What do the editor of the popular New York Times column, “Modern Love,”
and the “Love Doctor” have to say about The Future of Love?

Tuesday, June 29th

12 PM New York | 6 PM Paris | 9:30 PM Mumbai

The Global Columbia Collaboratory and Columbia Global Centers bring leading thinkers and scholars together to discuss the issues of our times.

Register Here

Ask your most pressing questions about love.

What is the status of love both during and after the pandemic?

How has technology impacted dating and relationships?

Does love differ around the world or is there a universal language of love?

Daniel Jones

Author and Editor

NYT “Modern Love” column and podcast

Dr. Judy Kuriansky

Clinical Psychologist and Professor

Teachers College, Columbia University

Shannon Marquez

Introductions and Q&A

Dean of Undergraduate Global Engagement
Columbia University

Safwan Masri

Chair

Professor and EVP for Global Centers and Global Development
Columbia University

The “Love Doctor,” Dr. Judy Kuriansky, hits the High Line in Manhattan to hear New Yorkers’ questions about the Future of Love.

Register Here

Registrants will be sent a link to the on-demand webinar on the Columbia Global Centers YouTube channel shortly after the event.

Previous Events from the
Global Columbia Collaboratory

The Global Columbia Collaboratory investigated “The Future of Work” June 14. With many workers suffering mental health damage during the past year, they may be hesitant to go right back to work even when “normality” returns. They may now want to do something different with their lives or have stepped back to “rewire” themselves for better work-life balance in the future. Many will prefer jobs that mean working less and being more creative. Still others will be reluctant to return to professions—including healthcare, teaching, restaurants, retail, and travel—that obviously bear risks of exposure to new viruses in the future.

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Remembering Samuel Pisar, Holocaust Survivor, Special Envoy for Holocaust Education by Judith Pisar
“In Memoriam Hungarian Composers,
Victims of Holocaust”
A Concert by world-renowned musicians,
Professors and students of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest)
Violin: Vilmos Szabadi
Cello: Eszter Karasszon
Piano: Mariann Marczi
Lajos Delej: Scherzo Béla Bartók-Tivadar Országh: Hungarian Folksongs Imre Sárossi: Pastorale Zoltán Kodály: Transylvanian Lament György Justus: Jazz suite – Waltz, Tango Béla Bartók: Hungarian Folksongs Ferenc Vecsey: Valse triste György Justus: Elegiaque
A Talk by Ágnes Kőry, Director of the Béla Bartók Centre for Musicianship (London)

Judith Pisar has devoted her career to building cultural bridges across the Atlantic. As President of Arts France-USA, an organization committed to cultural exchange between the two countries, she regularly produces concerts and festivals of American music in Paris – including tributes to Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Broadway, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Prior to that she served for 17 years as Chairman of the American Center of Paris, the avant-garde meeting place for French and American artists. In that capacity she selected Frank Gehry to design a new building in 1988 – one of his first in Europe. Described by Philip Johnson as “America’s Cultural Czarina in Europe,” she has also served on the French Ministry of Culture’s Conseil Supérieur du Mécénat, on the board of the Régine Chopinot Ballet and as a founding signatory of the World Charter against Cancer. Earlier in her career, she served as Director of Music at the Brooklyn Academy, Executive Director of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and founded The Composer Speaks, a lecture bureau which brought some of the greatest composers of the 20th Century — Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, Luciano Berio and others — to cities and universities throughout the United States. She is an Officer of the French Legion of Honor and a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Performers
Vilmos Szabadi (violin)
Mr. Szabadi is Hungary’s foremost violinist, a regular soloist and frequent guest artist in the most prestigious concert halls around the world. Vilmos Szabadi studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest where on receiving his diploma, he became the youngest ever to join the Professors’ team. His career as an international Concert violinist took off when he played Bartók 2nd Violin Concerto during the Bartók Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The success of this Concert, led to invitations from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as well. Mr. Szabadi was also among the privileged musicians invited by HRH Prince Charles to perform at the celebration in honor of Sir Georg Solti’s 80th birthday held at the Buckingham Palace in 1992. In 1993 the prestigious “Franz Liszt” prize has been awarded to Vilmos Szabadi by the Hungarian Government. In 1995 he also appeared on the Stradivarius series, played the Strad violin owned by Spanish Royalty in Madrid. Mr. Szabadi is a recent double prize winner of the renowned MIDEM Festival in Cannes, France. He plays a cremonese Laurentius STORIONI instrument dated 1778.

