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Upcoming & Recent Events!
PODCAST INTERVIEW!
February 15, 2024. Tune in to Laurie James’ podcast, Confessions of a Free Bird! Laurie is a dating coach and we had a great conversation about dating – how to make it safe and joyful, and how to decide how sexual to be while dating. Listen HERE. And check out her other episodes too!
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
February 12, 2024. These three books lingered in my mind out of the 48 books I read in 2023. Find out why HERE. And follow their other lists to other books! Ben Shepherd started this platform as a more organic way to connect readers with books they really want to read,
BEST BOOKS LIST
December 2023. This list highlights five books besides mine that show older women unabashedly enjoying sex. See why I recommended them HERE. To find books related to your other interests, follow the trail of lists from my list.Ben Shepherd started this platform as a more organic way to connect readers with books they really want to read,
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PODCAST BOOK EXCERPT
A two-minute podcast episode in which I read a 45-second excerpt from my book! Public radio station KALW’s way of introducing new books by Bay Area writers. February 10, 2022. Listen HERE! Also on Apple podcasts.
PODCAST INTERVIEW
Guest on The Human Awareness Institute (HAI)’s Podcast, talking about the dating skills I learned in HAI that helped me enjoy dating and find my partner. January 28, 2022. Listen HERE!
ARTICLE
“What’s a 60-something Feminist Doing Writing a Book about Dating Men?” in Women Writers, Women’s Books. November 1, 2021. Read HERE.
PODCAST INTERVIEW
Guest on Jodi Klein’s podcast, First Date Stories! A romp through my 50 first date stories! December 2, 2021. Listen HERE! Also on Apple podcasts.
GUEST BLOG
“Leading a Sex-Positive Life.” Guest blogger on The Pleasure Project’s blog. I discuss how my book illustrates their principals of sexual rights, sexual health, self-love and sexual pleasure. Includes three excerpts from the book. December 16, 2021. Read HERE.
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Virtual Book Launch & Reading! November 4, 2021. With Pegasus Books in Berkeley and Oakland, CA.
The Zoom celebration of the publication of Fifty First Dates After Fifty! Fellow author and feminist life coach Sasha Cagen and I were in conversation about the themes in my memoir related to dating and finding a partner as a midlife woman. I read excerpts from the book and answered questions from the attendees. And there was a surprise guest!
RADIO INTERVIEW
Interview on radio show, A Novel Idea, with host Suzanne Lang at KRCB 104.9 FM (Sonoma Co). Includes interview with Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press. Oct. 31, 2021. Podcast HERE.
PODCAST INTERVIEW
Interview on Radio: Dropping In to Find Our Common Threads, with Diane Dewey. Deep conversation about the meaningful, vulnerable threads in Fifty First Dates After Fifty. Can also be found on Apple podcasts. I October 22, 2021. LISTEN HERE.
