Are You There, God? It's Me, Menopause: LIVE! presented by Lovestruck Books

An unforgettable evening of laughter, storytelling, and honest conversation celebrating friendship, reinvention, and the next chapter.
About this Event

Join Lovestruck Books & Cafe and Empress Editions for an unforgettable evening at Hilton Boston Park Plaza celebrating the launch of by bestselling author and board-certified OB/GYN Heather J. Robertson.

Part literary event, part live conversation, and part wellness experience, Are You There, God? It's Me, Menopause: LIVE! brings together readers, healthcare experts, and community for an evening filled with laughter, honest storytelling, meaningful conversation, and connection.

Throughout the evening, you'll enjoy experiences including:

🎤 An Evening with Heather J. Robertson

Hear Heather discuss the inspiration behind her novel, explore the realities of midlife with humor and honesty, and participate in a live audience conversation about friendship, identity, reinvention, and everything that comes next.

📖 Author Q&A & Book Signing

Meet Heather after the program, have your book signed, and celebrate the launch of one of the year's most anticipated novels about midlife.

🍷 Reception & Community Gathering

Arrive early to mingle with fellow readers over refreshments while connecting with local community members, partners, and organizations supporting women's wellness.

✨ Wellness & Discovery Experiences

Explore thoughtfully curated activations from mission-driven partners focused on women's health, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle throughout the evening.

📸 Photo Opportunities

Capture the evening with friends and commemorate the event at our dedicated photo moments.

💛 A Celebration of Connection

Whether you come with friends or on your own, this event is designed to spark conversation, build community, and remind every woman that she isn't navigating this chapter alone.

Come laugh, learn, connect, and celebrate the extraordinary possibilities of midlife with us.

EVENT DETAILS

• 6:00 PM: Welcome Reception – Enjoy wine, premium mocktails, light bites, wellness experiences, product discovery, and time to connect with fellow readers, healthcare professionals, creators, and community partners.

• 7:00 PM: Comedy – The evening opens with a live comedy performance from a featured comedian, setting the stage for an honest, joyful conversation.

• 7:20 PM: Heather J. Robertson Live – Storytelling, live readings, audience conversation, and practical discussion inspired by Are You There, God? It's Me, Menopause.

• 8:00 PM: After Party – Meet Heather during the signing, enjoy professional photo opportunities, continue conversations with guests and partners, explore beauty and wellness experiences, and enjoy additional refreshments throughout the evening.

• 10:00 PM: Event Concludes – Thanks for joining us!

Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the Eventbrite waitlist by selecting “Reserve a spot” followed by “Join Waitlist”. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer it to the next person.

ACCESSIBILITY

Guests who would benefit from priority seating or any additional assistance are encouraged to reach out in advance by emailing us at [email protected]. We're more than happy to make arrangements to ensure you feel comfortable and supported.

We’re always learning and looking for ways to make our events more accessible. If you have suggestions or feedback, we’d love to hear from you!

BOOK PICKUP POLICY

If you purchased a book with your event ticket but can’t make it to the event—and don’t request a refund—we’ll happily hold your book for pickup for up to 30 days after the event date.

We’ll be in touch via the email you provided at checkout to help coordinate pickup. After 30 days, if we haven’t heard from you or made other arrangements, we’ll consider the book abandoned property and may donate it or return it to inventory so it can find a new home.

Thanks so much for your understanding and for supporting our events—we love doing this with you!

ABOUT HEATHER J. ROBERTSON

Heather J. Robertson is the author of Are You There God? It's Me, Menopause, a sharply funny, emotionally honest novel about Gen X women navigating menopause, friendship, reinvention, and the beautifully chaotic realities of midlife. 

She also writes under her physician name, Dr. Heather Bartos, MD, and is the bestselling author of , a beloved guide to confidence, intimacy, and women's sexual wellness after forty. 

A board-certified OB/GYN with more than twenty years of clinical experience, Robertson is widely recognized as one of the nation's leading voices in menopause and midlife women's health. Her work and expertise have been featured by Oprah, Maria Shriver, and major national media outlets focused on women's wellness, aging, sexuality, and hormonal health. 

Known for blending humor, candor, and emotional insight, Robertson writes stories that explore identity, relationships, motherhood, sexuality, aging, friendship, and what happens when women finally stop apologizing for wanting more. Her fiction combines the emotional depth of contemporary women's fiction with an authentic yet subtle medical perspective rarely seen in commercial novels.

She lives in Texas with her children and an enthusiastic menagerie of pets.

ABOUT ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MENOPAUSE 

From bestselling author and renowned OB/GYN Heather J. Robertson comes a sharp, funny, emotionally resonant novel about friendship, midlife, and the liberating chaos that follows when a woman decides she's finally done pretending everything is fine. 

Perfect for readers of Catherine Newman, Ann Napolitano, and Meg Wolitzer, Are You There God? It's Me, Menopause is a bold Gen X ode to friendship, hormones, second acts, and the beautiful mess of becoming yourself. Hailed as "this generation's Ya-Ya Sisterhood," it is the kind of novel women press into their friends' hands, text about in all caps, and return to when life cracks open in unexpected ways. 

Julia Levy has always known how to manage things: show up, stay polite, keep the peace—and absolutely do not say what she's really thinking. 

Unfortunately, her hormones—and her life—never got the memo. 

When menopause arrives like a wrecking ball, upending her body, her relationships, and her carefully constructed identity, everything she's spent years holding together begins to unravel. Friendships deepen and fracture. Long-buried truths rise to the surface. Group chats become battlegrounds. Reinvention arrives uninvited. And suddenly, staying quiet feels far more dangerous than telling the truth. 

As Julia navigates emotional landmines, shifting family dynamics, unexpected desires, and the exhilarating possibility that life may not be winding down after all, she discovers that midlife isn't an ending. 

It's a beginning. 

Written with humor, warmth, and extraordinary insight into the lives of women in midlife, Are You There God? It's Me, Menopause is a celebration of friendship, resilience, honesty, and the radical act of saying what you mean. 

Because sometimes you don't find yourself by holding it all together. 

You find yourself by letting it all fall apart. 

At once laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving, Robertson's novel captures the emotional truth of a generation of women caught between who they were expected to be and who they are finally becoming. It is a story about friendship, forgiveness, desire, family, reinvention, and the liberating realization that the second half of life may be the most honest one yet.

ABOUT EMPRESS EDITIONS

Empress Editions is the fastest-growing independent U.S. publisher dedicated exclusively to stories by and for women in midlife. Publishing bold fiction, unforgettable memoir, romance, mystery, culture, and conversation-starting nonfiction, Empress champions voices that explore reinvention, desire, friendship, ambition, family, and the complicated joy of becoming oneself.

Founded on the belief that women's most powerful stories are often still ahead of them, Empress publishes books that entertain, provoke, comfort, and connect readers during one of life's most transformative chapters.

Learn more at empresseditions.net.

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