Fern Schumer Chapman

Chicago-based writer Fern Schumer Chapman has written several award-winning books. Viking/Penguin released her most recent work, BROTHERS, SISTERS, STRANGERS: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation, in 2021. She writes a blog for psychologytoday.com, and some of her posts are compiled in her latest work, THE SIBLING ESTRANGEMENT JOURNAL: A Guided Exploration of Your Experiences through Writing. Her memoir, MOTHERLAND, is a popular choice for book clubs. Her latest picture books, THE RETURN OF HAPPY HARPER THURSDAYS: The Guiding Light of a Grandmother's Love and HAPPY HARPER THURSDAYS: A Grandmother's Love for Her Granddaughter during the Coronavirus, explain family separation to children. Her other works, IS IT NIGHT OR DAY?, LIKE FINDING MY TWIN, STUMBLING ON HISTORY, and THREE STARS IN THE NIGHT SKY are used in middle and high school classrooms. Twice, Oprah shows have featured her work.