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:
- WJR/ Detroit
- KEX/ Portland
- WLW/ Cincinnati
- KTRS/ St. Louis
- KTRH/ Houston
- WIBC/ Indianapolis
- KCMO/ Kansas City
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"
- WSB/ Atlanta
- KRMG/ Tulsa
- WBT/ Charlotte
- WHIO/ Dayton
- WGUL/ Tampa
- WLSS/ Sarasota
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 & Mail – Book review
Santa Monica Daily Press – Book review
The Wall Street Journal – "The Pursuit of Happiness"
New York Daily News – article on the "classic" self-help books
The New York Times – article on gratitude journals
Chicago Tribune – reviewed in "5 Things We Learned From..." column
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine – article on happiness and parenting
Good Housekeeping – article on finding happiness
Parade Magazine – included in "Parade Picks" under "Dare to be great"
U.S. News & World Report – Q & 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 Guardian – column 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"