Mariann Marczi (piano)
Mariann Marczi started playing piano at the age of four and now she holds a PhD from Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest, where she is a Professor. Ms. Marczi is a winner of many national and international awards, scholarships and piano competitions. She performed almost in every country in Europe, and she is also a frequent guest artist at many music festivals, such as the Bartók Festival; Prague-Wien-Budapest Festival etc. Her repertoire includes a wide range of works from early Baroque to contemporary music. Ms. Marczi turns with particular attention towards the works of J. S. Bach, Béla Bartók and György Kurtág. Since 2012 she is also a member of the World Piano Teachers Association and she often participates as lecturer at international conferences, such as the World Piano Conference (Novi Sad, Serbia) and the London International Piano Symposium.
Eszter Karasszon (cello)
Eszter Karasszon is a young Hungarian cellist, student at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest. She is already a winner of many national and international awards, such as the Dohnányi Chamber Competition (2013) and the VI. David Popper Competition (2015). In 2010 she has been granted a scholarship giving her the possibility to participate in a master class of Indiana String Academy to Janos Starker. Ms. Karasszon has not only performed in Hungary but in many European countries and in the United States as well.
Ágnes Kőry (talk)
Hungarian-born Ágnes Kőry is a graduate of the Béla Bartók Conservatoire Budapest, Royal Academy of Music London (DipRAM) and University of London (MPhil). An ex-professional cellist, she focuses on research into a variety of fields (which include baroque string instruments, composers Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, Holocaust history ). Ágnes Kőry presented her papers on musicological conferences (University of Edinburgh, University of London, University of Manchester, Institute of Musicology Budapest) . She is an author of many musicological journals such as the Galpin Society Journal, Studia Musicologica, Early Music, The Consort, Ethnomusicological Forum and Parlando. Ágnes Kőry’s scholarly papers are also published on a variety of scholarly websites in the United States, United Kingdom, Hungary and Israel. Ágnes Kőry is a regular contributor to classical music websites. Ágnes Kőry leads the Béla Bartók Centre for Musicianship (London), where specialized musicianship training coexists with comprehensive music education

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The Conference in Brooklyn

Opening Remarks by:
Eric Adams: Brooklyn Borough President

Panels:
Blooming in Brooklyn: Retail Reborn in New York’s Legendary Borough

Moderator: Faith Hope Consolo – Chairman of Douglas Elliman Retail Group
Jack J. Sitt, Principal of Colt Equities
Argyris S. Argitakos – Business Development Manager of Argento Construction
Kathryn B. Welch – Executive Vice President of Forest City Ratner

Brooklyn Bite’s, Opening, Building and maintaining a restaurant in NYC’s Foodie Borough

Moderator: Paul G.W. Fetscher CCIM – President of Great American Brokerage
April Peacock – Owner of 1st Class Construction
Peter Elias – Owner at Fat Camel Falafel
Veronica Barrow, LEED A.P, Principal of Design Studio’s

Building Brooklyn through Brokerage:

Moderator: Carlos Angelucci, COO Rapid Realty Franchise LLC
Anthony Lolli – Founder of Rapid Realty Franchise LLC
John Reinhardt- President/CEO of Fillmore Real Estate
Alexandria Sica, Executive Director, DUMBO BID

Leveraging the Benefits of Private Lending for Real Estate

Moderator: Judith Acampora, Principal, Hard Money Depot
Michael P. Sheehy, Financial Manager, MPS Group at Merrill Lynch
Roy Schoenfeld, Vice President, MPS Group at Merrill Lynch
Rodolpho Miller, Senior Vice President, Business Development Contour Realty
Keenan Watson, Managing Partner, Conscious Community Realty Group

Special Presentation’s:

Investing in Paradise: Riviera Maya, Tulum and Playa De Carmen: Get away trips were raffled off at the event: By Christopher Gil, Commercial Director of A-Nah Residences

Key Points:
• Property Tax (0.1%)
• Capital Gains Tax Exemption to foreigners
• Between 8% to 12% net return on rentals
• 10% Appreciation per year (track history in the past 5 years)
• New International Airport of Tulum
• New Disney Parks coming soon
• Top 3 destinations in the world for tourism
• 9 months high season a year
• Low cost of living with high returns

Property Shark 101: By Derek Hall – Strategic Client Account Executive
The internet has become a powerful tool for real estate professionals. The PropertyShark.com
website offers a database of the most valuable and up-to-date information available, delivered in
a clear, easy to use online format.

