Coming Up…

Pie Ranch Potluck Dinner and Reading

Saturday, May 18th
Pie Ranch
2080 Cabrillo Hwy
Pescadero, CA

Pie Ranch invites volunteers to their monthly workday starting at 2pm.

At 3:30, join contributor Elizabeth Crane for a jam tart-making class and hear the story behind her work at the Ferry Building and Noe Valley farmer’s markets (advance registration necessary; please email Kelly Munoz: kelly AT pieranch DOT org).

Farm tours start at 4:00, and a potluck dinner, readings from the book, and square dancing begin at 6:00. Families welcome!

Pie Ranch asks for $10 – $20 donation (sliding scale) both for the farm tour and to cover the band. Books will be available for an additional contribution.

Scribbles & Sips with the Write On Mamas

Sunday, June 9th, 5-6PM

A Great Good Place For Books Reading

Sunday, July 14th, 11am
A Great Good Place for Books
6120 La Salle Ave
Oakland, CA 94611
Caroline will be reading with Elizabeth Crane and Chris Malcomb. Peach crisp is on the menu!

Clips of Past Events

Interview with Cassie Premo Steele

Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and Literary Mama columnist Cassie Premo Steele, Ph.D., interviewed me about writing, editing, and inspiring creativity.

Listen to internet radio with Cassie Premo Steele on Blog Talk Radio

KALW Radio Interview

Host Lauren Meltzer moderated a conversation about work-life balance issues with me, Joan Williams, professor of law at UC’s Hastings College of Law and author of Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It (Oxford University Press, 2000), and Mary Ann Mason, professor in the Graduate School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and author of Mothers on the Fast Track: How the New Generation Can Balance Career and Family .

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Binnie Klein Radio Interview

Binnie Klein interviewed me about the inspiration for Mama, PhD, the stories in the book, and why the book isn’t called Parent, PhD.

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CBS News, March 2, 2010: World Read Aloud Day

View From The Bay, February 25, 2010: Talking About Kids Books

View From The Bay, January 6, 2010: Literary Mama’s Favorite Read Alouds

Mama, PhD Panel at the University of Richmond


In April, 2009, Mama, PhD contributors Libby Gruner, Della Fenster, Jennifer Cognard-Black and I presented our essays to a group of students, staff and faculty of the University of Richmond, Virginia. Click here to watch the event.