Author and sitcom writer Susan Silver appears at Christ Church Dogwood book event

Greenwich Christ Church has announced another exciting signing and reception.

Susan Silver is a writer and sitcom writer for shows such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Maude,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “The Partridge Family.” Her book is titled “Hollywood Hotpants: Sex, Secrets, and Sitcoms.”

Mary Tyler Moore and Susan Silver.Posted photo

The event will be held on Thursday, October 26th at 7pm at Christ Church Greenwich Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, adjacent to Dogwood Books & Gifts. Tickets are $25 and include books, wine and snacks.

The talk will be hosted by Susan Silver, a former television writer and author of series such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Maude,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “The Partridge Family.” A book signing and reception will follow. Q&A at Dogwood Books & Gifts.

She’s hilarious and bubbly and would disprove the theory that women can’t write comedy. She recalls her own work in creating her character Rhoda Morgenstern. For women of a certain age, these were iconic television characters who were trailblazers and role models for their professional careers.

Ms. Silver was a pioneering television comedy writer at a time when women were not invited into the male-dominated industry. She teamed up with Iris Reiner Dart, who would later write The Beach, and she helped break the glass ceiling with Love American Style.

Along the way, she has hosted NPR’s weekly radio commentary, “Susan Says,” covering news, politics and culture. Her long-running online column, “The Search for Mr. Adequate,” was aimed at baby boomers struggling with divorce, dating, and aging parents, and today’s young women seeking advice about work and relationships. . She has appeared on CNN, “The Today Show” and “Good Day New York.”She has written and editorialized new york times.

The late Garry Marshall, director of “Happy Days” and “Pretty Woman,” said of Hollywood hotpants: “Susan Silver examines everything interesting about her, including her own life. [She is a] He is a talented writer and his book should be read by anyone who likes to laugh. ”

Dogwood Books and Gifts, whose profits go to charity, features a fully stocked coffee bar, cozy nooks and meeting spaces, and sells beautiful tabletop and fun items, gifts, popular bestsellers and faith-based books, and cards doing. Located in Christchurch, Greenwich. Easy to park.So don’t order books from big online bookstores