Can We Keep Up This Pace? Hell Yeah! We Like It, We Love It, We Want Some More of It.

It has been a very busy winter for Parentopia! The groundhog saw his shadow and we now have 6 more weeks of winter. To quote Devra's 10 year old son, "BRING IT ON!" Devra and I have been traveling the country, (scheduled in between soccer games, school plays, time with our spouses, etc.) meeting parents and other caregivers. Attendance at our presentations, workshops, seminars, and book signings is beyond our wildest dreams! Reservations for an appearance in Connecticut numbered 60....

It was a dark and stormy night and 130 people showed up! (and yes, this included daddies!) Since both Devra and I have lived on the East Coast , we know how tempting it is to stay inside when the weather is lousy, we felt truly honored to have the attendance be double what was expected by the organizers. Book club discussions are another way we've been out and about. We beat out a previous book club attendance record held by The DaVinci Code in Greater Wayne New Jersey! One mom even showed up with the 7 Principles of the Mommy Guilt-free Philosophy laminated and gave Devra and me our own laminated copies. She went on to share she has her own posted prominently in her kitchen. Wow!

During this East Coast jaunt, we were also able to provide Hurricane Relief for our webmaster who lives in the New Orleans area. She joined us in NYC! The three of us took in dinner ate at Carnegie Deli before heading off to see Avenue Q on the Great White Way. We even got to meet the owner's daughter Marian Levine and her husband Sandy Levine, MBD (this stands for Married Boss's Daughter) Luckily we had a camera with us and Sandy requested a member of the waitstaff take a picture of us with him, so the next time you visit Carnegie Deli, look for our picture on the wall.

Our book signings are busy busy busy thanks to all of the help we receive from the Community Relations Managers at Barnes & Noble stores across the country. Our independent book store appearances are also near and dear to our hearts. If you know of a bookstore near you interested in hosting a book discussion/signing, let us know and we'll see what we can do to get it set up.


Please make sure to check in on our appearance page and media coverage, things are really going to be moving in the next few months! We have quite a few appearances coming up. Devra and I have been interviewed by three major national magazines and the articles are pending publication within the next 3-6 months. We will post links on our media page when the articles become available online. So check back for those too.

Please keep your questions coming. We have some we will post next week.

We are also planning a party, right her on our blog to celebrate Parentopia's First Birthday later this month. Everyone's invited and it promises to be a rockin' good time!