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BOOK PARTY HIGHLIGHTS

Signing away


Husband Ed takes a break


The Proud Parents


Glamorous party-goers


Publicist Sandy Trupp,
Publisher Kathleen Hughes
and the author


Ridgemont Montessori
parents get cosmopolitan


Hopkins Moms
remember PJ’s


The Saito sisters


Bryant Library event

The Author

Having made almost every pre-baby planning mistake that exists when she became a mother, Julie Shields did the same thing most other new moms she knew did. She fell in love with her daughter, took on more parenting and household responsibilities than she ever expected, cut back at work, and complained that her husband's life hadn't changed much at all.

After she quit her job as an attorney to stay home with her toddler, Julie started interviewing every couple she knew about their situation. She discovered that the happiest families had created personalized work and parenting arrangements that took every family member's needs into account, and she began to copy their methods. Through much hard work and lots of communication, Julie and her husband found a better balance, customized to their personalities, talents, and desires.

Julie Shields has successfully advocated for flexible work schedules and is currently heading an attempt to secure paid parental leave for federal employees. She lives in McLean, Virginia, with her husband, Ed Peartree, and their daughters, Elizabeth and Annie.

Appearances

Speaking Engagements

May 13, 2004
Book signing and conference at the Third Path Institute in
Philadelphia.

April 2004
Book signing and talk, Washington Hebrew Congregation

November 18, 2003
Washington Independent Writers, Washington D.C.
"This Writer's Life: Balancing Work and Life"

October 29, 2003
Julie Shields and Ann Crittenden discuss modern motherhood at the 92nd Street Y, New York, NY

July 22, 2003 - 3:30 p.m.
Panel at the Institute for Women's Policy Research annual conference, "Women Working to Make A Difference," with Ann Crittenden, Nancy Segal, and Joan Williams.

March 6, 2003
Duke Womens' Law Student Association, talk in celebration of Women's History Month

January 8, 2003 - 7:30 p.m.
Lecture for "Mothers and More" group at Loudon Library

November 3, 2002
Barnard in Washington Book Signing and Talk

October 5, 2002
Bethesda Women's Book Club

On the Air

December 23, 2003
Frankie Boyer show, WBIX/WROL Boston 3:30 to 4:00

Nov 1, 2003 / 10am ET
WFHG92.7 FM / WXBQ The Barbara McFaddin Show
Bristol, VA, Johnson City & Kingsport

Sept 27, 2003 at 5:30PM ET / 30 minutes
KTKK Interviews & Interactions
Airs Salt Lake, UTAH

Sept 13, 2003 / 11am Eastern Time
WFAS Here’s to Your Good Health
White Plains, NY

Sept 12, 2003 into Sept13th at 1am ET / 30 minutes
WBZ Radio / Jordan Rich
Airs: out of Boston, Ma.,38 states, Canada &
the Bahamas,

Aug 29, 2003 / 12:10PM ET
KLPW Radio
St Louis, MO

Aug 28, 2003 / 8:30am ET
WBKC
Airs Cleveland, OH

Aug 25, 2003 / 5PM
WEGP It’s Your Life / Maine to Canada

Aug 19, 2003 / 3:10PM ET
KDAL / WEZU / KRWC / KDWA
Ruth Koscielak Show/
St Paul, MN

Aug 15, 2003 at 10am ET
WCUB Breakfast Manitoac to Greenbay, Wi

Aug 14, 2003
WHRO/ WHRV / Hearsay with Cathy Lewis
Norfolk, VA NPR station

Aug 14, 2003 / 10am
KJFF1400 AM St Louis, MO

July 22, 2003 / 8:30 am ET
Louie Free Radio
airs Clevelend, Ohio

May 4, 2003
8:00 a.m., Positive Parenting Radio Show,
KOIT San Francisco

February, 2003
Interview on NPR's The Parents Journal radio show

December 30, 2002
Interview on WPOZ Orlando

December 27, 2002
Interview on News 12 Westchester

December 11, 2002
Interview on Good News Broadcast

December 3, 2002
Interview on USA Today Radio Network at 7:05 a.m.

November 20, 2002
Interview on GoodNewsBroadcast.com

November 19, 2002
Interview on Long Island News 12 at 6:53 and 7:53 a.m.

October 13, 2002
Interview on "Girl Talk" on WASH FM 97.1 from
9 to 10 p.m.

September 17, 2002
Interview on Mom Talk Radio in South Florida, 9:10, a.m.

August 17, 2002
Interview on "Economy Watch" MSNBC, from 4 to 5, p.m.

On the Web

Look for expert-advice articles
based on the Mommy Trap currently in Parents-Talk Magazine

September, 2002
On-line interview at www.divatribe.com

For interviews and appearances,
please contact:

Cathy Lewis
C.S. Lewis & Company Publicists

Phone: 845-679-2188
Fax: 845-679-0529

email: clewis1333@aol.com