Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Monday, June 9, 2014,
This hidden gem deals with the current vexing topic of kids “sexting,”
that is, posting and sending unflattering sexual pictures and videos of
themselves over the internet. Fifteen-year-old Jake Bergamot receives
just such a video from Daisy, a 13-year-old admirer and schoolmate he
meets at a party. In an unthinking moment of bravado, disgust,
confusion—we are never quite sure which (indeed Jake himself is never
100% sure), he forwards the email to one of his buddies.
The
rest is...
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The Mysterious Life and Death of a Health Fanatic
Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Saturday, November 30, 2013,
My
brother George left this world one year ago today at age 57. At the time, I
considered it one of life’s great ironies that a man who never drank—and who was
unfailingly obsessive about his diet and weight—died so young of liver cirrhosis.
My
brother was a dedicated servant to his chiropractic patients and most in his
element when giving advice about nutrition and health. He lived and breathed health-related issues
far beyond chiropractic, and was always ready to impart his knowled...
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A Dumb Question about “Revenge Porn”
Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Tuesday, October 8, 2013,
I read in last Sunday’s paper that
California passed a new law designed to combat “revenge porn.” It imposes fines
and even jail time on jilted lovers who post nude photos of former flames "with the intent to cause serious emotional distress." The
only problem is, the law has two huge loopholes: It doesn’t apply to “selfies”
(that is, self-shot pictures), and it doesn’t affect the Federal Communications
Decency Act of 1996 (which shields website operators from liability for use...
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Five Important Reasons to Read Stage Daughter Before the World Comes to an End
Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Friday, August 23, 2013,
I
received a newsletter the other day containing advice on how to write blogs
everyone will click on. Among the “tips” were such suggestions as offering
bullet-point information in list format; making readers anxious with scare
tactics; and drawing them in with negative, gloom-and-doom predictions.
So
here goes. What follows are my five compelling reasons why you must pick up a
copy of Stage Daughter today:
1.
So you don’t become a
victim of “Adolescent Meltdown”! Are you fa...
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Can Anyone Become a Victim of Abuse?
Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Monday, December 10, 2012,
I recently re-released my second novel, An Unexpected Exile, a mostly lighthearted story about a mismatched couple who indulge a mutual sexual obsession while embroiled in a politically-charged culture clash. But it also deals with a much more serious issue: Domestic abuse.
My protagonist, Risa Weinberg, is not your stereotypical abuse victim. Self-centered, attractive, and financially independent, she is under no economic or social compunction to remain in a relationship with (much less marry...
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When Does Sex Cross the Literary Line?
Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Saturday, June 9, 2012,
It is no secret all three of my novels contain explicit sex. In Later With Myself: The Misadventures of Millie Moskowitz, I recount in graphic and disturbing detail twelve-year-old Millie’s exploits with five grown men. In An Unexpected Exile, I portray sizzling, obsessive sex that progressively pushes the envelope from passion to abuse (and by the end of the novel, unmistakably crosses that thin line). And in The Floater (coming later this summer), I explore and expose intimacy issues betw...
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Sex, Race and Class (Oh My!)
Posted by Sheryl Sorrentino on Sunday, March 25, 2012,
As I prepare to launch my third novel, The Floater, later this year, I need to say a few words about the charged topics of sex, race and class. You may have noticed that my female protagonists aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer when it comes to men or sex. (And “floater” Norma Reyes will be no exception.) I realize that many best-sellers feature a nonthreatening female protagonist who could be a poster child for Ladies Home Journal, but my women are a bit sloppier than that.
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