To schedule an interview with Sonja Lyubomirsky,
please contact Tracy Locke at 212-366-2847
or by e-mail at tracy[dot]locke[at]us[dot]penguingroup[dot]com

SAMPLE NATIONAL BROADCAST MEDIA:

1/8/08: ABC-TV, "Good Morning America": click here to view

1/8/08: GMA Now

1/9/08: ABC News NOW: click here to view

1/9/08: ABC Radio Satellite Tour — check local listings for:

1/11/08: ABC-TV, "20/20": click here to view

1/19 or 20: Sirius Satellite Radio, "Outdoor Fitness with Tina Vindum"

1/27/08: "The Allen Hunt Show"


1/28/08: Sirius Satellite Radio, "Out Q in the Morning with Larry Flick"

1/31/08: Oprah & Friends XM 156, "The Jean Chatzky Show"

2/11/08: Strand Media Group, "Something You Should Know"

2/11/08: CBS Radio Network, "Science Today"

2/15/08: Inspiration Network, "Danny Fontana Show"

2/15/08: Sirius Satellite Radio/XM, "Deepak Chopra's Wellness"

2/18/08: National Public Radio, "On Point"

2/18/08: CBS Radio Network, "Science Today"

2/22/08: Sirius Satellite Radio, "Be Happy Dammit"

2/22/08: KCBS-KCAL-TV, "12 Simple Steps To Be Happy": click here to view

2/24/08: KOIT-AM, "Positive Parenting," with Armin Brott

2/27/08: WCBQ-WHNC-AM, "Alvin Jones Show"

3/3/08: Southern California Public Radio, "AirTalk," with Larry Mantle

3/3/08: CBS Radio Network, "Science Today"

3/10/08: CBS Radio Network, "Science Today"

3/15/08: WFAS-FM, "Here's to Your Good Health with Dr. Harris"

3/17/08: Business Talk Radio, "The Business Shrink"

3/24/08: CBS Radio Network, "Science Today"

4/3/08: Southern California Public Radio, "Patt Morrison"

4/3/08: 938LIVE, "Talkback & Breakfast Club"

4/5/08: American Public Media, "Weekend America"

4/17/08: Channel News Asia, "Primetime Morning"

5/2/08: KQED, Northern California Public Radio, "Forum"

6/26/08: CJAD Montreal & CFRB Toronto, "Holder Tonight"

7/15/08: CAZT/Cable 13-TV Arizona, "Books That Matter": click here to view

7/16/08: CNBC-TV, "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch"

12/11/08: Charles Adler (14 stations in Canada) radio show

12-26-08: KQED, Northern California Public Radio, "Forum"

1-2-09: KTLA Morning News (Channel 5)

4-10-09: WPRO 99.7 FM/630 AM, “Positive Living”

9-4-09: WHRV 89.5 FM, “HearSay”

10/31/09: Sirius Satellite Radio/XM, "Deepak Chopra's Wellness"

11/9/09: "The Dr.Oz Show" (syndicated TV)

11/23/09: Charles Adler (14 stations in Canada) radio show

11/26/09: KGO radio (San Francisco/ABC) afternoon news

12/1/09: Radio Free Europe (Russian Service)

12/7/09: Science Today (CBS radio)–"A Study Focuses on People's Responses to Depression": click here to listen

1/6/10: PBS domentary series "This Emotional Life": click here to download and view

2/22/10: WLW Cincinnati, "The Early Morning Show with Jim Scott"

3/2/10: "Think Fit" from WebTalkRadio.net: click here to listen

3/26/10: WNYC (NYC National Public Radio), "The Leonard Lopate Show"

4/5/10: "The Dr.Oz Show" (syndicated TV)

4/9/10: SIRIUS Satellite Radio, "The Graham Bensinger Show"

4/20/10: Radio City 89.3 FM (BBC Ecuador)

4/10: WKNU 89.7 (Cincinnati National Public Radio)

5/9/10: SIRIUS Satellite Radio, "The Graham Bensinger Show"

5/28/10: WCPN 90.3 FM (Cleveland), "The Sound of Ideas"

9/17/10: Genesis Communications Network, "The Dr. Katherine Albrecht Radio Show"

10/6/10: Business Matters radio (Chicago), "Are We Better Off?"

10/8/10: Columbia radio affiliates, "Los Originales" radio show

10/30/10: KFWB 980 AM (Los Angeles), "Sound Advice"

11/6/10: KRNT 1350 AM (Des Moines), "The Unsecret Shopper"

12/19/10: WFYI Public Radio (Indiana), "Sound Medicine"

6/3/11: KPCRadio.com, "Thrive!"

8/7/11: Al Jazeera English (TV)

12/25/11: blogtalkradio, "Advice Goddess Radio"; click here to listen

12/27/11: Newstalk 1010 (Toronto), "Live Drive"

1/6/12: The Edge with Tom Smith; click here to listen

1/6/12: NBC-TV, "The Today Show": click here to view

4/9/12: KCRW-FM Public Radio (Santa Monica, CA), Warren Olney's "To The Point"

5/15/12: News Talk 650 CKOM (Saskatchewan, Canada), "The Richard Brown Show"

LINKS TO PRINT COVERAGE:

Self – "Create your own happy-life list!"

