Pen Name:
Dianne Ebertt Beeaff
Genre:
Articles, Memoir, Poetry, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Other Nonfiction
Websites:
DeBeeaff.wordpress.com
Amazon Author Page
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Bio
Dianne Ebertt Beeaff has written professionally for many years beginning with magazine journalism. Her books include two memoirs, A Grand Madness, Ten Years on the Road with U2 and the sequel A Grand Madness, U2 Twenty Years After; Homecoming, a book of poetry; Spirit Stones, Unraveling the Megalithic Mysteries of Western Europe’s Prehistoric Monuments; Power’s Garden, an historical fiction novel; and On Traigh Lar Beach, a short story collection, and a nature memoir, Infinite Paradise, Witnessing the Wild to be released July 2025. Dianne’s work and blog can be found on her website www.debeeaff.wordpress.com and on Instagram. She lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband, Dan.
Fiction
Title: Power’s Garden
Publisher: Hawkmoon Publications/2009
Genre: Historical Fiction
Tragedy and triumph unfurl when a devout Mormon family hires a head-strong young widow during trying economic times. Two families — one Texan, one Mormon — develop an embattled but gripping relationship in the Arizona desert, while WWI rages abroad. Long-kept secrets unfold as they challenge tradition and ultimately learn to love.
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Title: On Traigh Lar Beach: Stories
Publisher: She Writes Press (October 9, 2020)
Genre: Short Stories, Women’s Fiction
Erica Winchat, a young writer overwhelmed by the stress of her first book contract, discovers thirteen curious items tangled in the flotsam on the Scottish beach of Tràigh Lar. Erica tells the intriguing story of the owner of each of these items, uncovering a series of dramatic events—from a Chicago widow’s inspiring visit to Quebec City to a shrimper’s daughter facing Tropical Storm Ruby in North Carolina. The thirteenth item, a concert laminate badge, inspires Erica’s novella Fan Girls, in which the separate stories of four fans of the Scottish rock band Datha unfold in first person, culminating in their reunion at a concert in Chicago—a show where a shooting takes place.
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Nonfiction
Title: Spirit Stones, Unraveling the Megalithic Mysteries of Western Europe’s Prehistoric Monuments
Publisher: Hawkmoon Publications/2009
Genre: Historical Fiction
Nearly a decade in the making, award-winning author Dianne Ebertt Beeaff’s transcending new book, Spirit Stones, explores the enduring lessons of Europe’s prehistoric monoliths, stone circles and burial chambers. Beeaff’s fastidious research first-hand accounts and prevailing love of history capture not only the architectural essence of these archaeological treasures, but also their spiritual strength. Uniting civilization throughout the ages, the stone relics being rediscovered throughout Western Europe speak not only of our Neolithic and Bronze Age past, but also of contemporary humanity. The lessons of these ancient stones can help our present-day society unearth and cultivate its own spiritual potential with reverence, celebration and hope.
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Title: A Grand Madness, Ten Years on the Road with U2
Publisher: Hawkmoon Publications; 2nd edition (March 2, 2020)
Genre: Memoir
This reprint of 2000’s A Grand Madness, Ten Years on the Road with U2, offers readers a fan’s-eye-view of this extraordinary Irish band, covering thirty-eight concerts in twenty cities over ten years from 1987’s Joshua Tree tour through Popmart in 1997. Beeaff’s account is candid, uncompromising, and perceptive and presents an icon of contemporary culture with warmth, intelligence and humor. “This is a story about the impact music known inside out has on a life and about all the adventures along the way.”
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Title: A Grand Madness: U2 Twenty Years After
Publisher: Hawkmoon Publications (March 2, 2020)
Genre: Memoir
“From airport terminals to street corners, you can almost taste and touch everything here as Beeaff shadows the band, providing us a rich, nuanced commentary . . . a magical mystery tour into the meaning of music and those in thrall to it.” ~ Brian Boyd, Contributor to The Irish Times. In A Grand Madness, U2 Twenty Years After, Dianne Ebertt Beeaff invites readers to embark on an adventure from Ireland to America’s deep South as they discover a music fandom spanning over 20 years and six tours with the most beloved Irish rock band of all time: U2. Beeaff’s lyrical memoir follows her time spent on the road attending U2’s Elevation, Vertigo, 360, Joshua Tree, eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tours and details the band’s unique journey which continues to shape their music and albums. Full of firsthand insights into Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr., and enhanced with stunning black-and-white photos throughout, A Grand Madness, U2 Twenty Years After is a must-read not only for avid U2 fans but for music and travel lovers alike.
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Poetry
Title: Homecoming
Publisher: Hawkmoon Publications/1999
A book of poetry by award-winning author Dianne Ebertt Beeaff, drawn from her travels throughout the United Kingdom and illustrated with eleven of her graphite drawings. Great Britain has a powerful sense of place. But it’s the little moments that make up life, moments that transcend time and space. It is these universals that are captured in this book.
