Events
September 3, 2021 (7.00pm-10.00pm)
Hollywood LIT Austin
Hosting Dinner with the President, Austin Jewish Film Festival
Austin, TX
February 11, 2016 (11.00pm-12.30pm)
San Miguel Writers’ Conference
Author Power: Profit Before You Publish Workshop
Session #305
San Miguel del Allende, Mexico
July 27, 2015
Reading of Author Power
SkyHouse
Austin, TX
May 30, 2015 (3:00pm-3:50pm)
Book Expo America 2015
uPublishU at BEA
Panelist: Book Marketing Best Practices
Javits Center
New York, NY
March 16, 2015
Book Reading (5:30pm-5.50pm)
Book Signing (6.00pm-6.20pm)
SXSW Interactive Festival
Book Reading & Signing of Author Power: Profit Before You Publish
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
October 11, 2014 (12:00pm-12:30pm)
Frankfurt Book Fair
Panelist: Marketing for Self-Published Authors
Publishing Perspectives Stage 8.0 B170
Frankfurt, Germany
September 26, 2014
Pre-Release Talk for Author Power
SkyHouse
Austin, TX
September 27, 2013 (8:00am-6:00pm)
Capital Region Women’s Conference for Dignity Memorial®
Panelist: How to be the CFO of Your Life
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
June 1, 2013 (11:30am-12:00pm)
Book Expo America for Dignity Memorial®
Javits Center
New York, NY
May 31, 2013 (12:00pm-12:30pm)
Book Expo America for Dignity Memorial®
Javits Center
New York, NY
October 24-25, 2011 (8:30am-5:00pm)
NFDA International Convention & Expo for Deaton-Kennedy Company
National Funeral Directors Association
McCormick Place Convention Complex
Chicago, IL
September 22-24, 2011
AARP National Event & Expo for Dignity Planning
American Association of Retired Persons
LA Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
July 27, 2011 (12:00pm)
Mortuary Sciences Graduating Class
Wayne State University
Keynote Speaker
Detroit, MI
June 2, 2011 (12:00pm)
Munro’s Bookstore
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
March 8-11, 2011 (8:30am-5:00pm)
ICCFA Annual Convention & Expo for Forethought Financial
International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Forethought Booth #623
Las Vegas, NV
March 4, 2011
Insurance Pilot Program
Denver, CO
January 1, 2011
Vero Beach Bookstore
Vero Beach, FL
eMediatainment World’s Anatomy of a Deal
Moderator
July 27, 2010 (12:00pm)
Mortuary Sciences Graduating Class
Wayne State University
Keynote Speaker
Detroit, MI
March 30, 2009 (7:00pm-11:00pm)
LA Media Premiere Party for The Funeral Planner Goes to the White House Comedy Novel and Digital Series Starring Joss Stone
Gyenari Restaurant
Culver City, CA
January 16, 2008
Hospice Benefit Dinner
Lutheran Home Care Agency
Keynote Speaker
Frankenmuth, MI
October 7, 2007
NFDA Convention
National Funerals Director Association Convention
Keynote Speaker
Las Vegas, NV
November 7, 2006 (10:30am)
St. Louis Jewish Book Fair
Guest Author
St. Louis, MO
November 15, 2006 (9:00am)
JFDA Convention
Jewish Funeral Directors Association
Guest Speaker
Dana Point, CA
November 20, 2006 (7:00pm)
Milwaukee Jewish Book Fair
Milwaukee, WI
August 14, 2006 (7:00pm)
Hanover Public Library
Hanover, MI
August 10, 2006 (11:30am)
Hospice of Michigan Fundraiser
Wabeek Country Club
West Bloomfield, MI
August 6, 2006 (4:00pm)
Mortuary Sciences Graduating Class
Wayne State University
Keynote Speaker
Detroit, MI
April 7, 2006 (9:00am-11:00am)
Hadassah
Tarzana, CA
March, 2006
SXSW
Guest Speaker
Austin, TX
March 27-29, 2006
Business Ethics Class
American Jewish Literature Class
George Washington University
Graduate Program
Guest Speaker
Washington, DC
March 22-26, 2006
VA Book Festival
Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2006
Borders
Victoria Ward Centre
Honolulu, HI
December 18, 2005 (10:00am-12:00pm)
Hadassah
Jewish Funeral Home
Charleston, SC
