News
Winner – Memoir Showcase, click above
TV, Radio & Podcast Interviews
KOMO News 4 – Local Author Flips the Fairy Tale Narrative on Its Head With New Book
Let’s Talk Memoir Podcast – Becoming the Hero of Our Own Story – with Ronit Plank, host
The Well-Tended Life Podcast – Rewriting Stories That Hold Us Back – with Keri Wilt, host
Adapt Me Podcast – Host Emily Malek and I discuss how to make the book into a Broadway play
The Healing Place Podcast – Learning to be Your Own Hero – with Teri Wellbrock, host
Stopping by the John and Heidi Radio Show – Broadcast on 313 Stations Across America
Ira’s Everything Bagel – Noshing with Deb Miller
The Lisa Wexler Show – Follow Passions, Not Fairy Tales
Cyrus Webb – Author Deb Miller Stops by Amazon LIVE
Big Blend Radio Conversation – Mother and Daughter
Articles
Brevity Blog – Once Upon an Epigraph
Aspire Magazine – Top 10 Inspirational Books List
GirlTalkHQ – No More Fairy Tales – Debut Memoir Empowers Women To Write Their Own Happily Ever After
Sanctuary Magazine – Book Excerpt from Chapter 1
Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb and Deb Miller
Interview with the Chick Who Reads Everything
Women Writers, Women’s Books – From Damsel to Warrior, How Disney Princesses Shaped My Memoir
One More Exclamation Book Blog
Herself360 – Reinvention After 60 – And Why You’re Never Too Old to Flip the Script
Healthy Aging – Why Writing Your Story Might Be the Most Rewarding Thing You’ll Ever Do
Carmel Current – Debut Memoir Urges Readers to ‘Forget the Fairy Tale’
Shepherd – The Best Books About Modern-Day Warrior Princesses
Citywide Blackout – Five by Five: Charting Your Own Path to Happiness
Events
Northwest Book Fair, Vancouver, WA June 27 10am-3pm
Purdue Women’s Conference 2026 June 24-25, Omni Severin Hotel, 40 W Jackson St, Indianapolis, IN
Past Events
Memoir Showcase by the International Memoir Writers Association in San Diego. Watch a scene from the book performed by Ruth Russell on stage Friday, Nov. 14, 7pm at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theater in University City/San Diego. Check out the video here or in the “Book” Gallery!
Third Place Books, Ravenna: October 6, 7pm – The Pursuit of Happiness Panel. Dr. Deb Miller with UW prof Tabitha Kirkland, PhD, and Ronit Plank, author and Let’s Talk Memoir podcast host.
Village Books Author Event: Bellingham/Fairhaven: October 5, 6pm with Dr. Anna Eblen, Emeritus Professor of Communication at Western Washington University
Barnes & Noble River Crossing Author Event: September 27, 1-2pm Indianapolis, IN with journalist, Samantha Kupiainen
Main Street Books Author Signing: September 27, 9:30am Lafayette, IN
Morgenstern Books Author Event: September 26, 6pm Bloomington, IN, the largest independent bookstore in Indiana with Dr. Jennifer Maher of Indiana University
Fables & Fairy Tales Bookshop Author Signing: 11am September 26, Martinsville, IN
Viewpoint Books – Author Event: September 25, 6pm Columbus, IN with Dr. Brenda Weber of Indiana University
Barnes & Noble Greenwood Author Signing: September 25, 11am, Greenwood, IN
PNWA Annual Conference – Panel: September 11, 3:30-5pm Grand Ballroom, Hilton Doubletree Seattle, Not Your Mother’s Memoir with Leslie Johansen Nack.
Liberty Bay Books – An Evening of Resilient Women. Enjoy a wine & cheese tasting and good conversation with three local authors at a charming indie bookstore.
Experience a Theatrical Crossover Book Launch, June 28, 1pm, Barnes & Noble, Issaquah, WA. Applause, applause! Scenes from the book performed by local actresses from Eastside Catholic. Check out the video clips in the gallery!
Pub Day at the Pub – Celebrate FTFT’s publication day with Books and Beer, June 24, 4-8pm at Postdoc Brewing in Redmond, WA. Who loves a free beer? A portion of sales donated to Cedar Crest Academy.