Elizabeth Fishel

Elizabeth Fishel is a journalist and author. In 2013, Fishel published her fifth book, coauthored with Jeffrey Arnett, ''Getting To 30: A Parent's Guide to the 20-Something Years'' (Workman, originally titled, When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up?) In 2000, Fishel published a book profiling 10 of her classmates from the class of 1968 at Brearley School titled ''Reunion: The Girls We Used to Be, the Women We Became''. Her book ''I Swore I'd Never Do That!'' was awarded "Best Parenting Book" by Parent's Choice Award in 1991. Earlier books include ''Sisters'' (1979, reissued in 1997) and ''The Men In Our Lives'' (1985).

Fishel has also written for various magazines and newspapers, including ''Oprah's O'', ''Vogue'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''More'', ''Redbook'', ''Parents'', ''Ms.'', ''Parenting'', ''The New York Times Book Review'' and the ''San Francisco Chronicle''.

She presently lives in Oakland, California, with her spouse, Robert Houghteling. They have two sons. Provided by Wikipedia