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• Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency has finalized the sales of the Hungarian rights for The Lightning Tree. More information to come.

• The Oaken Queen (e-book) becomes No 1 New Release on Amazon USA in the category of Teen & Young Adult Alternative History

• The Oaken Queen is an immediate No 1 bestseller in the category of YA Fantasy on Amazon Sweden

• The Oaken Queen, the second installment of The Natural Intelligence Revolution Trilogy, is released October 30, 2023

• The Lightning Tree is awarded Gold Medal in the category of Young Adult Fiction – Horror/Mystery by Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

• The Swedish rights to Beautiful Affliction have been acquired by Swedish publisher Lava Förlag

• The Lightning Tree is included in the Young Adult list of the curated Amazon Prime Reading Catalogue through March-May 2023

• Fireside Audio releases audio version of The Lightning Tree, with Austenne Grey as narrator

• Fireside Audio acquires the audiobook rights for The Lightning Tree.

• The Lightning Tree is reviewed by Kirkus Reviews

• The Lightning Tree is reviewed by author T N Traynor on her blog

• The Lightning Tree (e-book) becomes No 1 bestseller on Amazon UK in the category of Metaphysical Fiction 

• The Lightning Tree is reviewed by author and book blogger Priscilla Danita on Priscilla’s Bookshelf

• The Lightning Tree (paperback) becomes no 1 bestseller on Amazon Canada in the category of Magical Realism Fiction for Young Adults

• The Lightning Tree (e-book) becomes no 1 bestseller on Amazon USA in the category of Teen & Young Adult Alternative History 

• The Lightning Tree (paperback) becomes no 1 bestseller on Amazon UK in the category of Coming of Age Fantasy for Young Adults

• The Lightning Tree is reviewed on the blog BOOKS. BABIES. AND. MORE.

• The Lightning Tree (paperback) becomes no 1 bestselling book on Amazon Sweden in the category of Green Living

• Lene is interviewed by author Deborah Kalb: Q&A with Lene Fogelberg

• Lene is featured in a guest post over at Women Writers, Women’s Books: My Inspiration for The Lightning Tree

• The Lightning Tree is reviewed on the book blog Caro Library

• Lene is interviewed by writer Alison Laverty: Welcome Author Lene Fogelberg

• Review of The Lightning Tree on Living for Literature

• The Lightning Tree is featured on Lovely Reader Girl

• Beautiful Affliction is selected for the Read Into Wellness program, hosted by Pullman Regional Hospital and Neill Public Library

• Beautiful Affliction is listed among “13 Inspirational Memoirs About Strong Women” by Wiki.ezvid.com

• Beautiful Affliction is released as audiobook by Tantor Media, narrated by Henrietta Meire

• Beautiful Affliction is featured as a February 2019 selection by the Reading Club of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

• Beautiful Affliction is listed as one of the “9 Must-read non-fiction books for women in their 40s” by She Reads

• Beautiful Affliction is listed among “12 Books To Read If You Love Tuesdays with Morrie” by BookBub

• Beautiful Affliction is featured by Books on the Subway in New York City

• Lene is interviewed by Joe Montague for Riveting Riffs Magazine: Lene Fogelberg – Beautiful Affliction

• Lene is interviewed on HeartWood by Nan Sanders Pokerwinski: “Meet author Lene Fogelberg”

• Beautiful Affliction is published in German by Bastei Lübbe, with the title Mein Glück kann jeden Tag zerbrechen

• Lene tells the story behind Beautiful Affliction in The Huffington Post: “How Listening To My Heart Saved My Life”

• Beautiful Affliction is featured on Off the Shelf‘s “10 Must-Read Books for Podcasts Junkies”

• The German rights to Beautiful Affliction have been acquired by German publisher BASTEI LÜBBE

• Beautiful Affliction is a finalist in the 2016 International Book Awards

• Lene is interviewed on Soul Sciences by Charlene Jones: Bestselling Author Lene Fogelberg’s memoir describes her Beautiful Affliction, the Book and the Struggle

• Lene is featured on Le Mot Juste en Anglais by Jonathan Goldberg, translated to French by poet/actress Hélène Cardona: Une Ravissante Affliction

• Beautiful Affliction wins Gold Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2016 for Autobiography/Memoir

• Review of Beautiful Affliction in the literary journal Rain Taxi Review of Books‘ Spring 2016 Print Edition

• Lene is interviewed on Memoir Writer’s Journey by Kathy Pooler: “Finding Words For a Miracle – A Discussion With Memoir Author Lene Fogelberg” 

• Beautiful Affliction is listed as “Best of Expat Non-fiction 2015” by The Displaced Nation

• Beautiful Affliction is included in the Independent Publisher‘s 2016 Reading Challenge

• February Roundtable Discussion. Lene is interviewed by Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers

• Lene is interviewed on Crystal-Lee Quibell’s radio show Literary Speaking on Vividlife Radio

• Review of Beautiful Affliction on A Good Life

• Beautiful Affliction is #3 on The Wall Street Journal Best Seller list for non-fiction e-books, as reported by The Associated Press, December 4, 2015

• Beautiful Affliction is #1 Bestseller on Amazon USA, Kindle Memoirs

• Beautiful Affliction is #1 Bestseller on Amazon Canada, Kindle Books

• Beautiful Affliction is a finalist in The 2015 USA Best Book Awards in the category of Autobiography/Memoir

• Beautiful Affliction is included in “14 Books To Lean On When The Going Gets Tough” on Bustle

• Lene stops by BookSparks’  “Inspired by…” to share 5 books that inspired Beautiful Affliction

• Beautiful Affliction is included in “15 Great Workmom Reads for Fall” in WORKING MOTHER Magazine

• Essay “5 Steps To Writing in Your Second Language” is featured on Writer’s Digest

• Beautiful Affliction is included in “11 Brilliant Books Every Smart Woman Should Read” on Mama Mia

• Beautiful Affliction is included in “Top 10 Mesmerizing Memoirs of September 2015” on Culturalist

• Beautiful Affliction is included in “9 Books Meant for Intellectual Women” on AllWomenStalk

• Essay “Write From the Heart” featured on We Heart Writing

• Beautiful Affliction is included in “The Most Anticipated Memoirs For Fall 2015” on BuzzFeed

• “Wonderlanded” with Lene on The Displaced Nation

• Author interview on Suzanne M. Brazil’s blog

• Featured blog on She Writes: Behind the Book

• Beautiful Affliction is included in YourTango’s “11 Incredible Books Every Smart Woman Should Read This Fall” 

• Review of Beautiful Affliction on Blogcritics

• Chapter 1 of Beautiful Affliction on Terri Giuliano Long’s blog

• Guest blog post on Terri Giuliano Long’s blog “Writing My Way Out of the Silence”

• Back to School Essay featured on First for Women