Money Magazine – "21 Ways to Stomach a Sour Market"

Los Angeles Times – "The Science of Happiness"

Los Angeles Times – "A Guide to Enhancing Happiness"

Los Angeles Times – "Recent Self-Help Books on Happiness"

Los Angeles Times – "How a 'Happiness' Guide Helped One Topanga Canyon Family"

Fashion – "Glee Club"

The Star-Ledger – "How to Be Happy: Research Shows People Have Power to Change Emotions"

The Toronto Star – "Research Shows Gratitude a Positive Force"

The Globe & MailBook review

Santa Monica Daily PressBook review

The Wall Street Journal – "The Pursuit of Happiness"

New York Daily Newsarticle on the "classic" self-help books

The New York Timesarticle on gratitude journals

Chicago Tribune reviewed in "5 Things We Learned From..." column

San Francisco Chronicle Magazinearticle on happiness and parenting

Good Housekeepingarticle on finding happiness

Parade Magazineincluded in "Parade Picks" under "Dare to be great"

U.S. News & World ReportQ & A with Sonja Lyubomirsky

Newsweek"The 'How To' of Leading a Happy Life"

The Press-Enterprise – "UCR Professor Takes Scientific Approach to Happiness"

Psychology Today – "Bookshelf: Money, Happiness, and Sex"

Sunday Express – "Seven Steps to New Year Happiness"

Reader's Digest – "The Way to Happiness"

The Guardiancolumn on happiness

The Boston Globe – "Money Makes You Happy -- If You Spend It On Others"

New Scientist – "Give Away Your Money and Be Happy"

Forbes – "Happiness Is in the Genes"

The Korea Times – "How to be Happy, the Scientific Way"

New York Daily News – "Taking Control of Your Half of Happiness"

The New York Review of Books – "Are You Happy?"

Monitor on Psychology – "The happiness diet"

AOL Life & Style – "How To Be Happy"

The News & Advance – "Measuring Your Life's Happiness"

The Coloradoan – "Not Optimistic? Actions a Gateway to Happiness"

Greater Good –"No Quick Fix for Happiness"

The National – "Living in the Laps of Luxury"

The News-Press – "Stress for Success"

Los Angeles Times – "After the Tragedy: Vent? Not Necessarily"

USA Today – "Researcher: Techniques Can Boost Happiness"

Readers Digest (Australia) -- "Why Kindness is Good For You"

New York Times -- "Why We're Still Happy" (op-ed piece)

Mente & Cerebro (Brazil) -- "A Pesquisador da Felicidade"

Science Today -- "How Often Do You Count Your Blessings?"

Riverside Press Enterprise -- "Smiles Give Leadership Clues" (op-ed piece)

The Hamilton Spectator — "Happy New Year! If..."

Forbes – "Ten Ways To Be Happier Now"

Yahoo! Finance — "Fight Off Your Financial Demons"

San Francisco Chronicle – "Cheer Up - You Can Learn To Be Happy"

US News & World Report – "5 Ways To Be Happy in a Recession"

MSN Money – "Little Things That Make You Feel Rich"

Womansday.com – "How Facebook Can Boost Your Well-Being"

CBS MoneyWatch.com – "Feeling Up When the Economy's Down"

US News & World Report – "10 Secrets to Finding Happiness During the Recession"

Realtor Magazine – "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

CNN.com – "Learning To Be Happy in Tough Economic Times"

US News & World Report – "How Positive Psychology Can Increase Your Happiness"

beliefnet.com – "5 Ways to Practice Gratitude: An Interview with Sonja Lyubomirsky"

Time Magazine – "The Science of Happiness Turns 10. What Has It Taught?"

Time Magazine – "20 Ways To Get and Stay Happy"

The Chronicle of Higher Education – "An Intellectual Movement for the Masses"

The Guardian – "How to Feel Up in a Downturn"

Saturday Evening Post – "Know Your Wants From Your Needs"

Forbes – "Why Positive Thinking May Be Overrated"

San Bernardino Sun – "UCR Professor Creates Happiness App for the iPhone"

NRC Handelsblad – "Geluk is...je geld uitgeven aan fijne dingen"

Riverside Press Enterprise -- "Happy, Despite It All" (op-ed piece)

Cincinnati Enquirer –"Key to Happiness? Check Your Genes"

RachaelRay.com –"Hey Grumpy Parents! You Can Learn Happiness"

US News & World Report – "The Science of Workplace Happiness"

Calgary Herald – "Cranky or Content: Wealthier Canadians Happier"

The Plain Dealer – "Look in the Mirror and Summon Forth a New You"

The Jerusalem Post – "Moving Forward: Thanks For Your Gratitude"

The Ottawa Citizen – "The Tao of Happy Kids"

The Press-Enterprise – "UCR Researchers To Study Generosity"

Christian Science Monitor – "You Bought It. Are You Happy?"

The Observer (Guardian) – "The 10 Best Self-Help Gurus"

EverydayHealth.com – "Finding the Road to Happiness"

Forbes – "Do You Know How to Mix Happiness and Business?"

Reform Judaism – "Happiness Rx: What Science Says" (cover story)

US News & World Report – "With Depression, Helping Others May In Turn Help You"