Ordering information for Letting in Air and Light at Belle Point Press
Publication date: October 10, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-960215-03-1
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Honors
One of three nominees for the 2025 One Book One New Orleans citywide read and literary outreach
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September 2024 selection of the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Book Club
Praise for Letting in Air and Light
Review by Joan Elizabeth Bauer
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Review by Niya Holland at Southern Review of Books
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I enjoyed reading @ttbrader.bsky.social‘s debut book; this was what prompted my questions about dealing with family history writing and bad actors. Her technique of alternating fictive recreations of family history with discussions of fact and source was interesting, especially as an archivist.
Ultimately, this is a book that manages both a critical eye and a realization of the humanity, however troubled or flawed, of the members of the author’s family. I look forward to her future work.
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Loving @ttbrader.bsky.social ‘s innovative memoir. Written in alternating 1st & 3rd person chapters it narrates the story of its subject alongside story of its creation. Different forms of storytelling create an intimate portrait of a troubled man and simultaneously establish a distance for reflection.
Olga Zilberbourg, author of Like Water and Other Stories
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“What happens if windows are opened and light catches hidden dust … what if the air from the window blows the dust into plain sight and we are forced to face it. Can we rewrite what we know as we sweep? Are we brave enough? Who and what are we left with at the end …. ? “
A review of Letting in Air and Light by Teresa Tumminello Brader.” By Cathrine Lødøen.
Press
A big thank you to CRAFT for the opportunity to talk about the writing of Letting in Air and Light on their lovely site, and to Miki Pfeffer for facilitating our conversation.
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Thank you to The Reading Life and Susan Larson for including my very first book event in their roundup of the upcoming week’s events.
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My book on the CLMP (community of Literary Magazine and Presses) list of Books Launching in October.
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Thank you to Deep South Magazine for including Letting in Air and Light on their “Fall/Winter Reading List 2023,” along with books by authors such as Jayne Anne Phillips, Ron Rash, Jesmyn Ward, and Bryan Washington.
Read the Country Roads article, “Most Hallowed Lit,” which features my book, in their October issue, ‘Myths & Legends.’
My Book
Letting in Air and Light was released on October 10, 2023, and can be ordered through Belle Point Press, my publisher, as well as anywhere else books are sold.
Teresa Tumminello Brader, writer 