A perfect read for Dry January & new beginnings


The new year invites reflection, fresh starts, and sometimes—letting go.

If your New Year’s resolutions include drinking less, trying Dry January, or simply creating a healthier, more intentional life, Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over is the perfect companion.

Told with heart and humor, Uncorked follows one woman’s journey from decades of wine-soaked “fun” to a brave, vulnerable, and deeply relatable sober life. It’s honest, funny, and reassuring for anyone wondering who they might become without alcohol.

Whether you’re sober-curious, doing Dry January, or starting over in any way this year, this memoir reminds us that change is possible—and worth it.

Start your new year with Uncorked!

— The Sibylline Press Team


“Beautifully rendered and bravely written...”

—Suzy Vitello, author of Bitterroot and Griftopia

Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over

BY MARY ALICE STEPHENS
Getting sober is one thing, staying sober another…

Publishing the Brilliant Work of Women Authors Over 50

109 Carpenter Street, Suite B, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Unsubscribe · Preferences

Sibylline Press

Receive weekly Pub Date Friday emails and monthly online reflections about the book Industry for readers & authors! Compiled by wise women of a certain age. SIGN UP AND RECEIVE 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER FROM OUR BOOKSTORE!

Read more from Sibylline Press
Tough Love for Indie Authors

New from Sibyl Writing Craft! Anyone can self-publish a book. But publishing well—creating a book that sells and building a sustainable writing career—takes strategy, persistence, and a deep understanding of the hard truths about the publishing world. Tough Love for Indie Authors: An Honest Look at What it Takes to Win in Self-Publishing By Keri-Rae Barnam Foreword by Amy Collins 296 pages Publishing: February 10, 2026Paper ISBN: 9798897400065 |$20Ebook ISBN: 9798897400072 | $9.99 Read an...

Nina Schuyler

You can write stunning sentences. And starting this Friday, February 6, you can learn how with acclaimed author and teacher Nina Schuyler, author of How to Write Stunning Sentences. In this six-session course, Nina will guide you through the building blocks of unforgettable prose, showing you how sentences create voice, rhythm, and meaning on the page. From Nina: “All writers rely on the same building blocks: words. But what they do with those words distinguishes and defines their writing....

Jordan Rosenfeld

New from Sibyl Writing Craft! The Sound of Story: Developing Voice and Tone in Writing by Jordan Rosenfeld 408 pages Publishing: January 27, 2026Paper ISBN: 9798897400041 |$22Ebook ISBN: 9798897400058 | $9.99 Read an excerpt Voice in writing can seem elusive and hard to define. It’s more than just style—it’s rhythm, energy, attitude, and the unique fingerprint of a narrator or character. Voice is shaped by culture and history as much as the mechanics of language. In The Sound of Story, author...