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Pale Girl SPEAKS made the LA Times bestseller list - very exciting!

Look for my latest interview in New You magazine, featuring Sharon Stone, and on The Seeababes blogspot.

I'm thrilled with all the wonderful publicity opportunities!  Beyond my book, the larger, more important goal is educating people about melanoma and giving them practical advice on how to prevent it.  It's exciting to see the movement growing!

Publisher's Weekly Review

"Fogelson renders her terrified, in-the-moment impressions as laugh-out-loud scenes...Fogelson's snappy account proves energetic and wonderfully accessible." Read more

Read an Excerpt

It’s that word that’s bothering me so much. The one Dr. Bach used. the one… ya’ know. The “C” word. But that’s not me. That’s not even close to me. I’m young and healthy. Read more

About the Book

Pale Girl SPEAKS, a memoir, chronicles the most significant year of my life. My writing began more as an exercise – a way to feel creative…a healthy way to vent. Read more