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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As a “Partner in Purpose” my memoir/reference is listed as a resource in the directory. My experiences as a non-directed kidney donor, a donor niece and an advocate for donation introduces a real-life story behind the data. Through the power of storytelling, we can end the waitlist. Mahalo #UNOS

Author Rachel Bennett Steury
is a founding member of the UNOS Marketplace -
a new integrated directory of community-created solutions for organ donation and transplant professionals within UNOS One, the platform used every day by U.S. transplant hospitals and organ procurement organizations. Learn more at:
https://unos.org/technology/unos-marketplace/

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thank you to Midwest Book Review! “Rachel's storytelling shines brightest when she reflects on the people who shaped her life. Those moments feel genuine because they are filled with both joy and heartbreak - the kind of memories every family carries in one form or another.” buff.ly/mul5q4b

MidWest Book Review of Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor
by Rachel Bennett Steury. Full Review on MBR https://buff.ly/mul5q4b

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Grazie IAWA - Italian American Writers Association for sharing news of my memoir! ❤️ 🇮🇹 "Vulnerably told, the author leads us through tender family memories and emerges as an inspirational beacon for the power of storytelling." iawa.net/members-news/ #italy #sicily #author #books #organdonor

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Mahalo to everyone who stopped by Maui’s Barnes & Noble yesterday. Maui locals and visitors alike, if you missed the memoir signing you can still grab a copy in the medical section of the store or find it online! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/losing-my-... #maui #hawaii #books #organdonation #author

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Here we are folks, our Hawai’i stop on “Rachel’s Never Ending Book Tour”. Maui friends, come on out to Barnes & Noble (Maui Marketplace, Kahului HI) #maui #author #booklovers #OrganDonation #aloha

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On Maui this Saturday? Stop by Barnes & Noble and say hello! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006... #Hawaii #Author #KidneyDonor

Join Maui author Rachel Bennett Steury in Kahului for an afternoon of talking story and signing of her debut memoir Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor. The event takes place on Saturday, July 11 at Barnes & Noble at the Maui Marketplace from 12pm to 2pm.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Appreciation to Steelworker Randy Johnson, who wrote my Afterword to my memoir & joined me in Auburn to talk shop. And to Honeypot Books for bringing our community together. Thank U for showing up w/ love, fam! Uncle Ed would be proud. Together, we can. www.bennettsteury.com/memoir #writersofbluesky

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I am excited to attend the Transplant Games of America, held in Denver. From June 19-21 I’ll be at the TGA Bookstore sharing my memoir with many other authors in our community. If you’re curious, come by! The public is welcome to attend and root us all on! #Denver #TransplantGames #TeamHawaii

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thanks to the @lorainplsystem.bsky.social which houses the Toni Morrison Reading Room, for having our memoirs on the shelves. Library patrons, check it out! #Lorain #Author #writing #book #Ohio

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thank you to About Transplant Life with Miss Vinnie for this Facebook Live #FirstFridays chat about my memoir and kidney donation. www.facebook.com/share/v/1DGx... #OrganDonation saves lives!

Join Heart Recipient Miss Vinnie and her special guest Author & Living Donor RACHEL BENNETT STEURY

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We are so looking forward to joining the Second Saturdays event June 13th in #Lorain! #Buckeyes, find us on Broadway Avenue and say hello! 🤙🏼 Thank you Main Street Lorain for the opportunity to reunite two Longfellow Middle School friends in the city where we first met. #booklover #author #Ohio

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Sure my memoir is a story about the relocation of my kidney but it’s also about solidarity and all the ways we can and do look out for each other. Thank you to Chicago Steelworkers SOAR Chapter 31-9 for the warm welcome. www.bennettsteury.com/memoir #Union

Union author signing her book for members at a union meeting. Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The Lorain Public Library has my paperback on the shelf in the same library that's home to the Toni Morrison Reading Room! ❤️ If you don’t see this book (or another you want to read) at your library, request it! #Ohio #tonimorrison #loraincounty #library #author

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

On this here National Tell a Story Day, let me tell you one... Some of the most well read people I know don’t have shelves of books at home. I don't either. This is why I have an eBook. #tellastory #author #ebook #nomadlife #minimalism #OrganDonation #memoir www.bennettsteury.com/memoir

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

April 25th is Indie bookstore day, a day to celebrate the brick and mortars in our communities. Find your copy from places like The Last Bookstore in Studio City and Honeypot in Auburn Indiana and then let’s talk about it! Can't find it at your local bookstore? Request it! #IndieBookstore

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Happy to see my memoir on the front counter at The Last Bookstore in Studio City. #LosAngeles book lovers, grab a copy there! #writing #author #donatelife

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Los Angeles book lovers, join us this Sunday at Studio Hope Boutique in Burbank to celebrate organ donor awareness month! Shop for a cause and meet authors in the donation community. www.rsnhope.org/press-releas... #Books #LosAngeles #Burbank

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

THANK YOU for showing our authors so much love yesterday during the UU Literary Jam at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. Novels, memoirs, reference, history: we had it all!

