Anita Bartholomew
What matters most in any story are the people involved. That's why my writing focuses as much on the who as the what—on how ordinary people navigate the extraordinary events that sometimes touch their lives...
Books
THE MIDGET'S HOUSE
A Circus Story...A Love Story... A Ghost Story
“What if the disquiet spirit of a lovely and tragic midget circus performer did inhabit the house? What if she is confused and unable to cross over to the other side until she sorts out what really happened to her? Was she murdered?
“Anita took the idea and let her imagination do the rest, constructing a plot that involves a beguiling 3-foot-tall heroine named Lucinda, the circus impresario who falls in love with her, an evil jealous character named Enid and the modern-day woman who lives in the house.”
— Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SOMETHING TO PROVE
A Daughter's Journey to Fulfill A Father's Legacy
“No episode of 'ER' or 'Grey’s Anatomy' could equal the drama Dr. Yvonne Thornton experienced saving the life of a young mother who couldn’t stop bleeding, delivering a baby who had developed outside the womb or performing a Caesarean on a patient that required two operating tables. The prototype of today’s working mother, she accomplished all of this — then raced home to be there for the piano recitals and chess tournaments of her own two children.”
— Philadelphia Tribune
Advance readers rave about
SIEGE: An American Tragedy
“Wow. Informative and infuriating…I was riveted and finished this in a few hours.
Maureen C, Net Galley
"An excellent, emotionally gripping book.”
Mariama T., NetGalley
“[E]xtensively researched, superbly written and powerful… helps paint the full, shocking picture."
Tony M, NetGalley
"[B]rilliant account… an important read."
Steph B., NetGalley
“[V]ery objective and balanced…I learned a lot that I didn't know about some of the participants, the officers and Capitol police who were attacked, beaten and nearly killed, and the aftermath.”
Alan A., NetGalley
"Anita Bartholomew always delivers a great, edge-of-your-seat narrative. Her articles for Reader's Digest were among the most highly rated by readers during my six years as editor in chief of the magazine.”
— Jackie Leo
ABOUT THE VIDEO
I've appeared a number of times as a TV guest to discuss stories I've covered...
This clip is from an interview with Investigation Discovery about my reporting on two brothers, suspected of murder and bank robbery, who carjacked a woman at gunpoint, and forced her to drive across Florida’s desolate Alligator Alley. The episode was called “Bound by Blood.”
Other TV shows I’ve appeared on over the years regarding stories I’ve reported include Good Day New York, Good Day Tampa Bay, and Maury Povich.
