I had the privilege to talk with author Richard Reiss. We discussed his memoir, his plays, and his forthcoming novel (Serving House Books, 2026).
Grab a copy of the memoir here:
Desperate Love, A Father's Memoir
https://bookshop.org/a/109691/9780983828914
Richard Reiss began his professional writing career at the Piscataway-Dunellen Review, a Forbes newspaper, for which he wrote and was recognized by the New Jersey Press Association for his humor column, Reiss’s Pieces. Over the next twenty five years he developed his skills as a professional fundraiser working primarily for colleges and universities. During that period he also wrote extensively about creating a family through adoption, and the joys and challenges of being adoptive parents. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, ADDitude Magazine, Perigee Literary Journal, and in the anthology, Upstart Crows II: True Stories, published by Wide Array Press. In 2008 Reiss collaborated with director and lyricist, Martin Charnin, to create the musical revue Love is Love.
Here is the podcast featuring Richard and his son Gabriel: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/podcasts/modern-love-wilderness-therapy-troubled-teens.html
