Susan Gambrell Reinhardt, author of Not Tonight, Honey Wait 'til I'm a size 6. Fabulously funny!  In addition to her novel, described as “a wild ride through the trenches of motherhood, marriage, fading beauty, and even a nip and tuck or two” Reinhardt has a syndicated column through Gannett Newspapers, and is a full-time columnist for the Asheville Citizen-Times located in Asheville, North Carolina—“the prettiest town in America.”

She has been a guest on many radio and television shows, and given dozens of speeches—and as her fans say “she’s as funny and charming in person as in print.” Major newspaper publications around the world have published her columns, including the Washington Post, Chicago Sun, Newsday, and Woman’s World. She is the author of two fiction novels that “are up for adoption,” and her new book, a sequel to Not Tonight out in May 2008. Reinhardt’s short stories have been published by Story Magazine, Mademoiselle, and Writer’s Digest. She has won numerous awards for her columns, features, and fiction, such as, Gannett’s Outstanding Writer of the Year in 1998, Best of Gannett honors, and she was even nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Born in South Carolina, reared in Georgia, and finally, transplanted to North Carolina, she holds a place in her heart, and in her writing, for the South and its people. Not only is she funny, she does not shy away from writing about loss, pain, fear, and has the touching ability, and Southern Strength, to poke fun at her own foibles.

Reinhardt is a community volunteer, a member of the PTA and the Read it or Not, Here We Come Book Club. She is a regular public speaker, having done a keynote address for the Erma Bombeck Writers Convention in Ohio last year. Reinhardt is available to speak to large corporations or small groups. Her topics are “Healing Through Humor,” and “Out of the Darkness,” which delves into her battles with depression and other illnesses. It is her mission to bring these issues out of the closet, to remove the stigma, and enlighten others so they may get help and find joy in their lives. She also does stand-up comedy and loves being a guest on radio shows, many national programs inviting her to join them. She is a syndicated columnist and has won dozens of awards.