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Former stand-up comedian and award-winning multimedia artist pens her debut memoir, OK, Little Bird. Deena's debut book is quickly gaining ground, Shelf Unbound Magazine 2022 Recommended Read List and Adelaide Literary Magazine Honors in addition to Phoenix and So Scottsdale magazines to name a few.

Since the books release, Deena has been sought after to provide interviews both virtual and in person - her talks are energetic, enlightening and engaging - and always funny!

Deena's artwork has been featured in solo and collective exhibitions, receiving numerous honors for her original acrylics and digital works (deenasart.com).

OK, Little Bird is the story of an unforgettable father-daughter journey, told through voicemails, crazy family dinners,
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Deena Goldstein Connecting with readers, hearing readers sharing their experience and their stories. Knowing that OK, Little Bird has inspired and touched do many is …moreConnecting with readers, hearing readers sharing their experience and their stories. Knowing that OK, Little Bird has inspired and touched do many is the greatest and most fulfilling joy for me.(less)
Deena Goldstein I loved Three Sisters and have some great titles I've read in my author profile.…moreI loved Three Sisters and have some great titles I've read in my author profile.(less)
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Published on January 15, 2025 09:00
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The Undertaker's Assistant by Amanda Skenandore doesn't disappoint! A historical fiction page turner from beginning to end! Effe Jones, a former slave who escaped as a child is saved by a surgeon and his wife, she takes an affinity and quickly become ...more
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This brilliant and beautifully crafted story reads like fine wine and poetry. Jesmyn Ward details a young enslaved girls story as she gets separated from her mother - eventually, the spirits of earth and water and all things living connect and resona ...more
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Jesmyn Ward's breathing taking novel, Let Us Descend is a work of beauty - you'll hang on every word, delicate, powerful, like poetry crafted from fine china. The novel follows a young enslaved girl sold south by a white enslaver who fathered her. Th ...more
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“And so, as I have done many times in my life, I became my own rock, even though there were moments in which it felt like I couldn't breathe.”
Deena Goldstein

“From the Coffee Klatch Kvetch - Chapter - Excerpt
(Following a sandwich delivery)
"Jesus, I can't eat this. It tastes like the salami was in the bottom of someone's shoes! They always screw up my sandwich!”
Deena Goldstein, OK, Little Bird

“Beneath my cheek, my father’s shoulder bolstered feelings of calm and peace and immeasurable joy.”
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“Beneath my cheek, my father’s shoulder bolstered feelings of calm and peace and immeasurable joy.”
Deena Goldstein, OK, Little Bird

“And so, as I have done many times in my life, I became my own rock, even though there were moments in which it felt like I couldn't breathe.”
Deena Goldstein

“From the Coffee Klatch Kvetch - Chapter - Excerpt
(Following a sandwich delivery)
"Jesus, I can't eat this. It tastes like the salami was in the bottom of someone's shoes! They always screw up my sandwich!”
Deena Goldstein, OK, Little Bird

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Deena Goldstein Who is special in your life? Who can't you imaging living without? And who is leaving behind a spark of inspiration inside you?
OK, Little Bird OK, Little Bird takes the reader on a bouncy ride from laughter to tears - this quirky, fast paced, irreverent and truly inspiring memoir shares love, loss, grief and the gift of humor that healed....because, we all have someone and then we don't.....how we navigate those waters determines how we heal...oklittlebird.com @deeauthart


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