In this class you will learn how to quickly and easily search for property information, identify property ownership, efficiently determine property values, and source leads and potential off-market deals.

Points covered:

• How can I improve my ability to locate and interpret property data?
• How can I contact the owner of a property?
• What can I do if I am interested in properties in foreclosure?
• How can I canvass for properties or owners that I am interested in?
• How can I find comparable sales for a property and estimate current market value?

Giveaways:

Three weekend (all inclusive) trips to Tulum, Playa De Carmen, Christopher Gil: Chris@a-nah.com

Polo Shirt from, Bellucci Napoli, retail value $325, http://www.belluccinapoli.com

The After Party:

Special Guests:

Javier Gomez- Abstract Photographer deemed as People’s Magazine Sexiest Artist Alive, Also celebrating his new line “Duality” part of the Fendi Casa collection.

Heather “The Heat” Hardy, professional boxer at Gleason’s gym. With featured fights at the Barclay Center.

Performance:

The after party opened up with a live performance by Blessings Offer who sang to the band Blue Light 3 While Barneby Ruhe Painted a portrait of Judy Sahagian, Founder/President of JudyNetworks.com and Host of the Real Estate Subway Series. The opening bid was $300 for the portrait of Judy which was won by John Reinhardt, President/CEO of Filmore Realty for $600 which he then gifted to Judy Sahagian. Proceeds of the painting went to soundaffects.org

Barneby Ruhe continued to paint portraits for the remainder of the evening while professionals networked and enjoyed the sounds of Bluelight3 and Blessings offer.

Along with the great performances Rock & Hammer CPA hosted a side party out doors in their CPA Truck for more information on their truck and where they will be parked next goto: http://rockandhammer.com/

Vocals performed by: Blessing Offor (from The Voice) http://soundaffects.org/
Live Portrait painting by Barneby Ruhe PHD.: www.RuheFoundation.org
Benefiting Charity: http://soundaffects.org/
Band Sponsored by: BlueLight 3, http://www.BlueLight3.com
Dinner Sponsored by: STREETS, http://www.streetsbk1.com | 53 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11249
Drinks Sponsored by: Madame Paulette and 557 Lounge, http://www.madamepaulette.com
Dessert Sponsored by: Tipsy Tasty, www.tipsytasty.com

Event Producer and Websites: Please direct traffic to these sites for post event media

Judy Sahagian, http://www.JudyNetworks.com
Judy Sahagian, http://www.RealEstateSubwaySeries.com

Event Sponsors:

Lunch Sponsored by April Peacock – http://www.construction1stclass.com/
Drinks Sponsored by: Madame Paulette and 557 Lounge, http://www.madamepaulette.com/
Dessert Sponsored by: Tipsy Tasty, www.tipsytasty.com
Photo & Video Sponsored by: http://www.SocialFix.com

Sponsors:

Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Retail Group, http://thefaithconsoloteam.elliman.com/about
All Things Brooklyn, http://allthingsbrooklyn.com/
Contour Mortgage: http://www.contourmortgage.com/
Ryan J. Walsh and Associates (RJW)., http://rjwesq.net/
Hard Money Depot, http://www.HardMoneyDepot-USA.com
Argento USA, http://www.argentousa.com/about_us.html
1st Equity, http://1stequity.com/
Real Estate Education Center, http://REEDC.com
PropertyShark.com, http://propertyshark.com
Rapid Realty NYC, http://rapidnyc.com
Rock & Hammer Tax Service, http://rockandhammer.com/
Mom’s Standard Cleaning Services, http://www.momsstandard.com
Fillmore Realty, http://www.Fillmore.com
Bellucci Napoli, , http://www.belluccinapoli.com
Madame Paulette and 557 Lounge, http://www.madamepaulette.com

Media Partners:

