Available at Independent Bookstores

I’m honored to have Connected: Finding My Truth available through independent bookstores and select specialty coffee shops. Supporting local businesses helps strengthen communities and gives meaningful stories more ways to reach readers.

Fall 2026

I’m happy to share that Connected: Finding My Truth is now available at Whiskey Moon Café & Coffee Room in Pawleys Island, owned by Buffy Patterson and her husband, Jim.

If you’re in the area, stop in for a cup of coffee, browse everything they have tucked inside, and perhaps leave with a copy of Connected.

Whiskey Moon Café & Coffee Room
9380 Ocean Hwy
Pawleys Island, SC 29585

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McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers — New York City

I’m honored that Connected: Finding My Truth is available through McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers.

Order through McNally Jackson

Bookshop.org

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Readers can purchase Connected: Finding My Truth online while supporting independent bookstores.

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Available in Library Systems

‍ Connected: Finding My Truth is also available through library systems for readers and researchers interested in genealogy, identity, adoption, and personal history.

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Book Information

Title: Connected: Finding My Truth
Author: Diana Kayla Hochberg
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781955095488
Language: English

Genre: Nonfiction

Themes / Categories

• Memoir
• Investigative Journalism
• Family History & Genealogy
• Identity & Late Discovery
• Adoption & Black-Market Adoptions
• Historical Narrative
• True Crime

Connected: Finding My Truth blends memoir, investigative journalism, genealogy research, and historical narrative to explore identity, hidden family history, and the realities of black-market adoptions.

Readers may also request the book through their local bookstore or public library using the ISBN listed above.