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Reflections: My Journey on Arunah, A Memoir by Rosearl Julian West

Copy Editor: Christine McKee
Format Editor: Jacquelyn O. Oldham

© 2023 by Rosearl J. West
ISBN 9798391773108

Release Date: April 19, 2023

Available for Purchase on Amazon.com [Order from this link, Reflections: My Journey on Arunah: West, Rosearl Julian, McKee, Christine, Oldham, Jacquelyn, Julian Jr., Emerson R.: 9798391773108: Amazon.com: Books, or type in the title on the website.] There are also links on Amazon.com to follow the author. In addition, you can follow her and the book on her website (https://www.reflectionsmyjourney.com), on Facebook (“Reflections Journey” page) and Instagram (#reflectionsmyjourney).

About the Author

“A native of West Baltimore, Rosearl Julian West has received numerous awards and honors during her extensive career as a broadcast journalist. She has reported daily and breaking news for a host of radio stations throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area, most notably WBAL-AM, WEAA-FM, WCBM-AM, and WFBR-AM. She has also served as a media/public relations specialist for local government, education, and law enforcement agencies, as a mentor to aspiring radio news reporters, a Cub Scout den leader and as an active member of the Baltimore Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, a membership organization of mothers, dedicated to nurturing future leaders by supporting their children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty. Rosearl is a proud graduate of Western High School and holds a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Goucher College. Married with two children and three grandchildren, she enjoys reading, crossword puzzles, joke telling, piano playing, gardening, and crafts. Retired, she lives in Gwynn, Oak, Maryland with her husband, Chip.”

About the Book Release

On Saturday evening, April 15, 2023, Rosearl J. West, along with her husband “Chip” West, and I celebrated the successful pre-release uploading of her independently published memoir, Reflections: My Journey on Arunah, to Amazon KDP with a toast around her kitchen table. It was the culmination of our own 8¹/₂-week “journey” to transform her work from a double-spaced, illustrated 8¹/₂ x 11-inch manuscript into the final 6 x 9-inch, 1.15-line-spaced, printed book you see pictured above. [There will be more to come concerning this publication journey, in a separate post.] Rosearl and I also enjoyed a celebration luncheon at The Double-T diner, a storied Baltimore landmark in its own right.

In the coming months, there will be more posts, both here on baltimoreblackwoman.com and on Rosearl Julian West’s website, Facebook, and other social media platforms.

For now, BUY THIS BOOK – and READ It!

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