Sandi Sonnenfeld

Selected Works

Memoir
This Is How I Speak: The Diary of a Young Woman
“This Is How I Speak is a joy to read. Sonnenfeld’s honesty and vulnerability are both reassuring and affirming; her insights are level-headed and wise.”
--Foreword Magazine
Essays
Searching for the Writing Life
“Sonnenfeld does a superb job of explicating the creative process.”
--Kristine Huntley, Booklist
Fiction
Girl Love: A Novel
Chick-Lit Gets Turned on Its Head in This Novel About Women’s Friendships

Events

April 9, 2009, 8 pm

Mr.Beller's Neighborhood Reading Series, Happy Ending Lounge, Lower East Side, NY, NY

Sandi will read from her latest novel, Girl Love.

July 14, 2008, 7 pm

Summer Gazebo Reading to benefit the Oceanside Education Foundation. Sandi journeys back to her hometown to read at this new summer series that celebrates Long Island authors.

March 30, 2006, 7:30 pm, Saratoga Public Library, Saratoga Springs, NY

Writers on Writers: Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak and leads book discussion on Joan Didion’s Democracy, one of the top 10 books that have influenced Sandi’s work.



Sandi Sonnenfeld is available for readings and book signings. She also leads writing workshops on the memoir and creative nonfiction, and is particular adept at working with teenage girls looking to develop compelling stories drawn from real experiences.

Sandi has taught creative writing at Mount Holyoke College, Pierce College and through the Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University and Gotham Writers Workshop.

For availability and workshop fees, contact sandisonnenfeld@​verizon.net.