EVENTS:
The Giving Up the Ghost Tour
August 26, 2026 — Online via Zoom
Befriending Death Book Club
In conversation with Eileen Spillane
Befriendingdeath.com
August 2, 2026 — Corte Madera, CA
Book Passage, 1pm
In conversation with Casey Mulligan Walsh, author of
The Full Catastrophe and Jacque Gorelick, author of Map of a Heart
Discussion and Book Signing
July 15 , 2026 — Online via Zoom
Story Circle Network’s Sarton & Gilda Award Winner Panel
In conversation with Len Leatherwood, SCN Vice President
4p PST
* free and open to the public
May 31, 2026 — Berkeley, CA
Bay Area Book Festival
Meet Sibylline Authors
May 18, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA
Women' Wellness Panel with Amy Shah, Deepika Chopra and Zabie Yamasaki (hosted by Eve Rodsky)
May 4, 2026 — San Francisco, CA
The Best Bookstore in Union Square, 6pm
The Mental Load of Grief: In conversation with Eve Rodsky
Book Talk and Signing
April 27, 2026 — Summerland, CA
Godmothers Books, 6p
In conversation with Libby Ward for the launch of her memoir, Honest Motherhood: on losing my mind and finding myself
Book Talk and Signing
April 19, 2026 — Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Book Festival
Meet Sibylline Authors
April 9, 2026 — Online via Zoom
Virtual Book Club: Giving Up the Ghost
National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW)
In conversation with Linda Joyce
4-530 PST
March 26, 2026 — Online via Zoom
The Business Side of Writing with Deborah Koehler
Writers Forum Series
6-730PT No registration required
March 14, 2026 — Sebastopol, CA
Books at the Source: Literary Arts Summit
Workshop: Memoir writing with Julia Park Tracey
Panelist: Connecting through Content & Causes
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
February 18, 2026 — Online via Zoom
Writers Forum with Marlene Cullen
Writing Truth in Memoir
2025 EVENTS
December 7 — Santa Barbara, CA
Godmother's Books
Book Talk and Signing: In conversation with Eve Rodsky
December 2 — Boulder, CO
Boulder Books
Book Talk and Signing: In conversation with Baruch HaLevi,
AKA "Rabbi B"
November 21 — Los Angeles, CA
Grieftastic Festival of Books
Featured Author
November 15, Oakmont, CA
Soroptimits Club Author Book Faire
Featured Author
November 10-11, New York City, NY
Gathering of the Ghosts
National Ghostwriting Conference
October 25, San Francisco, CA
Lit Crawl SF
Flash Book Bingo with Sibylline Authors
September 17, Petaluma, CA
Keller Co-Work
Do What Moves You Film Screening: Panel Discussion on Teen Mental Health
September 4, Petaluma, CA
Keller Co-Work
Book Talk and Signing: In conversation with Dana Christian Lee of Tell My Story
August 17 — San Jose, CA
San Jose Women's Club & Women's National Book Association
Panel: A Woman's Journey
Chill Out & Read with 30 Bay Area Authors
May 29 — San Francisco, CA
Bird & Beckett BooksBook Talk and Signing: In conversation with Susannah Kennedy, author of Reading Jane
May 25 — Occidental, CA
Occidental Center for the Arts
Book Talk and Signing: In conversation with Miriam Silver of the Press Democrat
May 17 — Sebastopol, CA
Sebastopol Lit Crawl
Panel: Writing “Truth” in Fiction & Memoir
April 27 — Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Times Book Festival
Meet Sibylline Authors
April 26 — Los Angeles, CA
Studio Death Doula LA (DDLA)In conversation with Amanda Farrand, Imagine Entertainment
April 25 — Los Angeles, CA
Book Jewel
Book Talk and Signing: Publishing Hacks Over 50 with Sibylline Authors
April 6 — Sebastopol, CA
Rialto Cinemas
Book Talk and Signing
In conversation with Chris Smith of the Press Democrat
March 23 — Petaluma, CA
Da Salon at Life on Art
Book Reading
March 7 — Petaluma, CA
Copperfield’s Books
Book Talk and Signing: In conversation with ghostwriter Genevieve Field
February 25 — Santa Rosa
Imaginists Theater
Book Launch Party
MEDIA
"In Giving Up the Ghost, a daughter finds her way through living with loss"
"Petaluma author shares grief, search for answers in mother’s suicide in new memoir"
Ep: Remembering Susan Swartz
Ep 230 Writing, Dreams and Continuing Bonds
Ep 408: I let my mother answer the questions she left behind
Godmothers Books: Sam Rose + Eve Rodsky
Ep 62: Mother Loss and Meaning after Suicide
Print interview
Ep: Out of the Shadows
Review: Must-Read Memoir!
The Best Books to Heal and Feel
Ep: Writing our way forward
Three Voices, Three Generations
Ep 101: The Ghostwriters Podcast
"In Giving Up the Ghost, a daughter finds her way through living with loss"
"Petaluma author reflects on suicide, loss of mom Susan Swartz, in community talk"
Ep 077: Giving Up the Ghost with Samantha Rose
Ep 355: On grief, truth-telling and being seen in midlife
Ep 528: Inspiring Conversations with Bestselling Authors
Ep 66 Writing, Suicide loss, and finding your voice after loss
Live radio interview
Ep: The Power of Being Seen; How to Finally Find Your Voice
Ep 20: Behind-The-Scenes with a Bestselling Ghostwriter
"You do not have to prove to anyone that you stood beside the ghost of your mother. It is, in its own way, a truth."
"5-Star Review: Raw, deeply revealing, and with resilient humor throughout."
Ep: Healing from Loss and Reclaiming Your Light
Grief, Guilt and Letting Go: A Raw Conversation about Suicide Loss
"A ghost story that reaffirms the living"
"Into the Light: Author Samantha Rose’s Giving Up the Ghost Event at OCA"
Ep: I wrote about my mother's suicide and found my own voice instead
Ep 473: Letting go of my mother's ghost
Ep: Writing through grief, Finding your voice again
May 23 Live interview
S4Ep11: Giving Up the Ghost
Get Lit! Live with Samantha Rose
Ep 380: Giving Up the Ghost
Review by Leslie Lindsay
Review by Katherine Itacy
Ep 135: Healing and Channeling the Dead