SPINSTER DIARIES Q&A

Enjoyed this chance to talk about The Spinster Diaries in a Q&A with Deborah Kalb. I swear my main goal in writing the book really was to make people laugh. But on a more “homework” level, I also wanted readers to question the stories we consume – especially the love stories.
Passionistas Project Podcast — 06/02/20

Amy and Nancy Harrington created The Passionistas Project Podcast to empower women of all ages through storytelling, education and outreach. It was great fun to talk to them. You can listen here to my episode: “Gina Fattore Is Writing About Overcoming Anxiety and Becoming Unfrozen.”
Adventures in the TV Trade – 2020 Columbia Reunion Talks

In June of 2020, the Columbia College Alumni Association asked me to do a short 10-minute Zoom talk about my career as a television writer. It’s called Adventures in the TV Trade (with apologies to William Goldman, of course).
A Single Serving — Nobody Writes About Normal Girls

Shani Silver’s podcast A Single Serving has the most amazing mission statement: “Let’s stop approaching single status like it’s something that’s wrong with us. Relationships are amazing, and we deserve to have them. We just don’t deserve to be miserable in the meantime.” It was a thrill to talk to her. You can listen here […]
TEDx | Constant Change

May 7th 2015 I delivered a TED talk called “Become What You Believe” at TedxGrandRapids. The theme that day was Constant/Change, which seemed like a good opportunity to talk about a vexing cultural problem that never goes away … single ladies. What’s the deal with them? I was nominated to speak by a member of […]