Ways to Contact Me

My email is

Please always tell me where you're writing from; I just like to know where people are, maybe it makes it a little more real for me, and I keep a little map that indexes by location everyone who's written me. 

Or try my assistant, Anne Ferguson,

To get in touch with me through my agents or filter-types, use the following list. Please do not bother these people unless inappropriately:

My publisher for my new forthcoming book on the wild science of parenting is the Hachette imprint Twelve. My editor is Jon Karp and to arrange any interviews, you can contact me directly or contact Twelve's publicity director, Cary Goldstein, cary.goldstein@hgbusa.com. 212 364 1266.

My publisher for books like What Should I Do With My Life and Why Do I Love These People is Random House. For interview, you can contact me directly or try my Random House publicist, Brian McLendon, bmclendon@randomhouse.com, 212 572 2681.

Literary Agency: Curtis Brown Ltd, 212 473 5400.

Speaking Agents: I'm represented by Greater Talent Network, GreaterTalent.com, or phone 212 645 4200. There's lots of great people there, all of whom can hook you up. I love to speak at colleges and motivational events and town-hall forums.

Film Features and Book to Film: Ed Wintle at Curtis Brown Ltd, 212 473 5400, or EW@CBLTD.com

Television: Ari Greenburg at Endeavor, 310 248 2000, or agreenburg@endeavorla.com

You can also email me directly,  

Please be aware that during the launch of a new book, I'm away from my email and under a lot of time demands, so I apologize for any difficulty I have getting back to you right away.

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