Adoption Memoirs Author Event with Marianne Novy

Join us at Books and Mortar in Grand Rapids for a powerful evening with adoptee author Marianne Novy, as she discusses her latest work, Adoption Memoirs: Inside Stories (Temple University Press, June 2024).

This compelling book explores 45 memoirs by adoptees, birthmothers, and adoptive parents—offering a rare, deeply human look into the complexities of adoption. Whether you’re part of the adoption triad or simply seeking to better understand the lived experiences of others, Adoption Memoirs offers honest reflections on identity, loss, resilience, and connection.

Adoption Memoirs was honored with a 2025 International Impact Book Award for Biography—Unsung Heroes and Everyday Lives, and Family—Adoption and Foster Care.

Free and open to the public. Come early as seating may be limited!

More information about Adoption Memoirs from the publisher.