Coming Up…

Pajama Party Picture Book Reading with Todd Parr
World Read Aloud Day

Wednesday, March 7th
6 – 7 PM
Books, Inc.
3515 California Street, San Francisco
Samantha Schoech, Nicki Richesin and I will be reading with children’s book author and illustrator Todd Parr! We’ll be reading old favorites and new titles for spring. Popcorn is served, no purchase is necessary. Bring the kids in their pajamas for a fun evening outing.

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.