Sunday of Strong Women 2026
Sunday of Strong Women 2026
When Life Writes the Story
Three remarkable women share powerful memoirs that explore defining relationships—mother, friend, husband. From complex family bonds to intimate friendships and the mysteries of marriage, these courageous storytellers reveal how life’s connections shape who we become.
Our most high-profile line up yet.
- Molly Jong-Fast – How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir
- Elyce Arons – We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade
- Belle Burden – Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage
2026 Authors
Molly Jong-Fast
How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir
Contributing writer at Vanity Fair and political analyst at MSNBC, Molly Jong-Fast shares her memoir about growing up as the daughter of Erica Jong, author of the groundbreaking feminist novel Fear of Flying. Molly’s story depicts an intense mother-daughter relationship and a chaotic upbringing with a fame-hungry parent, told with both humor and raw honesty.
Elyce Arons
We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade
Co-founder of Kate Spade and Frances Valentine, Elyce Arons sets her memoir against the glitzy and gritty backdrop of 1990s downtown New York. We Might Just Make It After All lovingly and candidly explores her friendship with Kate Spade—a bond as close as sisterhood—the challenges facing women entrepreneurs, and the timeless elegance of a generation-defining brand.
Belle Burden
Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage
In Strangers, Burden revisits her marriage, searching for clues that her husband was not who she always thought he was. As she examines her relationship through a new lens, she reckons with her own family history and the lessons she learned about how a woman is expected to behave in the face of betrayal. In the process, she is transformed.
Sunday, March 22, 10:30am-1:30pm, $60 Members/$70 Guests (includes lunch)