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Holly Rizzuto Palker

@hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social
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writer, editor@literarymama, podcast:This Mama is Lit, ASJA board member, #wfwa www.hollyrizzuto.com

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
ICYMI: @janefriedman.com chats with @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social and @ajfields.bsky.social about The Business of Being a Writer, her choice not to have children, her relationship with her mother, and more.
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Jane Friedman: On the Desire to Not Have Children
Holly Rizzuto Palker and Amanda Fields chat with publishing guru Jane Friedman
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
"The journalism crisis...is something that I think about on a daily basis because there is so much information that needs to get out there in the right way." - @sandrachw.bsky.social, on This Mama Is Lit!, w @evalangston.bsky.social @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social @ajfields.bsky.social
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Sandra Chwialkowska: Perfect Victims
Eva Langston, Holly Rizzuto Palker + Amanda Fields chat with Sandra Chwialkowska, author of The Ends of Things, about screenwriting versus novel-writing + surviving a book launch with a newborn baby.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"I think we need major structural changes in order for women not to blame themselves." Our latest episode of This Mama Is Lit! features Judith Smith, author of Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children Through Conflict and Change. @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social @evalangston.bsky.social
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Judith Smith: If Not Me, Then Who?
Holly Rizzuto Palker and Eva Langston speak with Judith Smith, author of Difficult, about mothering challenging adult children, and how to find solutions through acceptance and no assignment of fault.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
"What I love about poetry is that you don’t need to answer the question." Read @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social's profile of @wendywisner.bsky.social, author of The New Life: Poems, in our March/April issue:
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Sunday Morning Poetry: A Conversation with Wendy Wisner
The New Life: Poems (Cornerstone Press, 2024) is poet Wendy Wisner's newest, exquisite work of art. Wisner’s second most recent poetry book, Morph and Bloom (CW Books, 2013), was written more than 10 ...
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Wendy Wisner @wendywisner.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Thank you to @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social for interviewing me for the @literarymama.bsky.social profile series. I loved talking about my journey as both a freelance writer covering parenting and poet writing about motherhood. literarymama.com/articles/dep...
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Elizabeth Conway @elizajaneconway.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New episode of This Mama is Lit @literarymama.bsky.social podcast! @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social and @ajfields.bsky.social chat w/ Nancy Johnson, author of People of Means, about ancestral pride, Black excellence & social reckoning in each, every moment in time. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
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Nancy Johnson: No Margin for Error
Holly Rizzuto Palker and Amanda Fields chat with Nancy Johnson, author of People of Means, about ancestral pride, Black excellence and social reckoning in each and every moment in time.
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ASJA.org @asjahq.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The 2025 ASJA Conference is in New York City and features amazing keynote speakers like Versha Sharma, Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue. In this video, Sharma talks about her journey in journalism with Tamron Hall. To register for the conference, visit asja.org.
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Editor-In-Chief Versha Sharma Has An Exciting Teen Vogue Summit Update!
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Eva Langston @evalangston.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Newest episode of THIS MAMA IS LIT! Powerful conversation with poet Nicole Cooley about climate crisis, body image, and grief. open.substack.com/pub/literary... @literarymama.bsky.social @ajfields.bsky.social @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social
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Nicole Cooley: Climate Catastrophe, Grief, and Cigarettes
Amanda Fields and Eva Langston connect with poet Nicole Cooley, author of Mother Water Ash, about her mother's death, the climate crisis, New Orleans, and how miniatures can help us process grief.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Our first episode was with the inimitable @profsue123.bsky.social. @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social, Brianna Avenia-Tapper, & @ajfields.bsky.social talk with Susan Shapiro about infertility, publishing, & Sergeant Aquilino Gonell's American Shield. literarymama.substack.com/p/did-i-marr...
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Did I marry the wrong person? Talking infertility with Susan Shapiro
Holly Rizzuto Palker, Brianna Avenia-Tapper, and Amanda Fields talk with Susan Shapiro, an award-winning writer and professor.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
When it comes to motherhood, "There is no right. There are just various degrees of 'I hope this isn't that wrong.'" @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & @ajfields.bsky.social talk w @katefeiffer.bsky.social , author of Morning Pages, a play & a novel in one. literarymama.substack.com/p/kate-feiff...
