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# Paula Wagner

Writing in the spirit of adventure!

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://paula-wagner.com/blog-1/)
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land Excerpt from the Introduction: Israel Then and Now](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land-excerpt-from-the-introduction-israel-then-and-now/) - Read an exclusive introduction excerpt from the memoir Newcomers in an Ancient Land exploring the rapid transformation of Israel Then and Now.
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land -- The Official Booklist Review](https://paula-wagner.com/book-review-booklist-online/) - Read the official Booklist Online review praising Newcomers in an Ancient Land as a transformative story told with poetic description and youth's spirit.
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land/) - Adventure, Love, and Seeking Myself in 1960s Israel An excerpt from "Newcomers in an Ancient Land" "I crept along a dirt road under a black dome studded with...
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land Excerpt - Chapter 1: Making Life Happen](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land-excerpt-chapter-1-making-life-happen/) - Read an exclusive Chapter 1 excerpt from the memoir Newcomers in an Ancient Land, exploring family legacy, early crossings, and a defining journey to Israel.
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land Excerpt - Chapter 5: Hitchhiking](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land-excerpt-chapter-5-hitchhiking/) - Read an exclusive excerpt from Newcomers in an Ancient Land Chapter 5 as the journey continues deep into the hot, unforgiving terrain of the Negev Desert.
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land Excerpt - Chapter 15: Night in Eilat](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land-excerpt-chapter-15-night-in-eilat/) - Read Chapter 15: Night in Eilat from the memoir Newcomers in an Ancient Land. Discover a tense night of survival in an abandoned desert kibbutz.
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land Excerpt - Chapter 4: Gingit!](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land-excerpt-chapter-4-gingit/) - Chapter 4: Gingit! I couldn’t resist the beauty of the nocturnal sky as I crept up on deck alone. A shimmering canopy of stars arched over the cobalt sea...
- [Longing to Belong – Newcomers in an Ancient Land](https://paula-wagner.com/longing-to-belong-newcomers-in-an-ancient-land/) - This journey begged the question once again: where did I belong? Where was home? Perhaps I wasn’t charting my own course after all. Maybe I was simply following in my mother’s footsteps by leaving her, just as she had left her own mother to come to America. Now my sister Naomi and I would be the second generation of daughters to leave our mother for a foreign land.
- [Newcomers Makes the Top 7 Summer Reads List on Brit.co alongside Eve Ensler’s Apology](https://paula-wagner.com/top-7-summer-reads/) - Newcomers in an Ancient Land is honored to be listed among the top 7 summer reads by Brit.co with over a million in readership!
- [How One Mentor Sparked My Greatest Adventure and My Memoir](https://paula-wagner.com/how-mentors-inspire-writers/) - Discover how mentors inspire writers through Paula Wagner's story of the remarkable woman who sparked a lifetime of adventure and memoir writing.
- [Patience or Perfection?](https://paula-wagner.com/patience-or-perfection/) - Patience or perfection? Next, I pay attention to my surroundings: the iridescent green of a hummingbird whirring through the eucalyptus leaves outside my window
- [Labyrinth of the Heart Behind the Scenes](https://paula-wagner.com/labyrinth-of-the-heart-behind-the-scenes/) - I’m so excited to share the mockup cover for Labyrinth of the Heart, previously titled Outsiders in France, the long awaited sequel to my first book.
- [3 Tips for Surviving Passover Without Passing Out!](https://paula-wagner.com/surviving-passover-without-passing-out/) - Surviving Passover. Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday. As a kid, I loved the rituals, songs and ceremonial foods commemorating the liberation of..
- [Keeping Readers Engaged on a Journey Through Time](https://paula-wagner.com/keeping-readers-engaged-on-a-journey-through-time/) - Keeping Readers Engaged on a Journey Through Time. In writing Newcomers in an Ancient Land – the story of my youthful quest for adventure, love and self...
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land Excerpt - Chapter 22: Sunrise over the Golan](https://paula-wagner.com/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land-excerpt-chapter-22-sunrise-over-the-golan/) - Sunrise over the Golan. The pitch black sky was studded with stars as I crept down the dimly lit paths of Kibbutz Dan on my way to work in the kerem...
- [NAMW Interview About "Newcomers"](https://paula-wagner.com/namw-interview/) - I was honored to be interviewed on June 13, 2019, by Linda Joy Myers, founder of NAMW (National Association of Memoir Writers). It was a special pleasure because I had worked on this memoir in Linda's Writing as Healing class over several years. With Linda Joy's encouragement and support, I discovered an authentic voice and
- [Ready, Set, Go:  Launching a New Beginning!](https://paula-wagner.com/ready-set-go-launching-a-new-beginning/) - As East coast and Midwestern Americans huddle in the grip of sub-zero temperatures, I feel (almost) guilty for enjoying a balmy breeze on this last day of January.
- [Why The Magic of Memoir is a Must Read!](https://paula-wagner.com/why-the-magic-of-memoir-is-a-must-read/) - Discover the power of writing your life story. Paula Wagner shares why "The Magic of Memoir" is an essential companion for memoirists seeking truth and healing.
- [Stories are like mushrooms](https://paula-wagner.com/stories-are-like-mushrooms/) - Stories are like mushrooms. Who knows where they start or end? Perhaps you stumble across one on a walk in the redwoods at dusk after a spring shower has drenched the earth and the conditions are just right. The setting sun streaks the trees in glowing bronze.
- [Musings on the Lunar New Year!](https://paula-wagner.com/musings-on-the-lunar-new-year/) - Greetings for the the Lunar New Year – also known as Chinese New Year, the Tet Festival (in Viet Nam) and the Spring Festival! Celebrations well under way...
- [Is Hindsight 20/20? Checking the Crystal Ball in your Rear-View Mirror](https://paula-wagner.com/is-hindsight-20-20-checking-the-crystal-ball-in-your-rear-view-mirror/) - Is Hindsight 20/20? Checking the Crystal Ball in your Rear-View Mirror. Writing a memoir is like setting off on a long journey, destination unknown. Straining..

