The Meaning and Power of Love
“Far From the Tree” is an act of public service, designed to help those in isolated predicaments and to give a voice to children routinely sidelined by society.
Feb 2013
Press: Interviews
Feb 2013
Video: Parenthood Is No Place for Perfectionists
Solomon uses the example of deaf children and cochlear implants to illustrate how the line between what should be fixed and what shouldn’t is often far from clear.
Feb 2013
Andrew Solomon: ‘I’m one of five parents with four children in three states’
The author on his 11-year mission to write an epic about family strife and his own challenges as a gay father.
Feb 2013
Audio: BBC Radio 3: Nightwaves
Anne McElvoy talks to Andrew Solomon about his monumental study of modern identity.
Feb 2013
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.
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.
Nov 2012
Salon Interviews Andrew Solomon about Far From the Tree
It’s impossible to read “Far From The Tree” without testing the limits of your own empathy. Forget what Jesus would do. What would you do?
Nov 2012
Gratitude for Every Child
Journalist Janice D’Arcy quizzes Andrew Solomon on the inspiration for Far from the Tree, and the impact of writing the book on his personal convictions.
Nov 2012
Book Explores Space Between Disability, Identity
AP correspondent Leanne Italie interviews Andrew Solomon about Far from the Tree.
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