susan cohen

Feb-March

March 31 -- Kenneth R. Crispell Memorial History lecture at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

February 6 issue of The Lancet includes the essay we were asked to write based on "Normal at Any Cost."

Sept.-Oct. for "Normal at Any Cost"

October 19, segment on the Dr. Nancy Snyderman show, MSNBC, about the increasing use of growth hormone for height.

Sunday, October 18, interviewed for a New York Post story about Upper East Side parent who sued her insurer to continue growth hormone treatment for her 16-year-old son, now 5'7".

UPI columnist writes about the increasing acceptance of tall women, and includes an anecdote from "Normal at Any Cost." St. Louis Post Dispatch.

October 4, 6 pm, The Barbara Simpson Show on KSFO radio, San Francisco.

September: ABC.com health and Cookiemagazine.com (an online Conde Nast magazine for young parents) both wrote about the increasing use of growth hormone for healthy kids and featured "Normal at Any Cost."

July-August For "Normal at Any Cost":

Chris and I answered questions online (July 28-Aug 4) as "consultants," in response to the New York Times Science section review of our book. See link to the review. (Hint, the NYT called Normal at Any Cost "irresistible").

Patt Morrison show, So. Cal NPR, July 8 2-2:40 pm

July selection for the Women's Bioethics Project Book Club.

Q and A in Bay Area Parent Silicon Valley, July issue.

"Show and Tell" at Knight Fellowship reunion, Stanford University.

INTERVIEWS, APPEARANCES, BLOGS ABOUT "NORMAL AT ANY COST"
(Some of these are archived and available online -- check Quick Links on the right of this page for a few)

RADIO interviews for "Normal at Any Cost":

February 28 -- Science Fantastic, an hour with host Dr. Michio Kaku, aired on 125 commercial stations nationally.
CoasttoCoastam radio - three hours live with host Ian Punnett
March 9, WCBQ-WHNC AM, Oxford, North Carolina
March 9, Morning Show, WGVU Radio, Grand Rapids, Michigan (NPR)
March 10, Open Mind, WGVU radio (taped to air later)
March 11, An Evening With..., KCBX Public Radio, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara (also archived as podcast)
March 13, Strategies for Living, clear channel, LA, AK, and TX
March 18, Ian Punnett and Margery Show, FM 107.1 Minneapolis
Morning Edition, KVON Radio, Napa
March 19, Let's Talk, Northeast Indiana Public Radio
March 24, WJBC, Bloomington, Ill.
March 25, Conversations with Joy Carlin, Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, The Round Table, WAMC, National Public Radio, Albany NY
April 7 Voice of America Radio, International
April 7 Parent Talk, KWMR Marin County
May 26 Nisha on Health, Medford Oregon
June 12, Faith Middleton Show, Connecticut NPR

TELEVISION for "Normal at Any Cost"

March 24 View from the Bay, ABC TV, San Francisco

NEWSPAPER/​MAGAZINE STORIES:
San Francisco Chronicle
Grand Rapids Press
Los Angeles Times (Chris wrote a great op-ed)
Splice Today.com
DES Action Voice
New England Journal of Medicine (June 18)

SOME BLOGS ABOUT "NORMAL AT ANY COST":
Bookslut
Smartset
OurBodiesOurBlog
Biopolitical Times
Psychology Today, Genetics Crossroad blog 6/​3
Disability News


Bay Area appearances for "Normal at Any Cost."

Friday, March 20 -- Launch! Mrs. Dalloway's bookstore reading and signing. 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley. 7:30 pm.

Thursday, April 2 -- Stanford Bookstore reading and signing. Stanford University campus. 6 pm.


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Poetry readings:

UPCOMING!

November 8, 2009. Poetry Flash has asked me to join Marilyn Kallet for a reading at Diesel books, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland. 510-653-9965

PAST:
Tue Jun 30, 07:30 PM Dance Palace,503 B Street, Pt. Reyes Station, Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show.

Thursday, March 12. West Portal Bookstore, along with other members of the Women's National Book Authors Association. 7 pm.

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Other events:

Sunday, March 15. Author's panel, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alumni weekend. Northgate Hall, UC Berkeley. 11:30 am - 12.30.