ARTICLES, AUTHOR POSTS, BLOGS, & INTERVIEWS with ALICE EVE COHEN

Articles, blogs, author posts, and interviews. Click on link to read the full story.

"Dr. George Tiller Saved my Life... and my Baby's Life"
Article in Huffington Post
"Dr. George Tiller Was Pro-Life"
Op-Ed piece in USA Today
Author Essay : “The Occupational Hazard of Memoir Writing”, STEP 1: Write your memoir. STEP 2: Confess to your husband or ____ (fill in the blank) that you’ve just written a book about the most personal, private experience you’ve ever shared..."
Author blog - THREE SHORT WOMEN: A WRITING FRIENDSHIP: "Each of our memoirs is about a different, critical time in a woman’s life, with plotlines so unbelievable that they have to be true."
Author post: WRITING IN MY HEAD: “…I like being tricked into thinking I’m in nature, when this park is as carefully contrived as Disneyland. But the thing about Central Park is that, in the balance of real and make-believe, nature trumps artifice..."
"MY SECRET VICE" author post: "...Utterly stumped, I ate a stalk of celery and went for a long bike ride, to think about my humiliating state of vicelessness.." ChocolateReality.com
Author post"...The director cleared her throat and said, sternly, 'Julia, at this preschool, we do not take our clothes off!' Julia looked at the director… and pulled her dress off again... Cut to yesterday. Julia is 20..."
"I recommend this book for any mother, grandmother, sister, niece or any special woman in your life... Haunting, disturbing, and utterly true." Review on 'Til We Read Again
"WHAT I THOUGHT I I KNEW was a book that I related to so much... tough choices, a brave woman, and a really good read!" review and interview, Bookin' With Bingo.
"More than a read, it was like sitting with a best friend and sharing your darkest thoughts and fears, things you don't usually tell others for fear of being judged…an intimate look at thoughts and feelings not often voiced..." in The Eclectic Reader
"...In this passage, I ask [my students] why we make art, why we tell stories—a question that preoccupied me while I was writing the book..." THE PAGE 99 TEST: "Open the book to page 99... the quality of the whole will be revealed"-Ford Madox Ford
"The writing here is gorgeous. Her internal debate is honest, agonizing, and unsparing...a privilege to be invited into something so personal and emotional... I highly recommend this deeply moving, intelligent, and thoughtful memoir." BookNAround
‎"Her story drew me in completely... One thing (she) does very well is to highlight some of the problems with the health insurance industry and health care in America." 4-star review on At Home With Books.
“Startling, poignant, bittersweet, and humorous… her book holds a universal message for anybody who’s experienced difficult times.” Review on The Divining Wand
"I was totally engrossed in this book and couldn’t put it down. I was so caught up in Cohen’s story and found myself empathizing with her, even though I’ve never had to face anything like she has...An important book." BermudaOnion.com
"Nothing short of inspirational. With a very brutally honest voice she tells you her story. And what a story it is! I literally read her book in one sitting." Bookwormygirl.blogspot.com
"I very much enjoyed Alice Eve Cohen’s brave memoir, What I Thought I Knew, and can wholeheartedly recommend it. This is an extremely moving book with an authentic voice, one that I won’t soon forget." BookAddiction review
Review on Barnes&Noble.com "So personal and so honest that I almost felt like someone was going to bust me for reading it. It's less than two hundred pages but those pages are packed with raw emotion, brutal honesty and a story that reads like a thriller.
"Beautiful, at times heart-breaking, and at all times human... a deeply intense memoir filled with truth,honesty, and raw emotion that quickly draws the reader into the book and holds one’s attention until the very last word." on Rundpinne.com
Author post -5 FAVORITE SONGS & BOOKS: "Fire and Rain by James Taylor. When my high school boyfriend sang it, he sounded just like James Taylor, and when he broke up with me, I played it over and over & cried every time. Still makes me cry. Great song..."
"In a nutshell, Alice is amazing! Her memoir is amazing, as well." Review and author interview on Chick Lit Central
Author essay on Diversity Book Club at her daughter's school. "We broadly defined diversity to encompass culture, race, religion, language, learning styles, physical and mental abilities, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomics."
Review on Bookend Babes: "Cohen is so heartbreakingly honest, and like with all great reads, you will leave it with a fresh sense of gratitude for your own blessings. Every reader will find some authentic truth in her own life as she reads it."
Q & A on MomLogic.com: "I sing the praises of motherhood -- by any method -- but readily admit that physically it's a hell of a lot harder to give birth at age 45 than to adopt. Ultimately, adoption doesn't change how or how much you love your child."
Author blog about my writing process:"One day, quite unexpectedly, I started writing again - in absolute secrecy. I spent a year writing with a frenzied urgency, as if under a spell..." (posted on Luxury Reading, Nov 8)
Author blog: INFERTILI(denti)TY - "My topsy-turvy biological clock must have been set by The Mad Hatter." on Bless Their Hearts Mom
Author Blog: UBER-PERSONAL WRITING—A MEMOIRIST’S PROCESS: “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you” —Zora Neale Hurston. "After bearing this untold story inside me for seven years, I’m glad I found the way to tell it."
5 Minutes Alone With Alice Eve Cohen Q & A: "I grew up in a family that valued the arts, so my unconventional career path always felt like a natural choice. At The New School MFA Program, I studied with brilliant authors who really influenced my writing..
"Within the first couple of pages, Alice's story gripped me... Funny and sad and happy... wonderfully written and gripping...a quick read. The reader comes away from the book knowing that whatever we think we know...we really don't." CindyReads.com
Review on Chocolate Reality: "An emotionally charged work that forces you to go deep inside your heart to find these answers. I found myself in Alice's shoes, every step of the way...It's a story that I won't be able to let go." (posted Nov 8)
"Compelling, humanizing, and deeply honest, Cohen's narrative will get readers rooting for her growing family." Review on Bless Their Harts Mom
Review on Luxury Reading: "I loved the feeling of intimacy that Alice created for me as a reader and the fact that she spared no details, even if those details cast her in a less than flattering light." (posted Nov 8)
Review, on ReadingAtTheBeach.com: "This is a book every woman should read." (posted Nov 6)
Review on My Book Views: "No words can truly express how amazing this memoir is, but it is one I highly recommend.”
Review on Always With A Book: "A stunningly honest look at what happens when one woman's life gets turned upside down ~ I was hooked" (posted Nov 2)
Entertainmentrealm.com, Review of WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW:"Remarkable memoir... crackling, sardonic sense of humor."
5 Minutes for Books Review (posted Sept 29) “Brutally honest….also witty, introspective, and emotionally expressive…Raises questions that spark immediate controversy, ethically, morally and legally…A brave book.”
(NOTE: These links will go live after each blog entry is posted)