December 17, 2005 (2:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
Mount Pleasant, SC
November 12, 2005 (2:00pm)
Borders
Palo Alto, CA
November 10, 2005 (7:30pm)
Borders
Santa Barbara, CA
November 7, 2005 (6:00pm)
The Funeral Planner Book Launching Party
The Eagles Nest Restaurant
Clark Lake, MI
November 7, 2005 (3:00pm)
Michigan Launch Party for The Funeral Planner
The Eagles Nest Restaurant
Jackson, MI
November 6, 2005 (11:00am)
Detroit Jewish Book Fair
West Boomfield, MI
October, 2005
Launch Party for The Funeral Planner
New York, NY
October 22, 2005 (3:00pm)
Borders
Phoenix, AZ
October 21, 2005 (7:00pm)
Changing Hands
Tempe, AZ
October 18, 2005 (7:00pm)
Dutton’s Bookstore
Beverly Hills, CA
October 5, 2005 (7:30pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
Chicago, IL
September 29, 2005 (7:00pm)
Village Books
Pacific Palisades, CA
September 25, 2005
Launch Party for The Funeral Planner
Toronto, ON Canada
September 25, 2005 (3:00pm)
Indigo Bookstore
Yonge & Eglinton
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 22, 2005 (7:00pm)
Borders
Ann Arbor, MI
September 21, 2005 (7:00pm)
Borders
Birmingham, MI
September 13, 2005 (7:30pm)
Borders
Austin, TX
September 10, 2005 (6:00pm)
The Funeral Planner Book Launching Party
Marina del Rey, CA
September 8, 2005 (5:30pm)
Borders
Wall Street
New York, NY
The Sundance Producer’s Conference on New Media
Sundance Film Festival
Guest Speaker
Park City, UT
Graduate Film Studies Program
University of Michigan
Gues Speaker
Ann Arbor, MI
December 7, 2004 (2:00pm-5:00pm)
Private Book Signing
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2004 (7:00pm)
Dutton’s
Brentwood Bookstore
Los Angeles, CA
November 7, 2004 (11:00am)
Detroit Jewish Book Fair
Guest Author
West Bloomfield, MI
August 4, 2004 (7:00PM)
Indigo Bookstore
Yonge & Eglington
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 8, 2004 (8:00pm)
David-Horodoker Society
Knollwood Country Club
Keynote Speaker
Bloomfield Hills, MI
February 27, 2004 (7:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
Encino, CA
February 20, 2004 (7:00pm)
Vero Beach Book Center
Vero Beach, FL
February 19, 2004 (12:00pm-1:00pm)
Classic Bookshop
Palm Beach, FL
February 13, 2004 (8:00pm-11:00pm)
Love Sucks Reading
Cooper Union Great Hall
New York, NY
February 12, 2004 (7:30pm)
Barnes & Noble
West Village
Guest Author
New York, NY
February 10, 2004 (7:00pm)
Gay & Lesbian Center
New York, NY
February 7, 2004 (8:00pm)
Books & Books
Coral Gables
Miami, FL
January 31, 2004 (7:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
Northville, MI
January 31, 2004 (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Walden Books
Troy, MI
January 30, 2004 (8:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
Royal Oak, MI
January 26, 2004 (7:00pm)
Nicola’s Book Store
Westgate
Ann Arbor, MI
January 25, 2004 (5:00pm)
Walden Books
Jackson, MI
January 24, 2004 (3:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Webster Place
Guest Author
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2004 (3:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
Marina del Rey, CA
January 17, 2004 (5:00pm)
Ojai Bookstore
Ojai, CA
January 17, 2004 (3:00pm)
Barnes & Noble
Guest Author
La Mesa, CA
January 13, 2004 (7:00pm)
Changing Hands Bookstore
Tempe, AZ
January 12, 2004 (7:00pm)
Borders
Scottsdale, AZ
January 10, 2004 (1:00pm)
Portrait of a Bookstore
Studio City, CA
Austin Jewish Book Fair
Guest Author
Austin, TX
Milwaukee Jewish Book Fair
Guest Author
Milwaukee, WI
Charleston Jewish Book Fair
Guest Author
Charleston, SC
1990-1998
Hollywood LITerary Retreat
Emcee
Photo Gallery
2015 Frankfurt Book Fair
2015 & 2016 SXSW Guest Speaker, Austin, TX
2013 Capital Region Women’s Conference
Photos Courtesy of Capital Region Women’s Conference