Complete Media Kit
Four-page media kit with media sheet, biography, interview questions, and media experience.
Media Kit & Press
Media Resources
Amanda LaPera is an award-winning author, educator, speaker, and mental health advocate whose work spans psychology memoir and young adult fiction.
At a Glance
Author, educator, speaker, advocate.
Amanda’s memoirs explore the family impact of severe mental illness, caregiving, anosognosia, loss, and resilience. Her Desert of Dreams fiction follows interconnected coming-of-age stories set in a small Mojave Desert town during the 1980s and 1990s.
Her verified speaking background includes NAMI California and NAMI National conferences, Meeting of the Minds Conference workshops, community mental-health forums, school programs, and professional presentations.
Media Materials
Downloadable media kit materials.
One-Page Media Sheet
Brief bio, book list, credentials, testimonials, speech topics, and audience outcomes.
Biography & Story Depth
Author biography and background connection to Amanda’s books.
Interview Questions
Mental illness and memoir-focused interview prompts.
Media Coverage & Experience
Recent media coverage, media experience, testimonials, and images.
Book Sell Sheets
Sell sheets for Losing Dad and Finding Dad.
Quick Preview
Author & Book Visuals
Selected visuals for media.
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Recent Feature
Laguna Hills Living
A May 2026 Laguna Hills Living resident feature offers a visual press item for media contacts, event hosts, and professional inquiries.
Press & Interviews
Selected media, articles, and interviews.
Selected public links and media materials are organized here for journalists, hosts, podcasters, bookstores, libraries, and professional contacts.
Podcast Interview
Families Coping with Mental Illness with Amanda LaPera
Recent interview for It Matters How We Treat One Another Podcast.
Watch InterviewPodcast / Video Interview
Interview on Losing Dad
YouTube interview covering the true story behind the book Losing Dad.
Watch InterviewSpeech / Mental Illness
Mental illness speech
Video speech resource related to mental illness, family experience, and advocacy.
Listen to SpeechInterview
Daily Inspiration: Meet Amanda LaPera
San Diego Voyager interview covering Amanda’s writing background, memoirs, advocacy, teaching, and fiction work.
Read InterviewSchool District Feature
La Quinta High School teacher Amanda LaPera inspires students
Garden Grove Unified School District feature about Amanda as an English teacher and award-winning author.
Read FeaturePress Release
Antelope Valley Indian Museum hosts author Amanda LaPera
California State Parks press release for Amanda’s Book Time at the Butte appearance.
Read ReleaseAuthor Profile
Southern California Writers Association profile
Author profile with biography, awards, and professional background.
View ProfilePress Link
AV author to speak at Lake LA Library
Antelope Valley Press article on Amanda LaPera's Lake LA Library appearance.
Read ArticlePress Link
Press Link
News Article covering Amanda LaPera's Book Time at the Butte appearance.
Read ArticlePast Media & Professional Context
Past event and professional-context visuals.
Interviews & Appearances
Media, Booking, and Professional Inquiries
Presentations may be adapted for 20-minute programs, one-hour talks, or customized event formats.