1. Entertainment Realm
Review
entertainmentrealm.com

2. Always with a Book
Review and Giveaway
alwayswithabook.blogspot.com

3. Author Scoop
Five Minutes Alone
(feature story)
authorscoop.com

4. Parking Lot Confessional
Review and Author Post
parkinglotconfessional.com

5. Five Minutes for Books
Review


6. The Book Chick
November 3
Q&A & Giveaway
http:/​/​book-chic.blogspot.com/​

7. My Book Views
November 4
Giveaway & Guest Post
http:/​/​my-book-views.blogspot.com

8. Reading at the Beach
November 4, November 5, November 6
Guest post/​Review/​Giveaway
http:/​/​readingathebeach.com

9. Chocolate Reality
November 8-12
Review, Guest post and giveaway
http:/​/​steenaholmes.blogspot.com/​

10. Luxury Reading
November 8 & 9th
Guest post, Review & Giveaway
http:/​/​luxuryreading.com/​

10. Bookfan
November 10th
Review
http:/​/​bookfanmary.wordpress.com/​

11. Cindy Reads
Date November 11th
Post: Giveaway & Review
http:/​/​cindyreads.com

12. Bless Their Hearts Mom
Date November 12th
Review, giveaway & guest post
http:/​/​blesstheirheartsmom@​blogspot.com

13. Book End Babes
November 15th
Review & Guest post
http:/​/​www.bookendbabes.com/​

14. Teresa’s Reading Corner
November 16th
Review, Giveaway & Q&A
http:/​/​teresasreadingcorner.blogspot.com/​

15. Booking Mama
Date November 16th (Review) November 17th (Guest post)
Review & guest post
http:/​/​bookingmama.com

16. Schlough’s Bookshelf Review
November 17th
Review
http:/​/​schloughsbookshelf-review.blogspot.com/​


17. Books & Needlepoint
Date November 18
Review & Giveaway
http:/​/​booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com

18. Sharon’s Garden Of Book Reviews
November 19
Giveaway & Q&A
http:/​/​sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com/​

19. Barnes & Noble- Unabashedly Bookish
November 22
Q&A (*working on live chat)
www.bn.com

20. All About {n}
November 23
Review
http:/​/​bookwormygirl.blogspot.com/​

21. Book Journey
November 24th
Review
http:/​/​bookjourney.wordpress.com

22. The Divining Rod
November 24th: The Revealing of Alice Eve Cohen
November 30th: Alice's Guest Post (any subject you wish, but please provide a title)
December 6th: Review of What I Thought I Knew (with a 2 Book Giveaway)
http:/​/​thediviningwand.com

