henderson, Jacqueline Austin, and Ann Goette.
KICK THE DOG AND SHOOT THE CAT, Oberon Press
When Amy moved to a sheep farm in eastern Ontario from her apartment in Manhattan, she noticed that her work in film production (on such films as Ghostbusters) wasn't all that different from tending sheep, and this book was the result. It received a rave review in The Toronto Globe by William French, the featured review on a page that included books by Thomas Pynchon, Carlos Fuentes, and Larry McMurtry. That review hangs on Amy's office wall, but here's a review out of University of Manitoba's archives.
BUY KICK THE DOG AND SHOOT THE CAT, KINDLE EDITION
BEST BEDTIME STORIES
Collected stories from the original TELL ME A STORY column, illustrated by Jillian Gilliland
BUY BEST BEDTIME STORIES, BOOK
NOTHING SACRED: A CONVERSATION WITH FEMINISM, Oberon Press
This book grew a court case against a young Queens University student -- but it became something far different, a book that infuriated some feminists, though that had never been the intention.
TELL ME A STORY, Andrews & McMeel Universal
A collection from the TELL ME A STORY column.
THE SPECTACULAR GIFT, Andrews & McMeel Universal
A collection from the TELL ME A STORY column.
Amy's writings about her unconventional marriage to a prisoner serving a 13-year to life sentence for murder is the basis of her upcoming memoir, DESPERADO'S WIFE and has been included in several anthlogies, including:
STRICKEN: THE 5,000 STAGES OF GRIEF, "NEW YEAR'S DAY," Dalton Books, edited by Spike Gillespie and Katherine Tanney (CLICK HERE for a review on BlogCritics Books)
DANCING AT THE SHAME PROM, Seal Press (2013), edited by Amy Ferris and Hollye Dexter
Her essays on the topic have been printed in prestigious media outlets including:
MODERN LOVE: KEPT TOGETHER BY THE BARS BETWEEN US -- The New York Times
MY HUSBAND, THE CONVICTED MURDERER -- Salon.com
Additional essays and stories by Amy include:
MARRIAGE 101 -- Huffington Post
BREATHLESS -- Fresh Yarn
WHAT WAS I THINKING? 58 BAD BOYFRIEND STORIES, Google e-book
TO HONOR A TEACHER, edited by Jeff Spoden -- includes a tribute written by Amy about her mentor, Donald Barthelme
AMY ON TEACHING PEN IN THE CLASSROOM (a program of PEN USA, a nonprofit writers' organization), from the Palisadian-Post, by Danielle Gillespie
EXCERPT FROM A PEN IN THE CLASSROOM STUDENT, Nina's World
AMY AT IDYLLWILD AUTHORS SERIES, from Idyllwild Town Crier, by Marshall Smith
5-QUESTION AUTHOR INTERVIEW: AMY FRIEDMAN, from The Writer's [Inner] Journey, by Meredith
AMY FRIEDMAN IS COMING TO TOWN!, from Savory Salons
AUTHOR Q&A: SYNDICATED COLUMNIST AMY FRIEDMAN, from Write On Online, by Debra Eckerling
ARTISTS LEARN TO COBBLE TOGETHER SUCCESSFUL CAREERS from Ruling Imagination, by Peter Friedman
ACCLAIMED CHILDREN'S WRITER AMY FRIEDMAN INTERVIEWED, from Writinghood, by Norm Goldman
AMY'S PROFILE ON SHE WRITES
