Our Book Came Out One Month Ago - Here's What Happened Next
Nerves, thrills, and laughter on the way to the bestseller list
Hi Readers! Our book Talk To Your Boys has been out for a month now, and we want to say a big THANK YOU for all of you that have talked about it, shared it, written about it, and bought it! The reception to this book has been tremendous, and we are incredibly grateful.
We’re going to share some highlights of the last month here, and hope you enjoy checking them out. There’s lots more to come - the book comes out in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand later this month, and we have some exciting appearances on the horizon.
Thank you for being on this journey with us.
Big love,
Joanna and Christopher
Before we get to the highlight reel, here’s some help we could use right now:
We would love to see more reviews of the book online, especially on Amazon and Goodreads. They don’t have to be long - many reviews are only 1-2 sentences!
If you’d like us to speak to your school or organization about Talk To Your Boys, please email us at ttybbook@gmail.com. We’re open to discussions, panels, presentations, and keynotes!
If you are a journalist, writer, or podcaster who would like to interview us, please email us at ttybbook@gmail.com. We’d love to talk to you.
Please continue recommending the book to people - the strongest endorsements come from word-of-mouth suggestions from actual people!
Join Us At These Online Events
Nest Foundation Speaker Series - Talk To Your Boys: A Conversation with Authors Joanna Schroeder and Christopher Pepper
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 @ 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
FREE - Register
Conversations with Common Sense Media - Reflections on “Boys in the Digital Wild: Online Culture, Identity, and Well-Being,” with Christopher Pepper and Mike Robb, Common Sense Media’s Head of Research
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 @ 2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT
FREE - Held on Common Sense Media’s LinkedIn page
Shannon Watts: Substack Live Conversation with Joanna Schroeder
Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 @ 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT
FREE - Held on Shannon Watts’ Substack page
Let’s See Some Highlights!
Watch And Listen
We’ve feel so grateful that we’ve been able to discuss Talk To Your Boys with many media outlets. Check out these stories!
CNN - Having difficult talks with your son should happen sooner than you might think, expert says
Priya Parker - A guidebook on how to talk to your boys about everything you’ve been avoiding (with
)Building Boys Bulletin - Talk to Boys: A Conversation With Christopher Pepper & Joanna Schroeder (with
)Ask Lisa - Talk to Your Boys: Raising Confident, Caring Young Men
This Is So Awkward - What Happens When Boys Open Up?
To Be A Boy - From Grunts to Growth: Talking Boys with Christopher Pepper
Getting Open - Parents Who Do These 11 Things Keep Their Sons Close, Even Long After They Grow Up featuring Joanna Schroeder
Minimalist Mama - 16 Conversations to Have With Your Boys
Voices of Your Village - Sex, Power and Consent: Raising Caring, Connected Boys with Joanna Schroeder and Christopher Pepper
Well Beyond Medicine - Talking With Teens: Honest Conversations That Build Connection
Parenting in the Screen Age
Read An Interview Or Article
New York Times: ‘Bring Back Bullying’? Online Provocateurs Say They’re Done With Sensitivity.
Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper: We Need To Listen To Young Men
Gender (In)equality: New Book Interview with Christopher Pepper (with
)Upworthy: Award-winning health teacher shares why ‘purpose’ is key in rasing boys tot be successful men
SheKnows: A New Report Warns That Digital Culture Is Defining Boyhood — More Than Parents or Schools
American Institute for Boys and Men: Talk to your boys: Tips for parents about mental health
Greater Good Magazine: How to Talk With Boys About Masculinity
Sample Our Audiobook
We love the way the Talk To Your Boys audiobook turned out, with excellent narration from Samantha Desz. Check out this chapter and let us know what you think!
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I really enjoyed your book and learned a lot!
Congratulations - it's great to see all this exposure! It shows how much these topics are resonating with folks.