23. Rundpinne
November 29
Review
http:/​/​www.rundpinne.com/​

24. Chick Lit Central
November 29th
Review & Giveaway and Q&A
http:/​/​chicklitcentraltheblog.blogspot.com/​

25. Bermudaonion’s Weblog
November 30
Review
http:/​/​bermudaonion.wordpress.com

26. A Bookish Mom
Date: November 30
Review & Giveaway
http:/​/​abookishmom.blogspot.com

27. Bookend Diaries- tentative
December 1
Review
http:/​/​bookenddiaries.blogspot.com/​

28. BookNAround
December 1
Q&A/​Giveaway
http:/​/​booknaround.blogspot.com

29. The Eclectic Reader
December 2nd
Giveaway& Guest post
http:/​/​teddyree-theeclecticreader.blogspot.com/​

30. Book Addiction
December 3
Review
http:/​/​heatherlo.wordpress.com/​
31. Allison’s Attic
Review
http:/​/​allisonsatticblog.blogspot.com/​

32. ‘Til We Read Again
December 6
Q&A & Giveaway
http:/​/​tilwereadagain.blogspot.com/​

33. She Reads and Reads
Dec 6
Review
shereadsandreads@​gmail.com

34. A Bookworm’s World
December 7
Review, Giveaway & Guest post
http:/​/​luanne-abookwormsworld.blogspot.com/​

34. Books, Movies & Chinese Food
December 8
Review & Giveaway
http:/​/​books-movies-chinesefood.blogspot.com/​

35. Crazy For Books
December 9
Review
http:/​/​crazy-for-books.com

36. BOOKHOUNDS
December 10th
Review & Q&A
http:/​/​maryinhb.blogspot.com

37. At Home With Books
December 13
Review & Giveaway
http:/​/​athomewithbooks.blogspot.com

38. A Sea of Books
Date: December 14th
Review & giveaway
http:/​/​Aseaofbooks.blogspot.com

39. EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK
Date: December 15th
Review
http:/​/​everydayiwritethebook.typepad.com/​

40. LORI’S READING CORNER
Date: December 15th
Review & Guest post
http:/​/​Lorisreadingcorner.blogspot.com

41. BOOKS AND MOVIES
Date: December 16
Post: TBD
http:/​/​booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.com/​

42. THE PAGE 99 TEST
Date: December 17th
Guest post about Page 99
http:/​/​page99test.blogspot.com/​

43. BOOKIN’ WITH BINGO
DATE: December 20th
Q&A, Review & Giveaway
http:/​/​bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com

BOOKED, BUT NO DATE AND/​OR TYPE OF POST PICKED YET

44. Gotham Gal
Date TBA
TBA participation until after reads book
http:/​/​Gothamgal.com

45. That’s A Novel Idea
Date TBA
Giveaway & guest blog
http:/​/​thatsanovelidea.blogspot.com

46. IndiePride: http:/​/​www.indiependentbooks.com/​

47. Amy Steele: http:/​/​entertainmentrealm.com/​

48. Momlogic
Date: TBA
Interview
http:/​/​momlogic.com

49. A Cozy Reader’s Corner Reviews
Date: TBA
Review
http:/​/​acozyreaderscornerreviews.blogspot.com

50. Cheryl’s Booknook
Date: TBA
Review
http:/​/​Cherylsbooknook.blogspotcom


Alice's Blog Tour Schedule,Oct-Dec 2010

Selected Works: Memoir; Solo Theater; Reviews and Articles; Teaching

Memoir
Cohen's new memoir will be published in 2014 by Algonquin Books.
"Her darkly hilarious memoir, What I Thought I Knew (Viking), is an unexpected bundle of joy.” Oprah Magazine
Solo Theatre
“What I Thought I Knew, a sold-out hit at the All For One Theatre Festival...is a life and death thriller with heart and humor. Cohen’s performance is a constant, joyous amazement.” —Michael Wolk, Exec. Director, AFO Theatre Festival
One building. A city in upheaval. A solo play about twelve lives colliding. "Gripping" New York Times “A little show, but with such a big, embracing heart.”
–The Guardian, London
“Spellbinding…Our audiences were enraptured.” DTW, Family Matters “The best play I ever saw in my whole life. It was so funny, I hit my head on the floor.” John, 3rd grade
TEACHING
Book Blog Tour

QUICK LINKS

READERS GUIDE, What I Thought I Knew
Synopsis, discussion questions, author interview. Read and print for your book group.
Amazon.com
WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW, available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle
Three Short Women, Three Tall (True) Tales
Memoirists Program: Alice Eve Cohen, Nancy Bachrach & Julie Metz
Barnes & Noble
Borders
Indie Bound
Find Authors
Authors Guild