It's Never Too Late to Write the First Chapter:Publishing Her First Book at 67 – Beth Brookhart

The Uncommon Minds Experience · Aug 12, 2026 · 25m

What if the stories you've been sitting on for decades are the ones the world needs to hear?

Beth Brookhart is living proof that it's never too late to achieve a lifelong goal. At age 67, she published her first book, the humorous historical fiction The Four Queens of the Buttonbush Museum . Drawing on 17 years serving on her local historical museum board, Beth highlights the ways volunteers can save an organization—or wreck it. In her experience, she's seen both.

Anyone who has ever volunteered for anything—from PTA to the church committee to the Junior League—can relate to The Four Queens…