Julie Fingersh is a writer, freelance journalist and, most recently, the author of Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas, to be released October 15, 2024 by Rowman & Littlefield. Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reporting cover culture, wellness, parenting adult children, cooking, and how to lead a more sane and meaningful life.

Julie’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, The Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Businessweek, Grown and Flown and more. Her blog is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for Billboard Publications.

Julie also served as founding executive director of Boston Cares, which became a nationally recognized model for community and corporate partnerships and recently celebrated its 33rd year. She was a regular guest on NPR and other media outlets and recruited Secretary of State General Colin Powell (Ret.) to share the stage as a keynote speaker for Boston’s first-ever day of citywide corporate service.

Julie earned a B.A. in English literature from Swarthmore College and University of Michigan. Julie has two children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California.