Congratulations to Jennifer Lang and Vine Leaves Press on the release of Landed: A yogi's memoir in pieces and poses, in which the author explores her sense of home through her experiences in Israel, a cross-cultural marriage, and yoga teachings, ultimately discovering that true home lies within oneself.
★★★★★ "Lyrical. Poignant. Funny." ~Sarah Tuttle-Singer, author of Jerusalem, Drawn and Quartered
Landed: A yogi's memoir in pieces and poses
NEW RELEASE: October 15, 2024Genre: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction
4.74 stars, 23 ratings on Goodreads
Paperback: $17.99
Ebook: From $6.49
American-born Jennifer traces her journey—both on and off the yoga mat—reckoning with her adopted country (Israel), midlife hormones (merciless), cross-cultural marriage (to a Frenchman), and their imminent empty nest (a mixed blessing), eventually realizing the words her yoga teachers had been offering for the past twenty-three years: root down into the ground and stay true to yourself. Finally, she understands that home is about who you are, not where you live.
Written in experimental chapterettes, Landed spans seven years (and then some), each punctuated with chakra wisdom from nationally-acclaimed Rodney Yee, Jennifer's first teacher.
If you enjoyed You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith, The Art of Leaving by Ayelet Tsabari, The Postcard by Anne Berest, Bluets by Maggie Nelson, or Belonging or Diaries of War by Nora Krug, you will love Landed.
Praise for Landed
★★★★★ “Crisp, witty, heartfelt.” ~Dawn Raffel, author of Boundless as the Sky
★★★★★ “Imaginative and inspiring.” ~Elisa Bernick, author of Departure Stories
★★★★★ “Real, heartfelt, and captivating.” ~Terri L. Orbuch, Ph.D., author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
★★★★★ “A must-read for anyone seeking a profound understanding of the human spirit in a world of turmoil.” ~Sarah Tuttle-Singer, author of Jerusalem, Drawn and Quartered
About the Author
California-born Jennifer Lang lives in Tel Aviv, where she runs Israel Writers Studio. Her prize-winning essays appear in Baltimore Review, Under the Sun, Midway Journal, and elsewhere. A Pushcart Prize, Best of Net, and Best American Essays nominee, she holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and served as an Assistant Editor at Brevity. Her first book, Places We Left Behind: a memoir-in-miniature, was a finalist in multiple awards including the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Landed: A yogi's memoir in pieces & poses is Jennifer's second book. A longtime yogi and yoga instructor, her greatest passion is YogaProse: Using Your Practice to Write Your Story. Learn more at IsraelWriterStudio.com.
About the Publisher
Vine Leaves Press likes to blur the line between commercial and experimental works. They publish book-length vignette collections, writing reference books, short story collections, memoir/autobiography, and character-driven novels with a literary bent. Subscribe to the Vine Leaves Press newsletter to receive FREE advanced review copies of upcoming new releases, news about their authors and subscribers, and/or to read the monthly opinion column, SPILL IT! or a daily dose of 50-word stories. Learn more at VineLeavesPress.com.