The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired: How I (Barely) Survived a Year in Corporate America
“With a mix of openness and humor, James captures what it means to work in content farms that help small businesses with their online presence.” --- Library Journal
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You're 52. Divorced. Single mom to a teenaged son and a tween daughter. Happily self-employed but worried about the cost of health insurance, the inevitable impact of perimenopause on your body, and whether you should keep dating a sexy plumber who's sweet and funny but lives an hour away and doesn't seem that into you.
So, after 22 years of full-time freelancing, you take a day job as a tiny, creaky cog in the corporate American machine where you're decades older than most of your coworkers - and you write about it. The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired: How I (Barely) Survived A Year in Corporate America is an entertaining, midlife memoir that shares what (and what not) to do when you make that corporate leap.
Available online at brick-and-mortar bookstores near you, and Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Upcoming Events
On Tuesday, June 18, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., join Kelly (and friends!)at Frugal Muse in Downers Grove for the official kickoff event for Fired! Brush off those cicadas! Or bring them along for a glass of sparkling wine or lemonade, and get a signed copy of the book!
On Thursday, June 27, Kelly will be speaking at Roscoe Books; the event starts at 6:30 pm and includes drinks and light snacks.
On Saturday, June 29, Kelly will host a “wine-down” at Cellar Door from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.
On Thursday, July 11, Kelly will be at the Barnes & Noble in Bolingbrook from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
On Sunday, August 11, Kelly will host a “Book Chat on the Porch” at Prairie Path Books in Wheaton from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Other events in the Chicagoland area are in the works! Stay tuned!
Recent Media Coverage
Kelly is interviewed by Sylvia Perez on Fox32/WFLD on June 26, 2024.
Kelly is interviewed in the “Coffee and Grief” podcast on different kinds of grief and how it informs her life today.
Kelly is featured in a “Q and A” in San Diego Metro magazine which was published in late May 2024.
Douglas Page of San Diego Metro Magazine interviews Kelly in this podcast, taped May 16, 2024.
Downers Grove Magazine featured Kelly in an article that ran in its print and online editions in May, 2024.
Book Clubs
Have a bookclub and reading Fired? Thank you! And contact Kelly for a list of discussion questions, and to have her visit your next book club meeting (in person or via Zoom).