News – Joanna Kafarowski

Upcoming

“The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame”

Hosted by the Royal Geographical Society, I will be interviewed by modern-day explorer Jacki Hill-Murphy on November 18, 2021 between 7:30-9:00 p.m. GMT. Jacki will be asking me about the process of writing about polar women with a focus on the Arctic explorer Louise Arner Boyd.

This event is a joint event organized by the West of England and South Wales committee and the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution.

Free. Online. Advance booking is required.

https://www.rgs.org/events/autumn-2021/the-polar-adventures-of-a-rich-american-dame

Collections Journal Article

So pleased that my article about Louise Arner Boyd, “”From Boots on ’til Boots Off” Collecting Greenland with Explorer Louise Arner Boyd (1887-1972)” was just published in Collections Journal Volume 14, Number 4, Fall 2018.

Zócalo Public Square Essay

I was thrilled to be invited to contribute an essay on Louise Arner Boyd to the Los Angeles – based “ideas exchange and living magazine” Zócalo Public Square.

http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2019/02/12/genteel-california-socialite-became-worlds-leading-female-arctic-explorer/ideas/essay/

Spanish Language Edition

So excited to announce the publication of the Spanish language edition of The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd by the outstanding publisher Ediciones Casiopea based in Madrid, Spain.

Guest blog

Many thanks to Women’s History Reads and Greer McAllister for featuring me on her great blog!

http://www.greermacallister.com/blog/

Book Club

Marvellous book club meeting in Niagara on the Lake! Recently, I was invited to talk about my book to a fabulous group of women who have been meeting regularly for years. I was delighted to take part in the lively discussion and we even raised a glass of champagne in Miss Boyd’s honour. Salud!

Guest blog

Featured on the blog of Patricia Sands – author of the bestselling “Love in Provence” trilogy

http://patriciasandsauthor.com/category/blog/

Guest blog

Going Down Under! Louise Arner Boyd meets new readers on Australian writer Pauline Conolly’s website.

https://paulineconolly.com/2018/polar/

Guest blog

Thanks to writer Jennifer Alderson for featuring me on her blog.

http://jenniferalderson.com/2018/02/12/spotlight-on-biographer-joanna-kafarowski/

Library of Congress article

Following my presentation to the Library of Congress in Washington DC, my research was featured in the Library of Congress Blog. Here’s a link to the article:

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2018/01/inquiring-minds-tracking-the-polar-adventures-of-a-rich-american-dame