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Veronica

If you would like to get in touch with me, please use the form at the bottom of this page. Unfortunately I'm not able to answer all of my mail, but I will read the messages and am very grateful for your comments.

Speaking

If you are interested in having me give a talk at your college or corporate event, please contact Soapbox. During previous book tours, I have appeared on NBC's Today Show (including one in April 2006 for The Joy of Doing Things Badly and in fall 2002 for The Bitch in the House), been interviewed for NPR's Fresh Air and News & Notes and been a guest on local radio and TV in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago and New York.

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Book publicity

If you have questions about my most recent book, Kickboxing Geishas, or would like information about scheduling a reading or media appearance, please contact Jill Siegel at Simon & Schuster/Free Press.

Book clubs

I'm currently living on the east coast and may be available to join your book group if it is located in the Mid-Atlantic region. Doubleday has created a reader's guide for my novel Miss Black America that's printed in the back of the book and also online at the Random House website. Please use the form below to contact me.

Students

If you're a student writing with questions about my books Marisol & Magdalena or Quinceañera Means Sweet 15, please see the FAQ on the Marisol & Magdalena page.

Scholarship info

Donations to the Dorothy West Scholarship, which I established along with my husband, can be sent directly to Simon's Rock College at the address below. Many companies do matching gifts to educational institutions. To read more about the scholarship, please visit the Dorothy West Scholarship page.

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