“Three Wishes” video interview
October interviews us about the book
We took a non-linear approach to our lives, and here we discuss it!
MORE: “Becoming a Mother at 40”
More: Becoming a Mother at 40
I’ll spend Mother’s Day with my little family—my fiance, our daughter, my mom—taking a walk and sharing a meal, hoping we’ll see the early signs of spring and feel its warmth. I’ll also take time alone, as a woman who never expected she would be potty training a toddler at age 44, to send private notes to my extended family […]
Redbook: Way-Late Weddings!
Journalist Kenrya Rankin interviewed me about getting hitched later in life for Redbook Magazine this month…..
http://www.kenrya.com/post/39402901553/redbook-clip-way-late-weddings
Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Check it out at: http://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/q-with-author-pamela-ferdinand.html
Q: How did the three of you decide to write a book together, and how difficult was it to coordinate the writing among three authors?
A: We actually decided to write the book because every time we told our story, people said, “You have to write a book!” That got us thinking that maybe we should. We began meeting and writing the […]
“I Do, Finally” on MSN’s Glo
http://glo.msn.com/relationships/i-do-finally-1534573.story
“Out of order” usually describes a broken parking meter, public bathroom or ATM. For me—and for a lot of other women in their late 30s and 40s—it reflects how I’ve lived my life. At 46, I’m a mother of two preschool-aged girls, Emma and Anya, and I’m getting married to their father in less than six months.
Deliberately or not, many women, like me, have traded […]
The Huffington Post: The Lucky Sperm
Check out this article co-written by Beth and I:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beth-jones/the-lucky-sperm_b_1278919.html
Posted: 02/15/2012
We were three single women approaching 40. We had great careers, plenty of short-lived relationships, but no enduring romantic prospects and no children. Just as it seemed least likely that we’d ever be parents, one by one, we got lucky.
When Carey hit the biological midnight of her 39th birthday, she bought eight vials of anonymous donor […]
And the paperback is out!
From Amazon.com (but also ask your independent bookseller!):
Chicago Writers Association: “Three Wishes” Best Traditional Nonfiction Book of Year
Back to Entertainment : Books 20 Books About the Enduring Bonds of Friendship
We made the More.com list of memoirs and biographies about the power of friendship: http://www.more.com/friendship-memoirs
Windy City Writers Association interview
A Journey from Motherhood to Authorship
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012 AT 12:24PM
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of four feature profiles by Meghan Owen about the winning authors of the Chicago Writers Association’s first Book of the Year Awards, to be presented at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, at The Book Cellar, 4736-38 Lincoln Ave., Chicago.
By Meghan Owen
Three Wishes: Our True Story of […]
