If you live in New York City or in the nearby tri-state area or if you plan to visit The Big Apple in early January, mark your calendars for Sat., Jan. 6, because as I mentioned earlier, that day I will doing a book signing and reading for SUGAR SHOCK! at Border’s Books and Music at Time Warner Center.
Also, please note that there are two minor changes to this announcement.
- This event on Jan. 6 will be both a book signing and reading, not just a book signing.
- My book signing and reading will begin an hour earlier than stated — at 4 p.m., not 5 p.m.
The Book Reading
During the reading portion of the program, you’ll get to hear me read (what I hope you’ll find to be my) engaging, entertaining, breezy Chapter 1, entitled "Connie’s Story: Confessions of the `Sugar Shrew No More!’ and How I Chanced upon the Scary Sugar Truth."
As the beginning of my talk, you’ll hear me poke fun of myself for my horribly embarrassing, off-the-wall, sugar-induced antics and I’ll invite the audience to join in the laugh-at-ourselves fun. (I’ll even come bearing cartoons.)
Then, I’ll read from Chapter 1, which begins as my boyfriend Mark and I are dining out, and — while it’s supposed to be a celebration of our relationship — my mind wanders to, I’m mortified to reveal, chocolate mousse! (Darn, it smelled good that night back in 1998!)
From there, in Chapter 1, I actually trot out the skeletons in my closet and even let them dance(!), because I then reveal how — as I later learned — that my sugar overloading wreaked havoc on my health, relationship, and moods. You even get to hear read a list of my 44 symptoms! (I can’t remmeber them all — there were so many!) The fast-moving chapter concludes as I introduce listeners/readers to the term, SUGAR SHOCK! You’ll learn how millions of Americans are now suffering from this devastating problem, but you’ll also find out that there’s a way out of it.
The New Start-Up Time for My Book Signing/Reading
As mentioned earlier, my book signing and reading will begin at 4 p.m., an hour earlier than stated in the Columbus Circle events calendar.
Here’s why we moved it up: The reason for the earlier starting time is so that many wonderful friends, colleagues, and nutrition-hungry folks attending the Institute for Integrative Nutrition upstairs at the Jazz Club can just hop the escalator or elevator and come to my book signing when class gets out at 4 p.m.
Full disclosure here: I’m partial to the Institute for Integrative Nutrition ("IIN" for short), because I studied with this remarkable school earlier this year and graduated in June. If you’re interested in health, wellness, nutrition, and having a better life, I heartily recommend that you think about attending
IIN. Founded by the pioneering Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd — IIN is (as the website points out) "the only holistic nutrition school in the world integrating all different dietary theories, from the ancient traditions of ayurveda, macrobiotics and Chinese medicine to the most current concepts like raw foods, Atkins diet, blood type diets, the Zone and the USDA Healthy Eating Pyramid." (Yeah, you get quite an education!)
While studying at IIN, not only do you get the meet the coolest fellow classmates, but you get to learn from a who’s who of expert lecturers — big names like Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr.; Deepak Chopra, Dr. Joseph Mercola and a whole bunch more.
(It was so exciting to hear these cutting-edge experts speak in the flesh! Curiously and coincidentally, months previously, I’d conducted phone or in-person inteviews with several IIN guest lecturers for my book SUGAR SHOCK! Talk about serendipity.)
By the way, when I coach people to kick or cut back on sugar and other refined, culprit carbs to feel better and become happier, I always like to say, "Well, don’t believe me. Try it out for yourself and see if this holds true for you, too." Well, I say the same for IIN — scope it out on your own. And while you’re at it, read more testimonials about the school here.
Yikes, I sure digressed talking bout IIN! So, back to the reason for this post — my upcoming book signing and reading in New York City.
Remember, folks: Save the date Sat., Jan. 6, 2007, beginning at 4 p.m. Come to my book signing and reading. I’d love to meet you!
Whoopi Goldberg, Jewtopia & Other Exciting Events at Columbus Circle
While we’re on the subject of my book signing, you simply have to see the full events calendar for the Shops at Columbus Circle. (Here’s the calendar, shown by month). That particular Borders superstore brings in some pretty fascinating authors. I’ve already marked my own calendar for other book signings and readings (other than my own):
Don’t these sound fun?
- Nov. 11: Larry Getlan, author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Jokes is joined by professional comedians Christian Finnegan, Tony Hendra & and Brian Kiley in a fun, interactive joke-telling event. (Audience members will even have the opportunity to share a joke with the crowd and be critiqued by the professionals.
- Dec. 6: Whoopi Goldberg signs Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners
- Dec. 13: The creators and stars of the smash show Jewtopia, Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, sign their hilarious, over-the-top guide to Judaism
- Jan. 4: Juan-Carlos Cruz, the "Calorie Commando" from the Food Network signs Calorie Countdown Cookbook
- And then, of course, two days later, on Jan. 6, I’ll be signing and reading from SUGAR SHOCK! and I hope you’ll be there!