Truly, I do. Lisa (pictured left) interviewed me this morning on her show, and her questions, as to be expected, were incredibly thoughtful. We were talking on the air about how the having-it-all debate plays out among younger women, and, during a break, Lisa brought her 10 year old daughter into the studio to say goodbye. Said (adorable) daughter was leaving for a trip today with her dad. Work/family in action. I found it highly appropriate.

Lisa’s producer proposed the possibility of a panel on the intergenerational issues (how’s that for alliteration) with me, Gloria Steinem, and Courtney Martin. How fun would THAT be?!

I’ll try to figure out how to post the mp3 file, when I get it, here. (If any of my bloggy mentors out there know how to do this, please feel free to shoot me a note!)

I’m a guest this morning on The Lisa Birnbach Show — can’t wait!! (GreenStone is a pioneering project in women’s radio, brought to us by the amazing women behind the Women’s Media Center…)

I’m back in NYC, trying to remember why I love it here, when California has the sun, the surf, the fresh air…

Well, yes, here is one reason: Four of my favorite organizations — Demos, the National Council for Research on Women, the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, and the Ms. Foundation — are cosponsoring a forum on my book next Thursday. If you’re in the NYC area, please come! The event will take place at the NYRAG offices located at 79 Fifth Ave (betw 15th and 16th Sts), 4th floor. It’s free and open to the public, but registration is required. You can also register by calling 212-633-1405 x533. Please spread word by forwarding the invite, found here:

file:///Users/deborah/Desktop/sisterhood%20interrupted%20invite.htm

(Or this link: http://www.demos.org/events.cfm)

I’ll give a talk based on my book, and panelists Desiree Flores and Dr. Mary S. Hartman will respond with discussion of the experiences of younger and older feminists in relationship to the movement and each other, how multiple generations of women can learn from one another’s activism to bridge generational differences, and what the future of the feminist movement looks like. The event will be moderated by Shari Cohen, Director of the Demos Fellows Program and a very savvy lady. Refreshments provided!

Greetings from sunny CA! (WHY do I live in NYC? Oh right- because I love it. But it’s hard to remember that sometimes, from here.)

Some quickies, since my host, my best friend Rebecca, is currently calling me (freshly picked raspberries and blackberries await):

Last night’s reading at Cody’s in Berkeley (above) was a blast. My favorite audience, I think, ever. Though I kind of feel that after each reading, so I’m probably not an accurate judge. Thank you to Laura, Josh, Elline, and others — including, I think, Bitch founder and heroine Lisa Jervis — for coming out! ForaTV filmed it, so I’ll post the link when it’s available.

Sisterhood, Interrupted in the news today: The Detroit News

And over at MotherTalk too (oh how I love those ladies…)

Next week I’m a guest on The Lisa Birnbach Show – will post details when I got em. And next week I’m going to be SheSource’s “expert of the week.” How cool is it that chicks now have our own radio, and database? If you don’t know about Greenstone Media or SheSource yet, be sure to check them out.

Linda Hirshman invited Courtney Martin and I to share our responses to the NWSA conference, with hers, on The New Republic’s Open University blog. It’s posted today, here!

A must-read by Rebecca Traister appears in today’s Salon: “Katie Roiphe’s Morning After”. Katie’s new book, Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Portraits of Married Life in Literary London, is being met with rave reviews. And in her profile of feminism’s enfant terrible, Rebecca does a trademark excellent job of deconstructing a grown up and somewhat reconstructed Katie Roiphe. She asks a telling question: Is it Katie, or her critics, or both, who have grown up?

Rebecca and I share something massively in common: Katie Roiphe is part of the reason we do what we do. (Check out page 3!)

Bear with me – one more post about book coverage. (And I promise, musings to follow soon…!)

I am humbled and thrilled that the savvy momthinkers/writers out there are taking an interest in my book. The current issue of Mothers Movement Online (love that tagline – “Resources and reporting for mothers and others who think about social change”) features an excerpt of Sisterhood, Interrupted — and a review by MMO editor Judith Stadtman Tucker!

This week Mojo Mom Amy Tiemann features me on The Mojo Mom Podcast. Mojo is my new bloggy heroine. Not only does she do podcasts (check out her recent interviews with Arianna Huffington, Lynn Harris, Gail Evans, Pam Stone, Leslie Bennetts and the like), she’s also written a fabulous book that is on my summer reading list, called, yep, Mojo Mom. Amy has some serious mojo, and doing this podcast with her has been one of my favorite talky experiences so far. So thank you, Jan Brady – I mean, Amy! To get the reference, go visit Amy’s page 🙂

I love this magazine:

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And be sure to check out the column by Alison Piepmeier, director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the College of Charleston and coeditor of Catching a Wave: Reclaiming Feminism for the 21st Century and Out in Public: Configurations of Women’s Bodies in 19th Century America. Oh yeah, and author of great hair.

…is a work in process, and is growing. Here’s what I’ve got so far, and do let me know if there’s feministy/pop culture/intergenerational stuff coming out that I should add!

Wendy Shalit, Girls Gone Mild (because how can I not, with that provocative title?!)

Kristal Brent Zook, Black Women’s Lives: Stories of Power and Pain (Kristal is one of my co-panelists on the intergenerational panel we’re putting together)

Maria Elena Buszek, Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture (this came out last summer; Maria is an assistant prof of art history at the Kansas City Art Institute)

Sylvia Hewlett, On Ramps and Off Ramps (I went to her book party in this fabulous apartment and got a free book; my favorite moment was when she stepped up on a homemade stage to address her admirers, because she is, like me, short)

Rachel Kramer Bussell, Best Sex Writing 2008 (ok, so it’s not out til November, but I’m excited for it! Guess I’ll tide myself over instead with her Caught Looking: Erotic Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists)

Amy Tieman, Mojo Mom (Amy just interviewed me for her podcast and she’s my newest online guru)

Kimberlee Auerbach, The Devil, the Lovers, and Me: My Life in Tarot (comes out in August; she’s a dear friend of a dear friend)

Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love (because I’m behind the times)

Christine Kenealley, The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language (because Chris is supersmart and so will be anything she writes)