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Author Interview: Lila Lee Silvern

11/16/2015

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Meet Lila Lee Silvern, Author of Confessions of a Geriatric Prom Queen

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About Confessions of a Geriatric Prom Queen
 
This book explores what seems to be the last taboo in movies and TV. sensuality after sixty, The author describes her "coming of old age" adventures in a hilarious book of stories about dates on a clothing optional beach with a retired Royal Grenadier to a movie shoot with an amateur director, to a real romance with a late-in-life true love. She hopes to inspire the older crowd to drop some of their inhibitions and get more enjoyment out of life after sixty and also give younger readers something to look forward to in the future.
 
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BBB: Tell us about yourself.
 
LLS:
My second career is that of an author. I am a retired school teacher, a graduate of the UCLA Theatre Arts Department. I wanted to create a new image of herself and started entertaining at a weekly story salon held at a local coffee house.


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BBB: What inspired your book, Confessions of Geriatric Prom Queen?

LLS: I was surprised to learn that my young audiences were delighted with her seven minute, ribald stories about seniors still enjoying sex, romance and a good laugh about themselves.
I hope to inspire the older crowd to drop some of their inhibitions, get more enjoyment out of life after sixty, and give the younger people a more hopeful look at the future. Sensuality after sixty seems to be the last taboo that TV and the movies seem reluctant to explore. This book may embarrass some, but hopefully it will titillate others to drop a few hang ups and grab what’s left of their lives with gusto and giggles.

BBB: Tell us about your main character.
 
LLS: I am the main character in all the stories. It is autobiographical account of life after age 60 and about senior romance.
 
BBB: What are you currently working on?
 
LLS: I am writing short stories, one about my recent trip to Panama with a group of senior citizens
 
BBB: How can readers discover more about you and your work?
 
LLS: You can find me at my website, Confessions of a Geriatric Prom Queen 
 
My facebook page is here
 
And of course, I welcome anyone who is reading the book to take a picture of themselves reading it and post it to my facebook page.
 
About Lila Lee Silvern
Lila Lee Silvern is a retired educator who directed a program for immigrant students, created many educational materials, and also appeared in a TV series, "The World Comes to Los Angeles".
After retiring from a long career as a writer of educational materials for children, Lila Lee Silvern created a new image of herself entertaining at a weekly story salon held at a local coffee house.
She was surprised to learn that her young audiences were delighted with her seven minute, ribald stories about seniors still enjoying sex, romance and a good laugh about themselves.
She hoped to inspire the older crowd to drop some of their inhibitions, get more enjoyment out of life after sixty, and give the younger people a more hopeful look at the future. Sensuality after sixty seems to be the last taboo that TV and the movies seem reluctant to explore. This book may embarrass some, but hopefully it will titillate others to drop a few hang ups and grab what’s left of their lives with gusto and giggles.
Lila Lee Silvern is a graduate of the UCLA Theatre Arts Department and received a Masters Degree in Bilingual Education from California State University. Northridge. She has had educational materials published and appeared in a KLCS series called, “The World Comes to Los Angeles.” She is the mother of two sons.


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