 |
 |
 |
||||
|
Welcome to A.G.S. JohnsonThe Sausage Maker’s Daughters Win More Awards!
Also on June 4th in New York in conjunction with Book Expo America’s annual convention, I will be honored by the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards as a Finalist in Regional Fiction. More details at www.indiebookawards.com.
AppearancesJune 9-10, 2012 - AGS Johnson has been invited by the Chicago Tribune to participate in the largest literary festival in the Midwest, The 28th Annual Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Lit Fest to be held June 9-10 in Chicago, IL. A Note from The AuthorBeing raised with women, lots of women, it was only upon reaching school age that I discovered how different boys were, in themselves of course, but also in the way the two genders were and are treated. I intuited, long before I had words for it, the double standard in behaviors and expectations. Perhaps that set the stage for my investigating through my writing the evolution of women and female roles in our rapidly changing times. But even that statement feels too limited. It’s more that through my work I wish to explore the evolution of roles, regardless of gender, as changes in one directly and immediately affect changes in the other. For example, most women my age were raised by stay-at-home mothers and absent, bring-home-the-bacon fathers, much like JJ Czermanski, the father in The Sausage Maker’s Daughters. Yet today, it’s uncommon for fathers not to participate in their kids’ school and afterschool programs and at the same time, it’s become common for women to work outside of the home. And working women as breadwinners who rely heavily on their husbands to assist with the kids and household is seen increasingly. Yet all those changes occurred in just a generation or two and will greatly influence all subsequent generations. Praise for "The Sausage “A compelling page-turner of a novel that highlights the secrets that even good families keep from one another – with devastating, unexpected results. Johnson, a keen observer of peoples’ foibles, has brilliantly captured Midwestern values, small town gossips, and rebellious spirits in her remarkable first novel. Told from inside the mind of one accused of a crime of passion, you experience the torture of being charged with a crime you think you didn’t commit. Finding this author is like discovering a young John Grisham. This is spell-binding courtroom storytelling at its very best.” — Madelyn Cain, award-winning author of Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner, The Childless Revolution, and First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies |
 Sign up Why sign up? Cool videos from Behind the Scenes!  |
The Independent Publishers announced that The Sausage Maker’s Daughters, my debut novel previously recognized by the Los Angeles Book Festival, has won a gold medal first place in its international competition in the category of regional fiction. The story takes place in the Midwest (Wisconsin) during the Vietnam era. Awards will be presented at a ceremony in New York City on June 4th. For details see