Press/Journalism

Press Coverage

Print/Online

New York Times – The Most Popular Writer You’ve Never Heard Of
Washington Post – Elsie who? At one time, millions read Elsie Robinson’s columns
Wall Street Journal – ‘Listen, World!’ Review: Hear Her Roar
USA Today – 5 new books you need to read
San Francisco Chronicle – Vivid biography brings pioneering San Francisco journalist Elsie Robinson to life
MSNBC – She was once America’s ‘most-read woman.’ Today, she has largely been forgotten
Lit Hub – On the Meteoric Rise of “Aunt Elsie,” Beloved Newswoman and Children’s Columnist
NiemanReports – How One Journalist Became the 20th Century’s Most-Read Woman
Wall Street Journal – Sole Survivors: Adult Orphans Preserve, Adapt Traditions
CNN – Leaving behind a digital legacy for loved ones
Washington Post – When her daughter died, she turned to exercise to quell her grief
Today Show – If you’re having a really bad day, 7 mind tricks can help turn it around
Today Show – How I’m keeping my dad’s memory alive this Father’s Day
Real Simple – 6 Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day If Your Mom Has Passed
CNN – How Celebrating Deceased Loved Ones Can Make You Happier
People Magazine – Passed and Present Feature
GretchenRubin.com – What’s a Critical Habit for Happiness? Remembering the People We Miss Most.
Yahoo! Parenting – My Late Father’s Secret Changed the Way I Parent
Modern Loss – Motherless Daughters on the Road
Psychology Today – Filling the Holes Left by Absent Grandparents
The Atlantic – What Happens When Parents Have No Parents
Redbook – MomCentric
Reader’s Digest – Parenting Without Your Parents
Good Housekeeping – My Mother Died Before My Baby Was Born, But My Daughter Will Still Know Her
New York Times – Becoming My Grandmother
New York Times – Parents without Parents
Journal News – Raising kids Without Own Parents’ Support
HuffPost – Why Family Names Are Central for Parentless Parents
Journal News – A Mother’s Legacy
Los Angeles Daily News – Being a Parentless Parent
New York Times – Circle of Solace for Those Without Parents
The Sacramento Bee – Missing Mom & Dad
Journal News – Losing Both Parents
CNN – Journalist and survivor: The rules blurred on 9/11
HuffPost – Why I’m Giving It All to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Westchester Magazine – 9/11 Survivor Allison Gilbert On The New September 11 Museum And Covering Catastrophe
The Daily Beast – How 9/11 Made Journalists Part of the Story
House Beautiful – How Do You Ask Your Grandmother to Leave You Her Antiques?

Radio and Podcasts

Lit Hub – Elsie Robinson, the Most Popular American Woman Writer You’ve Never Heard Of
A Mighty Blaze – The first biography of Elsie Robinson, an intrepid reporter who became the highest-paid woman writer at Hearst
KQED – The U.S. Faces a ‘Grief Crisis’ Resulting from the Pandemic
The Takeaway – From Angelina Jolie to Me: Facing The Risk of Cancer
WCBS – New documentary explores the events of 9/11 from the eyes of reporters

TV

Webinars/Online Conversations

Allison Gilbert’s “Passed and Present” monthly conversation series (Featuring guests such as Gretchen Rubin, Zibby Owens, Dr. BJ Miller, and more)
See all videos on Allison’s YouTube channel

Journalism

Women’s Media Center – Women in History Still Ignored in US Schools
Bust: 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
New York Times – The Grief Crisis Is Coming
New York Times – Pandemic Grandparenting, Beyond the Dreary Video Calls
New York Times – How New York Changed After the Worst Tragedy Too Few Remember
New York Times – Rejecting the Name My Parents Chose
New York Times – Gilding the Gutters
Option B – Transitioning from passive mourning to active remembering is key to building resilience after loss
Maria Shriver – 5 Ways Spring Cleaning Can Help You Build Resilience After Loss
Oprah – Why Looking at a Photo Can Ease Loneliness and Grief
CNN – How celebrating deceased loved ones can make you happier
CNN – What I share with Angelina Jolie
The Daily Beast – Motherless Daughters and Parentless Parents Trek to the Andes to Aid Orphans
CNN – Journalist and survivor: The rules blurred on 9/11
The Daily Beast – How 9/11 Made Journalists Part of the Story
CNN – Foods every breast cancer survivor should know about
New York Times – BRCA Test, Vital for Me, Shouldn’t Be Limited

Cancer Prevention Series on HuffPost

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Allison Gilbert is the author and co-author of numerous books, including Listen, World!, the first biography of American writer Elsie Robinson (1883-1956), published by Seal Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

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