Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges is now available to order in paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

Read about the remarkable journey of Alvenia Bridges from segregated Kansas to the heights of fashion and rock ‘n’ roll, breaking barriers and rubbing shoulders with legends. It is a powerful testament to resilience and the pursuit of dreams against all odds.

“An incredible, redemptive story of one woman’s resolve to leave her troubled past behind and claim the world.” -Anne Liu Kellor, award-winning author of Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging

Find out more at tinyurl.com/ReclaimingVenusMemoir

I am happy to share that my book Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges will be coming out on October 29th. To celebrate, I will be having a book launch at my favorite local bookstore Third Place Books Ravenna at 7pm that evening. The event will include a presentation, Q&A, and book signing.

You can find out more and RSVP for the free event at https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/maya-smith-alvenia-bridges