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A unique author event on April 26. Hear from authors: Dr. Somone Washington, Lori Hartwell and Rachel Bennett Steury. Each brings a unique perspective as organ donors, transplant recipients, and advocates for people who have kidney disease. #booksigning #LosAngeles #Burbank #memoir

Studio Hope Boutique, an artisan, vintage, and curated thrift shop located in Burbank’s vibrant Magnolia Park, invites the community to a unique author event on Sunday, April 26, from 4:00 to 5:30pm at 817 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA. The event is free to the public and offers an inspiring opportunity to "shop for a cause" and connect with authors whose stories illuminate hope, joy, and the incredible journeys surrounding organ donation.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Los Angeles peeps, we have a great line up of authors converging on Studio City April 19th. You coming? #author #booksigning #writer #losangeles

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Thank you @authorsguild.org for giving me the Member Spotlight during #DonateLifeMonth when my memoir about organ donation is out. The timing couldn't have been any more appropriate! ☺️ 💙 ❤️💚 authorsguild.org/member-spotl... #DonateLife #KidneyDonor #Memoir #Author

Author's Guild Member Spotlight: Rachel Bennett Steury. A smiling middle aged white woman with long brown hair wearing a flowered tank top. She is holding a book Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor. A Memoir by Rachel Bennett Steury. Foreword by NKDO Founder Ned Brooks. Afterword by Author J. Randy Johnson.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Los Angeles friends, join me and my fellow Unitarian Universalist authors in Studio City on April 19th. Come for the collector edition bookmark, stay for the books! #Books #writing #author #LosAngeles #DonateLife #KidneyDonor

Meet UU authors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City on April 19th. The UU Literary Jam is from 11:30 - 1pm and the public is warmly invited to attend. 12355 Moorpark St, Studio City, CA.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thank you to @awpwriter.org for featuring my memoir on the Member Bookshelf! My experiences becoming a living kidney donor, explained. Available now! #Memoir #DonateLife #AWPWriter #AWP #NationalKidneyMonth www.awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Memb...

Association of Writers and Writing Programs Member Bookshelf. Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor A Memoir By Rachel Bennett Steury Foreword By NKDO Founder Ned Brooks Afterword By Author J. Randy Johnson. Memoir explores the author’s experiences before and after giving away an organ to a stranger through a kidney chain, an innovative form of altruism spearheaded by the National Kidney Registry. Author(s) Rachel Bennett Steury Publisher BC Books. Available for purchase now wherever books are sold.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

❤️💚💙 Memoir Release ❤️💚💙 The paperback and Ebook are both ready for order with the audiobook on its way later this year. You can find links to it on our website www.bennettsteury.com/memoir #Author #Writing #Memoir #DonateLife #BookstoRead2026 #BookLaunch #AuthorLife

Book cover and quote: Available Now Losing My Kidney And Finding My Voice Confessions of Living Donor to A Memoir By Rachel Bennett Steury Foreword By NKDO Founder Ned Brooks Afterword By Author J. Randy Johnson “To be a good ancestor is to leave a few breadcrumbs out in the world for the paper trail that will be constructed long after we are gone. Thanks to BC Books, my breadcrumbs now have an ISBN number.” bennettsteury.com/memoir

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

💚💙❤️ Book Review Alert 💚💙❤️ I am thankful for all the feedback my memoir receives. It helps me to become a better storyteller and allows me to recognize when I get it right. Read the full-length review from Readers’ Favorite on my website: www.bennettsteury.com/memoir

Book cover for Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor Review “As she weighs the risk, responsibility, and solidarity of her decision, one question keeps repeating in my mind: What does it actually mean to give part of your body to someone you will never meet? Bennett Steury candidly shares what the experience taught her. Thoughtful, practical, and sincere, I highly recommend reading it.” Readers’ Favorite 5 Star Review Available March 24 bennettsteury.com/memoir Losing My Kidney And Finding My Voice Confessions of Living Donor to A Memoir By Rachel Bennett Steury Foreword By NKDO Founder Ned Brooks Afterword By Author J. Randy Johnson

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

As we recognize International Women’s Day today in National Kidney Month, I am reminded of how important milestones are. At every rotation of the sun we have an opportunity to do better, to get things right-er and to celebrate our progress. Holding my book proof in my hands is “proof” of that.

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Rachel BS @bennettsteury.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

💚❤️💙 Cover Reveal! 💙❤️💚 📚 Available soon wherever books are loved, borrowed and sold! 📚 Check out the evolution of this cover, which has its very own origin story. rachelbs.substack.com/p/adventures... #author #writing #memoir #donatelife #union #CoverReveal #comingsoon #BooksToRead2026 #Library

Sunset and shoreline image with book cover and text on top. Coming soon from BC Books www.bennettsteury.com/memoir Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor. "The need is so dire that by the time I was cleared to donate my kidney. there were four people hoping to become its recipient."

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