Home Reporter, http://brooklynspectator.com/
The Spectator Brooklyn, http://brooklynspectator.com/
NYC Network Group, http://www.nycnetworkgroup.com/agenda/
The Dumbo BID, http://dumbo.is/home
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, http://www.ibrooklyn.com/
CNG News, http://www.CNGLocal.com
The Soho Loft Media Group., http://thesoholoft.com/
Expose Your Business, http://exposyourbusiness.com/
Brooklyn Courier, http://www.brooklyndaily.com/sections/brooklyn-courier/
J.G. Studio, http://www.javiergomezphotography.com/
Good News Planet, http://www.GoodNewsBroadcast.com
Real Estate Weekly, http://rew-online.com/ | Article: http://rew-online.com/2015/05/20/experts-retail-reborn-in-booming-borough-of-brooklyn/
Globe Street: http://www.globest.com/ | Article: http://www.globest.com/search/index.html?zkDo=search&publication=globest&query=event+coverage
Article:
http://thefaithconsoloteam.elliman.com/pdf/148dfb81d660b50590ec253fab993c994a716485
CityBizList: http://thefaithconsoloteam.elliman.com/pdf/941e6eddf5ad8435024f390c56091150f020d99d
AMW Pr, http://amwpr.com/

Charities Supported: Pink Tie, http://www.PinkTie.org and Sound Affects, http://soundaffects.org/

Dumbo Lofts
155 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)The Conference in Brooklyn

Opening Remarks by:
Eric Adams: Brooklyn Borough President

Panels:
Blooming in Brooklyn: Retail Reborn in New York’s Legendary Borough

Moderator: Faith Hope Consolo – Chairman of Douglas Elliman Retail Group
Jack J. Sitt, Principal of Colt Equities
Argyris S. Argitakos – Business Development Manager of Argento Construction
Kathryn B. Welch – Executive Vice President of Forest City Ratner

Brooklyn Bite’s, Opening, Building and maintaining a restaurant in NYC’s Foodie Borough

Moderator: Paul G.W. Fetscher CCIM – President of Great American Brokerage
April Peacock – Owner of 1st Class Construction
Peter Elias – Owner at Fat Camel Falafel
Veronica Barrow, LEED A.P, Principal of Design Studio’s

Building Brooklyn through Brokerage:

Moderator: Carlos Angelucci, COO Rapid Realty Franchise LLC
Anthony Lolli – Founder of Rapid Realty Franchise LLC
John Reinhardt- President/CEO of Fillmore Real Estate
Alexandria Sica, Executive Director, DUMBO BID

Leveraging the Benefits of Private Lending for Real Estate

Moderator: Judith Acampora, Principal, Hard Money Depot
Michael P. Sheehy, Financial Manager, MPS Group at Merrill Lynch
Roy Schoenfeld, Vice President, MPS Group at Merrill Lynch
Rodolpho Miller, Senior Vice President, Business Development Contour Realty
Keenan Watson, Managing Partner, Conscious Community Realty Group

Special Presentation’s:

Investing in Paradise: Riviera Maya, Tulum and Playa De Carmen: Get away trips were raffled off at the event: By Christopher Gil, Commercial Director of A-Nah Residences

Key Points:
• Property Tax (0.1%)
• Capital Gains Tax Exemption to foreigners
• Between 8% to 12% net return on rentals
• 10% Appreciation per year (track history in the past 5 years)
• New International Airport of Tulum
• New Disney Parks coming soon
• Top 3 destinations in the world for tourism
• 9 months high season a year
• Low cost of living with high returns

Property Shark 101: By Derek Hall – Strategic Client Account Executive
The internet has become a powerful tool for real estate professionals. The PropertyShark.com
website offers a database of the most valuable and up-to-date information available, delivered in
a clear, easy to use online format.

In this class you will learn how to quickly and easily search for property information, identify property ownership, efficiently determine property values, and source leads and potential off-market deals.

Points covered:

• How can I improve my ability to locate and interpret property data?
• How can I contact the owner of a property?
• What can I do if I am interested in properties in foreclosure?
• How can I canvass for properties or owners that I am interested in?
• How can I find comparable sales for a property and estimate current market value?

Giveaways:

Three weekend (all inclusive) trips to Tulum, Playa De Carmen, Christopher Gil: Chris@a-nah.com

Polo Shirt from, Bellucci Napoli, retail value $325, http://www.belluccinapoli.com/

The After Party:

Special Guests:

Javier Gomez- Abstract Photographer deemed as People’s Magazine Sexiest Artist Alive, Also celebrating his new line “Duality” part of the Fendi Casa collection.

Heather “The Heat” Hardy, professional boxer at Gleason’s gym. With featured fights at the Barclay Center.

