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Stay
A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas
Now available from Rowman & Littlefield
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Praise for Stay:
“Stay is profound, funny, and masterfully told; a beautiful memoir centered on the power of love — the joys of love, the pain of love, the responsibility of love. I read it in a single day.”
Gretchen Rubin
#1 New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project and host of the award-winning Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast
“Julie Fingersh’s invaluable and highly readable memoir is asking us who we thought we were, how that squares with who we’ve become and what we might want to do about it. A question every woman I know is asking right about now.”
Kelly Corrigan
Four-time New York Times bestselling author, host of PBS’s “Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan,” and the “Kelly Corrigan Wonders” podcast
“Stay is a work of art, a treasure. The journey through its pages is an exhibit of integrity, vulnerability, talent, and raw humanity. You will be enthralled.”
Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
New York Times bestselling author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples and How to Talk with Anyone About Anything
“When does parenting end and adulthood begin? Stay is a rare and compelling narrative about what it means to have a struggling child who is actually an almost grown-up. It’s a bittersweet look at parenting adult children, and a balm for those whose children are on the cusp. Immersive, warm, real––like having a cup of coffee with an intimate friend. I loved the writing.”
Zibby Owens
“NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” (Vulture), founder of Zibby Media, author of USA Today bestselling Blank, and host of “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read” Podcast
“Stay is a book of remarkable emotional depth and wisdom for anyone in search of moving past their pain and making the most of their one precious life. Fingersh writes with a brilliant mind and a loving heart.”
Dr. Edith Eva Eger
New York Times bestselling author of The Gift, The Choice, and featured guest on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday
“Stay is an enthralling, deeply personal book that will touch readers and bring greater understanding to raising young adults in today’s world of depression and anxiety. It’s also an inspiring story for empty nesters about life after kids. I could not put it down.”
Lisa Heffernan
New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of Grown and Flown, the #1 site for parents of teens, college students and young adults, reaching millions of parents every month, and co- author of Grown and Flown: How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a family, and Raise Independent Adults
“Lyrical, wise, freewheeling, both heartbreaking and laugh out loud funny, Stay is proof of the possibility that awaits us all to claim our creative lives, no matter what stage of life we are in.”
Laura Zinn Fromm
Founder of Sweet Lab Writing Workshops and author of Sweet Survival
“Luminous, irreverent, captivating…With a voice you’ll fall in love with, Stay is a love letter to all of us mid-lifers searching for a new roadmap of joy and meaning. It’s also for us mothers, daughters, and sisters who want to love fiercely without losing our way.”
Laura Munson
USA Today and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Not The Story You Think It Is and founder of Haven Writing Retreats
One of fall's Most Anticipated Books
Named one of Zibby's Top 22 Books of 2024
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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 (Rowman & Littlefield). 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
Press
Marin Independent Journal
Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Gretchen Rubin
Brooke Warner
The Shit About Writing
Sweet Lab Writing Workshops
Christine Krahling
Rachel Levy Lesser
Jewish Book Council
Interviews
51 Percent
In this conversation, we talked about how my generation of friends who centered their life around family got to the empty nest only to find that even if we had a handful of degrees, we suddenly had no place in the work world outside of … being a nanny or other caretaker. But also? How it’s never too late to create a new chapter.
Tendrils of Grief
Julie speaks with Grief Coach Susan Ways about topics like culture, wellness, relationships, and parenting adult children—all while offering insights on how to lead a better, more meaningful life.
Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books
Zibby Owens chats with debut author Julie Fingersh about her warm, witty, and beautifully written memoir, STAY: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas. Julie and Zibby discuss the book's themes, from parenting adult children and the challenges of middle age to women’s ambitions and self-perception and confronting the lingering effects of past trauma.
Self Discovery Wisdom
Author and journalist Julie Fingersh joins Sara Troy to chat about her debut memoir Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas.
Writer's Bone
Author and journalist Julie Fingersh joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her debut memoir Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas.
Life's Accessories
Author Julie Fingersh came on the pod and shared with Rachel a picture of a dragonfly which is a sign of her younger brother Danny and part of a much larger, intimate, moving and powerful story. It all gets to the story behind Julie's debut memoir, STAY. Julie and Rachel covered a lot in this episode: family and family secrets, trauma, empty nesting, career choices, writing, letting go and staying.
Project Grief
I talked to Emily Thiroux Threatt about how grief can stay hidden when mental illness or addiction is involved and what effects keeping secrets has on the well-being of the griever and the family.
Good Grief with Cheryl Jones
Cheryl Jones and I talked about the many faces of grief in life beyond losing loved ones, the grief of life transitions, the empty nest, etc. She asked me about Danny and it took my breath away. It made me realize (a) how little I talk about him and (b) how my book is going to, in a sense, give him a second life in the world. It feels both amazing and sad, but I'm grateful to have a reason to get to talk about him.
Sports Byline USA
I talked with Sports Byline about how we love without losing ourselves, how we parent in a way that doesn't hurt our kids, and what is the line between helping them and hurting them? What is the cost of our past on our present and how does it shape our future?