"Unmasked, Women Write About Sex and Intimacy After Fifty," made the Taos Daily News in advance of a September reading there. "Unmasked" co-editors Marcia Meier and Kathleen Barry, along with anthology contributors Lisa Rizzo, Renata Golden (a Santa Fe resident), Santa Fe poet Barbara Rockman, and San Diego poet Tania Pryputniewicz read selections from the book and discussed sex, intimacy, dating and more at the Society of the Muse of the Southwest. The group spoke and read t

Marcia Meier, publisher of Weeping Willow Books, has a new podcast: Girl Talk: Women, Aging, and Sexuality. The episodes will feature discussions on women, aging, relationships, health and a host of other related topics with writers, academics, physicians and other experts. In the inaugural podcast, Marcia chats with psychotherapist Kathleen A. Barry about the perils and joys of online dating when you're a single woman over fifty. Listen to it below: The inspiration for this

They say “sex sells,” but this evening gave the phrase a deeper meaning. The premier “Unmasked LIVE” show at Center State Theater in Santa Barbara on February 15, 2018, was a sold-out success. It was a refreshing, vulnerable evening of women over fifty reading selections of work from the anthology, Unmasked, Women Write About Sex and Intimacy After Fifty. Creating a safe space in the public sphere for the diversity of these women’s experiences and emotions made this show such

The first book signings and readings for Unmasked: Women Write About Sex and Intimacy After Fifty were hosted at Writers Ink in San Diego and at Carr Winery in Santa Barbara this month, and what a celebration it was! A celebration of the power and honesty of women's voices and experiences. A celebration of sex and intimacy. A celebration of a demographic and topic that often goes unnoticed. The turnout at both events was strong, revealing the public interest in engaging with

Contact: Marcia Meier, Publisher Weeping Willow Books info@weepingwillowbooks.com New Book Sheds Light on​​“Sex After 50” “Unmasked” essays, poetry from women writers over 50 spotlight “The Invisible Woman” SANTA BARBARA (CA) – “Unmasked, Women Write About Sex and Intimacy After Fifty,” is already raising eyebrows and awareness across the country. “Sex for women after 50 is invisible for the same reason that contraception, abortion, and sex between two women or two men has