Events

Meet Dian, ask questions, and get your book signed at these live events

Tuesday 20 June 2023, 1 pm - LinkedIn Live conversation "The Writing Life" with Leslie O'Flahavan
Tuesday 20 June 2023, 7 pm - Barnes & Noble, 1603 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD
Sunday 25 June 2023, 3 pm - The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda MD
Wednesday 12 July 2023, 7 pm - An Unlikely Story Bookstore, 111 South St, Plainville MA
Thursday 13 July 2023, 7:30 pm - Orchard Cove, Del Pond Drive, Canton MA
Friday 14 July 2023, 6 pm - The Harvard COOP, 1400 Mass. Ave, Cambridge MA
Wednesday 23 August 2023, 12-2 pm - Sun Rose Books, 756 Asbury Ave, Ocean City NJ
Wednesday 23 August 2023, 7 pm - Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City NJ
Wednesday 6 September 2023, 7 pm - The Writer's Center, virtual panel discussion
Wednesday 13 September 2023 - Book club, Annapolis MD
Sunday 1 October - Book club, online
Tuesday 3 October 2023, 6 pm - Bird in Hand Cafe & Bookstore, 11 E 33rd St, Baltimore MD
Thursday 5 October 2023, 7 pm - Wellesley Books, 82 Central St, Wellesley MA
Friday 6 October 2023, 10:30 am - Dover Town Hall, 5 Springdale Ave, Dover MA
Sunday 15 October 2023 - Maryland Writers' Assoc. Annual Conference, Linthicum, MD
Thursday 16 November 2023, 7 pm - "From Climate Science to Kindergarten" - American Meteorological Society webinar (recording available only to AMS members)
Thursday 14 December 2023, 1 pm - "Reinventing Yourself in Retirement" - Chevy Chase at Home webinar
Saturday 16 December 2023, 1-4 pm - Takoma Park Book Fair, Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington DC
Sunday 21 January 2024, 2 pm - Talk of Takoma with Eric Bold, WOWD Radio, 94.3 FM, Tune in live or listen later
Wednesday 13 March 2024, 2 pm - NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham MA
Friday 15 March 2024, 7 pm - Local Writer's Showcase/Awards Ceremony, Hyatt Regency, 7400 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda MD
Sunday 21 April 2024, 11 am-4 pm - Kensington Day of the Book Festival, Kensington MD
Thursday 25 April 2024, 7 pm - Backwater Books, 8156 Main St, Ellicott City MD
Saturday 8 June 2024, 10 am-2 pm - Local Authors Bazaar, People's Book, 7014 Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park MD
Saturday 6 July 2024, 4 pm - Marblehead Literary Festival, Abbot Public Library, Marblehead MA

Book Clubs

I’m a huge fan of book clubs and an active member of four.
If your club is interested in Kindergarten at 60, inquire about an in-person or virtual visit.

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Podcasts & Interviews

Learn about the story behind the story

This 6-minute Passager podcast, Burning Bright, (June 20, 2023, episode) tells how Kindergarten at 60 got its start. It features a terrific reading of an early version of the book's first chapter.

Listen to these conversations with Dian at your convenience

Love Your Expat Life - conversation with Caroline Giffin
Meet the Expats - conversation with Pauline Mura
Digital Nomad Stories - conversation with Anne Claessen
International Teachers Podcast - conversation with Greg Lemoine
ESL Talk - conversation with Daniel Shaw
The Writing Life - LinkedIn Live conversation with Leslie O'Flahavan
Authors Over 50 - conversation with Julia Daily
Introduction to Book Publishing: The Apprentice House Experience - 6 September 2023 panel discussion sponsored by The Writer's Center
American Meteorological Society webinar - conversation with Keith Seitter, 16 November 2023
County Cable Montgomery - 50+ in Montgomery County (aired December 2023)
Chevy Chase at Home webinar - Reinventing Yourself in Retirement (14 December 2023)

Reviews, Articles, Blogposts, Etc.

