If Erma Bombeck were alive today, what on earth would she say about the current state of world? In Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven — What the Hell?! (Flint Hills Publishing), Jillian Van Hefty dares to ...

A variety of diverse and funny voices have come together to discuss sisterhood in the University of Dayton’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop’s latest book. “Sisters! Bonded by Love and Laughter” ...

The first book I ever read cover-to-cover all on my own, without being assigned it, was Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. It passed around our bus and the neighborhood like a bootleg ...

(Kelly McKenzie's essay originally ran on her blog with several photos from the 2024 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.) Yes, Erma Bombeck made me do it. Do What? Isn’t she…? I know, it seems a bit ...

(Editor’s Note: For the Erma writing community, Bonnie Jean Feldkamp offers this behind-the-scenes view of the editing process for books in the Fast Women series, edited by Gina Barreca and published ...

Erma Bombeck's smiling face is in the heart of the University of Dayton campus on a historical marker from the Ohio Bicentennial Commission and Ohio Historical Society. The Erma Bombeck Papers in the ...

Humorist Erma Bombeck, the author of 12 books and a column, “At Wit’s End,” which appeared in more than 900 newspapers, was born in the Miami Valley. DAYTON DAILY NEWS ARCHIVE Bill and Erma Bombeck ...

The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop marks its 25th anniversary this year and will keep the celebration going through next spring with a keynote lineup of bestselling authors and rising comedy stars, ...

The Bombeck Family Learning Center recently celebrated its first Erma Bombeck Spirit Week to celebrate the life and legacy of Erma Bombeck, the humorist and writer, and advocate for family and ...