Stay
A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas
“So rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written. It’s hard to put down once you start.”
#1 New York Times best-selling author, Guggenheim Fellow, named a “National Treasure” by the New York Times
Now available from Rowman & Littlefield
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Bring STAY to your book club
STAY is not just a book; it’s an experience that will bond your book club members through shared emotions, insights, and reflections. STAY‘s universal themes ensure that it’s a timeless pick, no matter the focus of your group.
The book’s exploration of rewriting your story in midlife and learning to care for others without losing yourself makes it especially poignant for readers navigating change or seeking to reconnect with their true selves. Choose “Stay” for your next book club selection and prepare for a conversation that is as enriching as it is transformative.
Upcoming Events
This week!
Books Inc.
Julie Fingersh in conversation with Kate Brady, Board President of NAMI San Francisco
- October 17, 2024
- 6:00pm
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Books Inc. in the Marina/SF
2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94123 - More info
Book Passage
Julie Fingersh in conversation with Diane Provo
- October 19, 2024
- 4:00pm
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Book Passage Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA - More info
Shakespeare & Co.
Julie Fingersh will be signing copies of her new book, Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas. A discussion of the book will be led by Laura Zinn Fromm.
- November 18, 2024
- 6:00pm
- 2020 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
- More info
Congregation Rodef Sholom
Author Julie Fingersh in conversation with Rabbi Stacy Friedman
- December 15, 2024
- 4:00pm
- 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael CA 94903
- More info / RSVP
Tucson Festival of Books
Details to come
- March 15-16, 2025
- 9:30am - 5:30pm
- University of Arizona Mall
- More info
Julie Fingersh
WRITER | JOURNALIST | AUTHOR
Julie’s personal essays, editorials and reporting cover culture, wellness, relationships, parenting and how to lead a better life. Her work has appeared in media outlets including The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Huffpost, The San Francisco Chronicle, and the Miami Herald, among others. Her blog is the midlife sequel of the award-winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for Billboard Publications, Inc.
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After a lifetime of contempt for TV, I’ve found the real reason to binge-watch: my daughter.
My Abs or Yours? A Mid-Life Crisis
I’m lying on a table like a slab of meat, and Amy is telling me to knit my abs. Um, what? I don’t knit. I’m ...
About Julie
Julie Fingersh is a writer and freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in media outlets including O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, Grown and Flown, BusinessWeek and Billboard Publications.