ARTICLES and INTERVIEWS
- Expatbooks, a virtual library created by www.expatclic.com, an international portal that supports expat women
- Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb, a fellow Apprentice House Press author
- Maryland Today - As a proud Terp, I'm honored to be featured in this UMD publication
- Greenheart Travel - My teaching and writing journeys
- Twinkl Digest Education News
BOOKLISTS that feature Kindergarten at 60
- The Baltimore Sun - summer reading recommendations
- Amazon's Baby Boomster - books by and for Boomers
- WFMZ-TV News - recommended books with ties to Maryland
BOOK REVIEWS
- Enchanted Prose - "a blog for beautiful fiction, memoirs, inspiration"
- Writer at Play
- Midwest Book Review - Bookwatch, May 2023 issue
- Women on the Road - resources for women travelers, including book reviews
- Scuffed Granny
- Intl. Assoc. of Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
- And check out reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads

Events

Meet Dian, ask questions, and get your book signed at these live events

Tuesday 20 June 2023, 1 pm - LinkedIn Live conversation "The Writing Life" with Leslie O'Flahavan

Tuesday 20 June 2023, 7 pm - Barnes & Noble, 1603 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD

Sunday 25 June 2023, 3 pm - The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda MD

Wednesday 12 July 2023, 7 pm - An Unlikely Story Bookstore, 111 South St, Plainville MA

Thursday 13 July 2023, 7:30 pm - Orchard Cove, Del Pond Drive, Canton MA

Friday 14 July 2023, 6 pm - The Harvard COOP, 1400 Mass. Ave, Cambridge MA

Wednesday 23 August 2023, 12-2 pm - Sun Rose Books, 756 Asbury Ave, Ocean City NJ

Wednesday 23 August 2023, 7 pm - Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City NJ

Wednesday 6 September 2023, 7 pm - The Writer's Center, virtual panel discussion

Wednesday 13 September 2023 - Book club, Annapolis MD

Sunday 1 October - Book club, online

Tuesday 3 October 2023, 6 pm - Bird in Hand Cafe & Bookstore, 11 E 33rd St, Baltimore MD

Thursday 5 October 2023, 7 pm - Wellesley Books, 82 Central St, Wellesley MA

Friday 6 October 2023, 10:30 am - Dover Town Hall, 5 Springdale Ave, Dover MA

Sunday 15 October 2023 - Maryland Writers' Assoc. Annual Conference, Linthicum, MD

Thursday 16 November 2023, 7 pm - "From Climate Science to Kindergarten" - American Meteorological Society webinar (recording available only to AMS members)

Thursday 14 December 2023, 1 pm - "Reinventing Yourself in Retirement" - Chevy Chase at Home webinar

Saturday 16 December 2023, 1-4 pm - Takoma Park Book Fair, Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington DC

Sunday 21 January 2024, 2 pm - Talk of Takoma with Eric Bold, WOWD Radio, 94.3 FM, Tune in live or listen later

Wednesday 13 March 2024, 2 pm - NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham MA

Friday 15 March 2024, 7 pm - Local Writer's Showcase/Awards Ceremony, Hyatt Regency, 7400 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda MD

Sunday 21 April 2024, 11 am-4 pm - Kensington Day of the Book Festival, Kensington MD

Thursday 25 April 2024, 7 pm - Backwater Books, 8156 Main St, Ellicott City MD

Saturday 8 June 2024, 10 am-2 pm - Local Authors Bazaar, People's Book, 7014 Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park MD

Saturday 6 July 2024, 4 pm - Marblehead Literary Festival, Abbot Public Library, Marblehead MA

Book Clubs

I’m a huge fan of book clubs and an active member of four. If your club is interested in Kindergarten at 60, inquire about an in-person or virtual visit.

Podcasts & Interviews

Learn about the story behind the story

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Listen to these conversations with Dian at your convenience

Love Your Expat Life - conversation with Caroline Giffin

Meet the Expats - conversation with Pauline Mura

Digital Nomad Stories - conversation with Anne Claessen

Reviews, Articles, Blogposts, Etc.

ARTICLES and INTERVIEWS

Expatbooks, a virtual library created by www.expatclic.com, an international portal that supports expat women

Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb, a fellow Apprentice House Press author

Maryland Today - As a proud Terp, I'm honored to be featured in this UMD publication

Greenheart Travel - My teaching and writing journeys

Twinkl Digest Education News

BOOKLISTS that feature Kindergarten at 60

The Baltimore Sun - summer reading recommendations

Amazon's Baby Boomster - books by and for Boomers

WFMZ-TV News - recommended books with ties to Maryland

BOOK REVIEWS

Women on the Road - resources for women travelers, including book reviews

Scuffed Granny

I’m a huge fan of book clubs and an active member of four.
If your club is interested in Kindergarten at 60, inquire about an in-person or virtual visit.