Contact Cindy Murray, Random House Publicity at 212-782-8292 / CMurray@randomhouse.com or
E-mail Francine: Francine@YourParentsToo.com
A lively and informed speaker, Francine Russo has spoken to both professional and general audiences, and tailors her presentations to the needs of your group. A widely recognized journalist, she is known for being among the first to spot developing trends, particularly in her own boomer generation. Keenly attuned to psychological themes, she has honed the intimate interview, drawing her subjects to discover and articulate their own deepest feelings, talents she mined in her appearances on Oprah and other venues. A former college professor, she has frequently spoken before groups, participated on seminar panels and has appeared on television and radio
Career Highlights: Francine Russo’s New York Magazine cover story “Live-in Divorce” became an instant classic and was recently reprinted as one of the magazine’s best stories of the last 40 years. Her in-depth New York Times Magazine profile of Hedda Nussbaum generated unanimous critical acclaim, and her pieces for The Atlantic sparked media debate and were widely anthologized. For nearly a decade Russo covered the boomer beat for Time magazine and in 2004 established a popular niche, becoming Time magazine's boomer expert in her regularly featured "Ask Francine” column. She has developed an enthusiastic following with her frequent articles in media like Redbook, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, and The Village Voice, where she also was a theater critic for over a decade. Her 2005 Time article, "Who Cares More for Mom" attracted wide attention and was the genesis for her book. In 2009 she became a New York Times Fellow at the International Longevity Center. She brings a rich personal history to her writing as a daughter, sister, wife, widow, mother of two, and stepmother of three. She has a Ph.D. in English and lives in Manhattan.
Topics Russo can address include how family dynamics–and sibling issues in particular—affect a family’s ability to deal with caring for aging parents and related issues: caregiving, dementia, elder law issues, end-of-life decisions, mourning, and the reinvention of the original family in the next generation. She can develop presentations that would be appropriate for the family caregiver, geriatric care managers, elder law attorneys, psychotherapists or a varied group.
Sample titles include:
- The Parent-Care Wars: How Siblings Can Make Peace…or, at Least, Collaborate
- ‘I Shouldn’t Have to Ask:’ How the Family Caregiver Can Get Siblings to Help
- Did We Grow Up in the Same Family? Helping Siblings Understand What Fairness and Responsibility Can Mean as Parents Age
- Who’s Got the Power Now? POA’S, Trustees and Executors: Adjusting to New Decision Makers
To Invite Francine to Speak:
Contact Cindy Murray, Random House Publicity at 212-782-8292 / CMurray@randomhouse.com or
Email: Francine@YourParentsToo.com and put "SPEAKER" in the subject line.