Frequently Requested Speakers
"The elevator pitch that I gave for [The School for Good Mothers] for many years is that it’s like 1984 but for moms."
“I like to say that my favorite style of writing—narrative nonfiction—tastes like a novel, while providing the nutritive value of deeply researched history. You get the best of both worlds.”
"When we listen to stories, we feel so much more connected to people...We understand there are pathways to create personal transformations, as well as impact our own communities."
“I first and foremost think of myself as a writer of fiction, and thus I define my job as creating worlds that are as honest as and intimate as possible, that respect the readers who choose to give their time over to the world I’m creating.”
[My grandfather] loved newspapers. He loved watching television. He had the radio on in his home all the time. And because of how he exposed me to news, I then became interested in it ... and the rest is history.
The voices of the past kept calling me.