Performance:

The after party opened up with a live performance by Blessings Offer who sang to the band Blue Light 3 While Barneby Ruhe Painted a portrait of Judy Sahagian, Founder/President of JudyNetworks.com and Host of the Real Estate Subway Series. The opening bid was $300 for the portrait of Judy which was won by John Reinhardt, President/CEO of Filmore Realty for $600 which he then gifted to Judy Sahagian. Proceeds of the painting went to soundaffects.org

Barneby Ruhe continued to paint portraits for the remainder of the evening while professionals networked and enjoyed the sounds of Bluelight3 and Blessings offer.

Along with the great performances Rock & Hammer CPA hosted a side party out doors in their CPA Truck for more information on their truck and where they will be parked next goto: http://rockandhammer.com/

Vocals performed by: Blessing Offor (from The Voice) http://soundaffects.org/
Live Portrait painting by Barneby Ruhe PHD.: http://www.RuheFoundation.org/
Benefiting Charity: http://soundaffects.org/
Band Sponsored by: BlueLight 3, http://www.BlueLight3.com/
Dinner Sponsored by: STREETS, http://www.streetsbk1.com/ | 53 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11249
Drinks Sponsored by: Madame Paulette and 557 Lounge, http://www.madamepaulette.com/
Dessert Sponsored by: Tipsy Tasty, http://www.tipsytasty.com/

Event Producer and Websites: Please direct traffic to these sites for post event media

Judy Sahagian, http://www.JudyNetworks.com/
Judy Sahagian, http://www.RealEstateSubwaySeries.com/

Event Sponsors:

Lunch Sponsored by April Peacock – http://www.construction1stclass.com/
Drinks Sponsored by: Madame Paulette and 557 Lounge, http://www.madamepaulette.com/
Dessert Sponsored by: Tipsy Tasty, http://www.tipsytasty.com/
Photo & Video Sponsored by: http://www.SocialFix.com/

Sponsors:

Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Retail Group, http://thefaithconsoloteam.elliman.com/about
All Things Brooklyn, http://allthingsbrooklyn.com/
Contour Mortgage: http://www.contourmortgage.com/
Ryan J. Walsh and Associates (RJW)., http://rjwesq.net/
Hard Money Depot, http://www.HardMoneyDepot-USA.com/
Argento USA, http://www.argentousa.com/about_us.html
1st Equity, http://1stequity.com/
Real Estate Education Center, http://REEDC.com/
PropertyShark.com, http://propertyshark.com/
Rapid Realty NYC, http://rapidnyc.com/
Rock & Hammer Tax Service, http://rockandhammer.com/
Mom’s Standard Cleaning Services, http://www.momsstandard.com/
Fillmore Realty, http://www.Fillmore.com/
Bellucci Napoli, , http://www.belluccinapoli.com
Madame Paulette and 557 Lounge, http://www.madamepaulette.com

Media Partners:

Home Reporter, http://brooklynspectator.com/
The Spectator Brooklyn, http://brooklynspectator.com/
NYC Network Group, http://www.nycnetworkgroup.com/agenda/
The Dumbo BID, http://dumbo.is/home
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, http://www.ibrooklyn.com/
CNG News, http://www.CNGLocal.com/
The Soho Loft Media Group., http://thesoholoft.com/
Expose Your Business, http://exposyourbusiness.com/
Brooklyn Courier, http://www.brooklyndaily.com/sections/brooklyn-courier/
J.G. Studio, http://www.javiergomezphotography.com/
Good News Planet, http://www.GoodNewsBroadcast.com/
Real Estate Weekly, http://rew-online.com/ | Article: http://rew-online.com/2015/05/20/experts-retail-reborn-in-booming-borough-of-brooklyn/
Globe Street: http://www.globest.com/ | Article: http://www.globest.com/search/index.html?zkDo=search&publication=globest&query=event+coverage
Article:
http://thefaithconsoloteam.elliman.com/pdf/148dfb81d660b50590ec253fab993c994a716485
CityBizList: http://thefaithconsoloteam.elliman.com/pdf/941e6eddf5ad8435024f390c56091150f020d99d
AMW Pr, http://amwpr.com/

Charities Supported: Pink Tie, http://www.PinkTie.org and Sound Affects, http://soundaffects.org/

Dumbo Lofts
155 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)

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Women started buillding retirement funds later. And even in the 20th Century, women remain naïve and ill-informed as to their retirement options. Lynn Rollins of WISER, discusses their options as well as provides other tips on Getting Your Money’s Worth with Judith West

#gettingyourmoneysworth #judithwest #lynnrollins #wiserwomen #retirement #secureyourmoney #informed #funds #goodnews

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Good News interviews UNRAVELING co-author, Lynn Biederman and her mother, Judith West Edelman, on September 11 in Good News Studios. We discuss the book,parenting, being a child and marriage in this two part series.

