Listen to my recent book talk at the Jewish Community Library of San Francisco, based on my memoir, Redeemed, a Memoir of a Stolen...

A huge THANK YOU to Patrick and his staff at Books End   Bookstore in Syracuse NY, and to all my cousins and the other ladies who came...

One of the best things about being a published writer and speaking in bookstores is meeting people who thank me for telling my story and...

Save the date! Sunday, Aug 4th 1pm. I am speaking on a panel moderated by renown publisher Brooke Warner from She Writes Press at Book...

Check out this article about my favorite books of 2023 on Shepheard.com Penny Lane's 3 favorite reads in 2023 (shepherd.com) Shepherd is...

OMG! I am really starting to feel like a writer! Sausalito Books by the Bay has my book, Redeemed A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood listed...

Janet Robertson's "It Looked This Way to Me" is one of a growing number of memoirs published by non-celebrities, which is not the same...

A walk down Memory Lane... this is 45 Henry Street, the house I lived in in Linden, New Jersey, where I lived with my cousins and my...

This is the last photo I have of my mom. That's me, just a few months old, taken a few months before she died. I see a kind face. I am...

Bravo to my talented and creative friend Erica Filanc Tanamachi who directed a superb documentary which premiered at the CAAMFest, Center...

“The Hate U Give” is a powerful novel that digs into the complexities of racism and police brutality in America. The story is told...

Memoirist Lilly Dancyger explores the powerful role that female friendships played in her chaotic upbringing. She asks a timeless...

My very first interview discussing my childhood and my new book "Redeemed" about overcoming that childhood was with them. The interview...

I am SO amazed by Kristin Hannah's new book, The Women, about women serving as nurses in Vietnam, their courage, strength and...

I was heartened by this memoir, Devout, by Anna Gazmarian describing her experience with mental illness in the Evangelical church. It...

Great article in Psychology today on how surviving family trauma can be so isolating. No one sees the scars. "Children from dysfunctional...

Publishing a book as a new writer is an intimidating and vulnerable experience, especially when its memoir. Having a respected,...

How is it that almost every woman I know has issues with their mothers? How it is that I always seem attracted to people who have had...

6 Mental Health Memoirs Authored By Women That Feel Like A Comforting Hug | Feminism in India My book, Redeemed, A Memoir of a Stolen...

Before you judge people as you drive through a rough neighborhood in an inner city with your door locked, shaking your head in disgust,...