Parents with a Difference: A Playdate with “Far from the Tree” author Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon explores the farthest reaches of parenthood in his new bestselling book “Far from the Tree”. Katie Roiphe goes on a playdate with him.
Feb 2013
Press: All Sources
Feb 2013
Video: News Laundry Interviews Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon speaks to Madhu Trehan about acceptance, coming out, accepting the “child you have”, Rumi, parenting difficult or different children, and more.
Jan 2013
Video: The Versus Debate on the Family
A panel of experts tackles the question, “Has the traditional nuclear family has had its day?”
Jan 2013
Video: Andrew Solomon at the Jaipur Literature Festival
Readings from Far from the Tree and The Noonday Demon, and panel discussions “Literature of Love and Longing,” and “The Jewish Novel.”
Jan 2013
Video: Andrew Solomon at the New York Society Library
Andrew Solomon discusses “Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity” at the New York Society Library, January 15, 2013.
Jan 2013
National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Awards
In the nonfiction category, Andrew Solomon’s Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity.
Dec 2012
Video: Cambridge in America “Food for Thought” Lecture
Andrew Solomon discusses the connection between illness and identity, and touches on some specific interviews and situations explored in “Far from the Tree.”
Dec 2012
Audio: Fresh Air: Parenting A Child Who’s Fallen ‘Far From The Tree’
Andrew Solomon joins Fresh Air host Terry Gross to discuss his book, Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity.
Dec 2012
Audio: The Leonard Lopate Show: Andrew Solomon on Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
WNYC’s Leonard Lopate interviews Andrew Solomon about the challenges facing parents whose children face challenges very different from their own.
Dec 2012
Video: The Mind Report
Tamar Szabo Gendler of Yale University interviews Andrew Solomon on the subjects and themes of “Far from the Tree.”
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