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Kate Feiffer: A Story Within A Story
Holly Rizzuto Palker and Amanda Fields talk to Kate Feiffer, author of Morning Pages, about caring for children and aging parents, divorce, writing in different forms, and keeping a sense of humor.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
"I carried this anxiety in an attenuated form for years." The hilarious, wise Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich, talks w @ajfields.bsky.social & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social about caring for aging parents & writing the "all-of-it-ness" of family. literarymama.substack.com/p/catherine-...
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Catherine Newman: On The Sandwich Generation
Amanda Fields and Holly Rizzuto Palker talk with Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich, about drinking, menopause, and surviving parenting while caring for aging parents.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
"When my kids are with their dad, I feel like the worst mother on the planet...it remains the worst feeling." Jacinda Townsend, author of Mother Country, talks with Brianna Avenia-Tapper, @ajfields.bsky.social, & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social literarymama.substack.com/p/jacinda-to...
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Jacinda Townsend: The mom from hideous kinky
Amanda Fields, Brianna Avenia-Tapper, and Holly Rizzuto Palker talk with Jacinda Townsend.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"She sent me a letter disowning me but saying she would still pay for my braces." @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & @ajfields.bsky.social talk with @janefriedman.com, author of The Business of Being a Writer, on the desire to not have children. literarymama.substack.com/p/jane-fried...
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Jane Friedman: On the Desire to Not Have Children
Holly Rizzuto Palker and Amanda Fields chat with publishing guru Jane Friedman
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
"And the fear made the moments of tenderness feel that much more tender." @kellysundberg.bsky.social, author of Goodbye, Sweet Girl & The Answer is in the Wound (forthcoming), talks with @ajfields.bsky.social & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social literarymama.substack.com/p/kelly-sund... .
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Kelly Sundberg: Rebuilding After Abuse
Amanda Fields and Holly Rizzuto-Palker talk with Kelly Sundberg, author of Goodbye, Sweet Girl, about her experience building a life with her son after leaving an abusive marriage.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"Listening, hearing, but not telling them what to do all the time is much better for children." - @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & @evalangston.bsky.social talk with Tovah Klein, author of Raising Resilience, on the latest episode of This Mama Is Lit! open.substack.com/pub/literary...
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Dr. Tovah Klein: Resilience in Uncertain Times
Eva Langston and Holly Rizzuto Palker chat with Dr. Tovah Klein, author of Raising Resilience, about life's constant uncertainty and the power of the parent/child relationship to provide stability.
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Eva Langston @evalangston.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Check out the latest episode of This Mama is Lit! @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social and I talk to Dr. Tovah Klein about how to raise resilient kids in uncertain times. #writingcommunity #parenting
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
"What is violence really about, and what would a woman like me fight and die for?" @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social, @ajfields.bsky.social, & Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with @judithlindbergh.bsky.social, author of Akmaral, a novel about an ancient matriarchal tribe. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
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Judith Lindbergh: On Women Warriors
Holly Rizzuto Palker, Amanda Fields, and Brianna Avenia-Tapper chat with Judith Lindbergh, author and founder of The Writers Circle Workshops, about the importance of being a female warrior.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
On the latest episode of This Mama Is Lit!, Eva Langston and @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social talk with @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social about how her mental health experiences and love of thrillers inspired her debut novel. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
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K.T. Nguyen: Lived Experience as Fiction
Eva Langston and Holly Rizzuto Palker chat with K.T. Nguyen, author of You Know What You Did, about being the child of immigrants, OCD, and her time as a magazine editor.
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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
"I did not enjoy, like, being a wife." - We loved talking about protest, sexuality, and middle age with the wonderful Carley Moore, author of Heart Less, Panpocalypse, and The Not Wives. @ajfields.bsky.social @evalangston.bsky.social @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/literary...
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Carley Moore: Protest and Identity
Amanda Fields, Holly Rizzuto Palker and Eva Langston talk with Carley Moore, author of Heart Less, about Occupy Wall Street and political protest, sexuality, middle age, disability and motherhood.
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Holly Rizzuto Palker @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Hi! Writer and author here. I’ve heard rumblings so I’m trying to learn how this works in lieu of Twitter. Is there a pitch call hashtag? Good writing hashtags? Advice appreciated as the thought of another new social media platform is daunting. Thx. #writingcommunity #amwriting #journorequests
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