This year has been especially exciting, because on June 1, 2006, my first book was published and released at all major bookstores, as well as Target, Walmart, and many grocery stores. 'TIL THE FAT GIRL SINGS, from an overweight nobody to a Broadway somebody, is a true story about me; a 230 pound singing kid growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio with big Broadway dreams. Throughout my childhood I was told there was no place for me in show business because of how my body looked, and this book tells my funny, sad, and surprising stories of overcoming hurdles to make it on Broadway. It's hard to be a big kid with big dreams, and the last sentence of the book is not "and I lost a zillion pounds and now I'm successful!" Instead, it's about believing in my talent and finding an identity that went beyond what the scale said. I hope you read it. I'm very proud of it. In addition to buying it in stores, it is possible to order a copy on many web sites, including:

	Amazon
	Barnes and Noble
	Borders
	and through my publisher, Adams Media