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Beyond Admissions: The Campus Novel

This article was originally published on Medium.com. Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links, meaning if you decide to make…

Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Loved this book in its fun beginning and extremely profound ending - it's…

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb This insider's view…

Appearances by Sondra Helene

Appearances by Sondra Helene This a realistic portrayal of conflicting loyalties. When women play so many roles and aim to…

Confessions of a Boarding School Mom: Let Someone Else Play Bad Cop

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. The school year may have just begun, but many families are already in…

Vida by Patricia Engel

Vida by Patricia Engel Sparse, raw. Engel can be succinct because her word choice is expert. I loved Sabina's imperfections,…

The Kids, The Parents, and The Campus

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. When parents of teens gather, the conversation offer turns to what’s going on…

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden This memoir was beautiful in that it truly credited…

Let Them Make Mistakes: Parenting Teens in the 21st Century

This article was originally published on Medium.com. The best medicine I found for easing the anxiety of parenting boundary-pushing teenagers…

‘Sacred Sto­ries as Metaphor’: Retelling of Bib­li­cal Tales

This post was originally published by the Jewish Book Council.   My nov­el, The Nine, will be pub­lished on August 20, and…