GRAY IS THE NEW BLACK - A Memoir of Self-Acceptance
Otis Books, 2019

With incisive, lyrical prose, Dorothy Rice articulates something important about generations of women, especially those who find comfort in language, reading and writing and use these tools to discover why it was so important to them to fit in, to belong, to be wanted by a man, even a bad man, or the wrong man. LIT PUB
Her scenes are so well written and poignant that this is the type of reading one cannot put down, because the narrative flows so smoothly. hippocampus magazine
When I found Dorothy Rice’s memoir, GRAY IS THE NEW BLACK, the book felt like a cosmic gift. . .With incisive, lyrical prose, Dorothy Rice articulates a longing for a generation of women seeking an honest way to see themselves, a way to authentically exist in the world. Brevity
The award winning memoir Gray Is the New Black sold out its two print runs (500 and 300 copies, respectively). It is currently out of print and Otis Books is no longer publishing books. Limited used copies of the paperback are available from Amazon. An Ebook is available on Amazon and from all online sellers.
The Reluctant Artist
THE RELUCTANT ARTIST, Joe Rice 1918 - 2011 by Dorothy Rice
Shanti Arts, 2015 Limited copies are available from Amazon. Also available as an ebook. Limited signed copies are available from the author. Dorothy Rice has not only written a memorial for her father, she's established herself as a different kind of artist in her own right: a gifted writer who, in eloquent and delicate prose, reveals the joys and costs of being an artist. Visual, emotional, and insightful, this book is a must read. ~ Emily Rapp Black, Author of Poster Child: A Memoir and New York Times bestseller The Still Point of the Turning World Joe Rice tackled diverse modes of art making throughout his long career in the San Francisco Bay Area. The exquisite highs and lows of the practice were central to his life to the exclusion of any effort to find an audience for his work. Such a curious and passionate man deserves our notice. ~ Jim Melchert, Professor of Art Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley JOE RICE (Joseph Flavius Rice) was a prolific and skilled artist who continued to explore artistic expression into his eighties. Visit a photographic archive at www.josephflaviusrice.com |

Twenty Twenty - 43 stories from a year like no other
A Stories on Stage Sacramento Anthology
Edited by Dorothy Rice
Essays and short stories from Northern California authors organized under the themes Masks, Resilience, Monsters, Kinship and Time, touch many aspects of a year that proved catastrophic beyond anyone's imagining. The devastating toll of Covid-19, life under quarantine, the closure of schools and businesses, the murder of George Floyd, wildfires that swept the west, and more, all are touched on by diverse voices and points of view.
Special thanks to Karen Bender, Anita Felicelli, Joan Frank, Debra Gwartney, Sands Hall, Pamela Houston, Vanessa Hua, Joshua Mohr and Peter Orner, award-winning, acclaimed authors—and valued friends of Stories on Stage Sacramento—who graciously agreed to include their work in the anthology.
Proceeds from the sale of Twenty Twenty support Stories on Stage programming, including the payment of authors and actors for their participation. Stories on Stage Sacramento is a registered California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Available from Bookshop.org, Capital Books, Amazon and as an ebook
A Stories on Stage Sacramento Anthology
Edited by Dorothy Rice
Essays and short stories from Northern California authors organized under the themes Masks, Resilience, Monsters, Kinship and Time, touch many aspects of a year that proved catastrophic beyond anyone's imagining. The devastating toll of Covid-19, life under quarantine, the closure of schools and businesses, the murder of George Floyd, wildfires that swept the west, and more, all are touched on by diverse voices and points of view.
Special thanks to Karen Bender, Anita Felicelli, Joan Frank, Debra Gwartney, Sands Hall, Pamela Houston, Vanessa Hua, Joshua Mohr and Peter Orner, award-winning, acclaimed authors—and valued friends of Stories on Stage Sacramento—who graciously agreed to include their work in the anthology.
Proceeds from the sale of Twenty Twenty support Stories on Stage programming, including the payment of authors and actors for their participation. Stories on Stage Sacramento is a registered California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Available from Bookshop.org, Capital Books, Amazon and as an ebook