UNRAVELING

by Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman

An ambitious, timely first novel.

Publishers Weekly, starred review

In UNRAVELING (Delacorte Press, Random House) Ages 14 & up, debut authors Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman skillfully explore the impact that a toxic mother-daughter relationship has on the choices a teenager makes.

With out-of-control frizzy hair and a humiliating nickname that just wont go away, fifteen-year-old Amanda Himmelfarb is not the picture of popularity at school. To make matters worse, Amandas mother—whom Amanda calls The Captain—is always battling with her, while her little sister can do no wrong and her dad just does what he can to stay out of The Captains way.

When gorgeous senior Rick offers Amanda The Deal—a real, official date to the homecoming dance in exchange for her virginity—Amanda jumps at the chance. She is certain that a boyfriend will fix all of her problems, but what results is quite the opposite. Smart, sensitive Amanda is nearly undone by The Deal and retreats into her own world, until she discovers her mothers past and with it compassion she never thought possible. Through Amandas healing process, the two grow together and their relationship begins to change.

UNRAVELING is an engaging and heartbreakingly real look at mother-daughter relationships and teen self-identity issues. Baldini and Biederman have created a sharp and brutally honest debut novel that will speak to women and teens confronting their own family relationships and difficult decisions.

Lynn Biederman was featured in The New York Times in a piece about her relationship with her own mother, which partially inspired UNRAVELING. Lynn has worked as a waitress, an insurance broker, a Macys department store manager, a child abuse litigator, an adoption lawyer, a journalist for a nationally syndicated sounds-of-nature radio show, and an elementary and high school librarian. Lynn lives in Bedford, New York, with her husband and their two children. www.lynnbiederman.com

Michelle Baldini works for the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University in Ohio. She earned a masters degree in library science, specializing in childrens literature, from Long Island University. Michelle lives in Silver Lake, Ohio, with her husband and their four children.

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Good News interviews UNRAVELING co-author, Lynn Biederman and her mother, Judith West Edelman, on September 11 in Good News Studios. We discuss the book,parenting, being a child and marriage in this two part series.

UNRAVELING

by Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman

An ambitious, timely first novel.

Publishers Weekly, starred review

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In UNRAVELING (Delacorte Press, Random House) Ages 14 & up, debut authors Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman skillfully explore the impact that a toxic mother-daughter relationship has on the choices a teenager makes.

With out-of-control frizzy hair and a humiliating nickname that just wont go away, fifteen-year-old Amanda Himmelfarb is not the picture of popularity at school. To make matters worse, Amandas mother—whom Amanda calls The Captain—is always battling with her, while her little sister can do no wrong and her dad just does what he can to stay out of The Captains way.

When gorgeous senior Rick offers Amanda The Deal—a real, official date to the homecoming dance in exchange for her virginity—Amanda jumps at the chance. She is certain that a boyfriend will fix all of her problems, but what results is quite the opposite. Smart, sensitive Amanda is nearly undone by The Deal and retreats into her own world, until she discovers her mothers past and with it compassion she never thought possible. Through Amandas healing process, the two grow together and their relationship begins to change.

UNRAVELING is an engaging and heartbreakingly real look at mother-daughter relationships and teen self-identity issues. Baldini and Biederman have created a sharp and brutally honest debut novel that will speak to women and teens confronting their own family relationships and difficult decisions.

Lynn Biederman was featured in The New York Times in a piece about her relationship with her own mother, which partially inspired UNRAVELING. Lynn has worked as a waitress, an insurance broker, a Macys department store manager, a child abuse litigator, an adoption lawyer, a journalist for a nationally syndicated sounds-of-nature radio show, and an elementary and high school librarian. Lynn lives in Bedford, New York, with her husband and their two children. www.lynnbiederman.com

Michelle Baldini works for the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University in Ohio. She earned a masters degree in library science, specializing in childrens literature, from Long Island University. Michelle lives in Silver Lake, Ohio, with her husband and their four children.

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