Sociosights Press Founder

Debra L. Winegarten

Sociosights Press founder Debra L. Winegarten, a third generation Texan, was the author of six award-winning books. She founded Sociosights Press in 1998 when she published her first book, "Strong Family Ties: The Tiny Hawkins Story."

In the twenty years that followed, she embraced the role of publisher as her own writing career flourished. She was a consummate extravert and delighted in writing, marketing, doing project management and public speaking, and she believed that books ... READ MORE

Ahuva Batya Scharff

Constance Scharff, also known by the name Ahuva Batya, has a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies, specializing in addiction recovery.  She is the Senior Addiction Research Fellow and Director of Addiction Research for the Cliffside Malibu addiction treatment center.

     Dr. Scharff is an award-winning author and dedicated advocate for women and girls. She has written two books, Ending Addiction for Good ... READ MORE

Shubh Bala Schiesser

Shubh Bala Schiesser was born in Punjab, India and then moved to Delhi with her family. When she was ten years old, her father gifted her with a copy of “Geetanjali,” a collection of poems by Rabinder Nath Tagore. These poems spoke to her deeply and she decided she wanted to write like him. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Ancient Indian History and Sanskrit from Delhi University and a master’s degree in Social Work from the ... READ MORE

Lori S. Kline

Lori Sales Kline heralds from Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, PA, which hosts a wonderfully rich Jewish community that fueled her love for Jewish tradition, ritual and practice at home and at, “the shul.”  Following her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Texas in Austin, Lori chose to make Austin her home, largely due to the spiritual connection she felt in the close-knit Austin Jewish community.  In her spare time,  ... READ MORE

Melanie Lewis

Melanie Lewis, a second generation Texas Jew, lives and prays in Austin, Texas, where she attends Congregation Agudas Achim. She is a retired science educator and Professor in the Department of Biology at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and spends her days pursuing her dual loves of art and Judaism. She traces her ancestry to Kabbalah mystics ... READ MORE