## Pages

- [Home](https://paula-wagner.com/) - Travel memoir of 1960s Israel. Paula Wagner writes lyrical stories of love, loss, and the lands that shape us. Explore identity and belonging.
- [Newcomers in an Ancient Land](https://paula-wagner.com/books/newcomers-in-an-ancient-land/) - Newcomers in an Ancient Land Sunrise Over the Golan I crept along a dirt road under a black dome studded with stars on my way to my job as a volunteer in the vineyards of Kibbutz Dan. At four in the morning, only the chirping of crickets and the crunch of my work boots broke
- [Excerpt from Newcomers in an Ancient Land](https://paula-wagner.com/excerpt-from-newcomers-in-an-ancient-land/) - Read an Excerpt from Newcomers in an Ancient Land
- [About](https://paula-wagner.com/about/) - Welcome to the about page for Paula Wagner, a published Bay Area writer whose stories span the globe.
- [The Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey](https://paula-wagner.com/the-magic-of-memoir-inspiration-for-the-writing-journey/) - Insights from 38 Memoirists on the Art and Challenge of Telling Your Story In The Magic of Memoir, 38 writers share their hard-won wisdom, stories, and writing tips. Included are Myers’s and Warner’s interviews with best-selling and widely renown memoirists Mary Karr, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Azar Nafisi, Dani Shapiro, Margo Jefferson, Raquel Cepeda, Jessica Valenti,
- [Contact](https://paula-wagner.com/contact/) - Contact Author Paula Wagner I’d love to stay in touch and share occasional notes from my writing life—insights, excerpts, and reflections that speak to belonging and creativity.You can also reach me directly at paula@paula-wagner.com. Join Paula's Literary Circle Receive new essays, excerpts, and reflections on life and belonging—straight to your inbox. “Your stories carried me
- [Books](https://paula-wagner.com/books/) - Paula’s Writing Musings on love, discovery, and belonging across cultures and generations. Through memoir, essays, and poetry, Paula’s writing invites readers to cross borders of time, space, and identity to explore how culture, language, and the search for belonging shape who we are. Explore Paula’s Books Newcomers in an Ancient Land A lyrical coming-of-age memoir
- [Praise for Newcomers in an Ancient Land](https://paula-wagner.com/praise-for-newcomers/) - Testimonials for Newcomers in an Ancient Land

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