UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS
Private book club events ongoing (Please message me here about joining your book club conversation, locally or virtually!)
TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 7 PM CDT — MAGERS & QUINN BOOKSELLERS
In-person event in Minneapolis, MN. In conversation with Held Together collaborator Eileen Andersen. (RSVP highly appreciated to plan for seating!)
FRIDAY, JULY 11TH, 7 PM PDT — BOLD COFFEE AND BOOKS
In-person event in Portland, OR. In conversation with Held Together collaborator Kelly Burke for a reading, a conversation, a Q&A…. All in a delightfully cozy coffee shop bookstore, recently opened by my book-loving (and book industry expert!) friend Ali Shaw and her family. You can read more about BOLD’s amazing origin story here too.
TUESDAY, JULY 15TH, 7 PM PDT — THIRD PLACE BOOKS, SEWARD PARK VENUE
In-person event in Seattle, WA. In conversation with Amber J. Keyser, PhD, author of The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sex and The Way Back from Broken. (RSVP highly appreciated to plan for seating!)
SATURDAY, JULY 26TH, 2 PM PDT — SEASIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
In-person event in Seaside, OR. In partnership with Beach Books.
PAST EVENTS
POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS (Portland, OR) — April 2025. In conversation with Wendy Davis, PhD, PMH-C, of Postpartum Support International, and three of Held Together’s collaborators: Dr. Thompson’s obstetrician, Dafna (Devorah) Lohr, MD, and two of her own patients, Kelly Burke and Anna David.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION AUTHOR SERIES (St. Louis, MO) — May 2025. In-person event in St. Louis, MO. In conversation with reproductive mental health therapist Shellie Fidell, MSW, LCSW.
GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Portland, OR) — May 2025. A reading and Q&A—including collaborators Mitra Hasan and Anna David sharing excerpts from their own chapters too!
MEDIA APPEARANCES
TELEVISION & VIDEO
Family Action Network: In conversation with fellow physician-author Kimmery Martin, MD — April 2025
Hello, Rose City! (KGW/NBC) — April 2025
AM Northwest (KATU/ABC) — April 2025
Open To Hope — March 2025
PODCASTS
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood — April 2025
Mom and Mind — April 2025
Prescribing Possibility — April 2025
I’ll Meet Your There — May 2025
Solving for Joy — May 2025
The Kettle — May 2025
Voices of Your Village — May 2025
Create Meaning in Medicine — May 2025
Restorative Grief — May 2025 RG Patreon extended interview. (Public podcast scheduled to air July 20th.)
Open to Hope — scheduled to air July 24th
Read. Talk. Grow. — TBA
The Balanced Parent — TBA
WRITTEN INTERVIEWS & OTHER COVERAGE
Publishers Weekly feature: 8 New Books for Mother’s Day 2025 — May 2025
“Mother's Day is almost here. Maybe you're still seeking a gift for the mom(s) or maternal figure(s) in your life; maybe you're a mom yourself, and are in the mood to read about the joys and trials of motherhood. Either way, these books might be for you.”
The Bookworm Sez (as reported in The Philadelphia Tribune) — May 2025
“For the mother who’s struggled…a book that seems like a long series of comfort and camaraderie from friends who’ve been there….”
(And find the review in your local outlet if you live in Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Washington, Connecticut, or the Caribbean!)
Publishers Weekly review — April 2025
“In this moving debut, physician Thompson weaves an account of her complicated path to becoming a mother with recollections from colleagues, friends, and patients on their own experiences with parenthood…. The varied selections prove there’s no single, ‘normal’ route to motherhood.”
Booklist review — April 2025
“Women who are struggling . . . may find solace in knowing they're hardly alone. . . . Even the stories without fairy-tale endings should make women feel less solitary.”
The Miscarriage Dialogues: Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson on Miscarriage, Motherhood & Rethinking Maternal Care (from Miscarriage Movement) — April 2025
Publishers Weekly interview in New Memoirs by and About Mothers, by Pooja Makhijani — March 2025
Writing with Latitude — March 2025
Beautiful essay by Held Together collaborator Nancy Fresco, ostensibly about gender—but mostly just about being human.
Library Journal review — February 2025
“This touching, beautifully written work will help many people who have endured loss or complicated paths to parenthood. They are sure to find experiences that resonate with them.”
Zibby Media Most Anticipated List — Fall 2024/Winter 2025 season