Confessions of a Grammar Queen

A Novel

By: Eliza Knight

Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, P.J. Ochlan

There are no female publishing CEOs in 1960s New York. And that is exactly what savvy, ambitious Bernadette Swift plans to change.

Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female CEO in the publishing industry. But first she needs to take the next step up that ladder with a promotion that her boorish and sexist boss wants to thwart. Seeking a base of support, Bernadette joins a feminist women's book club at the New York Public Library, and soon, she's inspiring her fellow members to challenge the male gatekeepers and decades of ingrained sexism in their workplaces and pursue their personal and professional dreams.

And that is precisely what Bernedette does on a daily basis: keeps her eye on the prize—equality for women in the workplace, and a promotion—while fending off the ire of her boss and the sabotaging efforts of a jealous coworker. With the support of her book club buddies and a certain charismatic editor at Lenox & Park who has completely fallen for her, maybe, just maybe, Bernadette will prove able to claim victory for herself and the young women coming after her.

©2025 Eliza Knight (P)2025 Tantor Media

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I love Bernadette and her strength to push through. It illustrates that working together for a cause can also strengthen individual changes. Romance is not at the center of this story but I do like the addition of Graham to Bernadette's life and to the overall story to highlight all men weren’t/aren’t the same. Since I was born in the early 60’s to a mother who had been a secretary I understood many of the era references. And Frank well he’s such a great character and I loved his chapters. #CMCon26