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My memoir, Pale Girl SPEAKS, is now available! Click the links below to purchase now or find it in your local bookstore.

“Fogelson renders her terrified, in-the-moment impressions as laugh-out-loud scenes. …The experience was certainly bracing, but Fogelson’s snappy account proves energetic and wonderfully accessible.” -Publisher’s Weekly

“It is a rare thing to find a book that makes you laugh, cry, feel like you're talking to your best friend, and change how
you live.” — FRED SAVAGE actor and director
“Beautiful and wrenching....
It's been a long time since I have been so affected by such powerful storytelling.” — EMILY AIN, architect and writer

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

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

Latest News

Pale Girl SPEAKS made the LA Times bestseller list - very exciting! Look for more Pale Girl stories and tips in the December issue of Women's Health and the January issue of O Magazine. Read more