Photos of the East Hampton Gala Literary Event - August 2010 - a fundraiser
that raised over $200,000. for this library. All books generously donated by the
publishers. Authors donated their time, autographs and friendly conversation!
Lois and Candace Bushnell Lois displays her books, Inside the big tent
(of Sex and the City fame) right next to Nobel Award economist,
Joseph Stiglitz (Free Fall)
“When I was 4 ½ years old, I remember being sent to my room for a nap, but instead of resting, I practiced printing alphabet letters - all over my newly papered bedroom wall. What I most recall about that day was having to stand behind the dinette door, perched right next to my mother’s old Singer sewing machine, until I apologized for my misbehavior. I couldn’t understand why I was being punished for all my hard work, so I stood there for what seemed like hours rather than say the simple words: I’m sorry. Fortunately this inauspicious beginning didn't dull my enthusiasm for writing.
During my twenty plus years as an educator, I took an active role in this field as a frequent presenter at state and national educational conferences. Co-president of Suffolk Reading Council and subsequent Regional Director of Nassau and Suffolk LI Reading Councils, a number of my articles have been published by ERIC (U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Research and Improvement), parent newsletters, Newsday and the New York Times. As founder of a personalized book company, I authored children's books and poems that become personalized with facts and photos about each child.
After retirement from education, I continued to pursue my love for writing, and soon became co-editor of a Long Island Internet web-zine, LI EYE. As I created and authored the column Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, I rediscovered my special niche of investigative journalism, and put those same talents to work in my book, Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, where I was able to gain the trust of over one hundred women while interviewing them about some of the most intimate aspects of their lives.
I received a Bachelor of Science degree from Barnard College of Columbia University, where I majored in Sociology. I hold one Masters Degree in Elementary Education and a second in Reading and Special Education. I have just completed my second book, Tick, Tock, Stop the Clock. – Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour.
My back door entrance into the world of Cosmetic Surgery Lots of secrecy surrounding Cosmetic Surgery Afterwards, I was emotionally thrown off balance 1) The day it struck me: This is all about sexuality. 2) Feelings of youth, freedom, renewal How humiliating! Feeling such an attraction toward my plastic surgeon - and telling him!
More recently, Patty Kovacs and I have joined together in an exciting endeavor as the creators/editors of a monthly Newsletter: Coast to Coast ~ Eye on Beauty , dedicated to bringing women accurate, timely information about
health and beauty.
Snatches of my interview with Valerie Smaldone below:
(You will hear Vallerie's voice quietly in the background, but you will hear me loud and clear.)
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(How a chin can be such a strong convincer)
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(Getting less but still lurks out there)
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(and it took me time to readjust)
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2)
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What I learned from my interviews with over 100 women
(Intimate stories from other women)
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(How could I have been so foolish?)
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Some women I interviewed said "No way" to surgery.
(Here are their reasons.)