Francine Russo

Francine Russo is the author of Love after 50 and They’re Your Parents, Too! Armed with a PhD in English literature, she became a journalist focusing on psychology, relationships and social trends. Keenly attuned to psychological themes, she has honed the intimate interview, drawing her subjects to discover and articulate their own deepest feelings--talents she mined in her New York Magazine cover story "Live-in Divorce", which became an instant classic and was recently reprinted as one of the magazine's best stories of the last 40 years. Her in-depth New York Times Magazine profile of Hedda Nussbaum generated critical acclaim, and her pieces for The Atlantic sparked media debate and were widely anthologized. For nearly a decade Russo covered the boomer beat for Time magazine, and her cover stories have appeared on Parade, Scientific American and New York Magazine. A dynamic and polished presenter, she is in great demand as a keynote speaker Francine has two grown children, three adult stepchildren and eight amazing grandkids. She has experienced first-hand the tremendous potential we all have to grow and transform ourselves with the people we love. She lives in New York with her partner.