
Long Island LitFest Presents: Valerie Bertinelli
March 11, 2026 / 7:00 pm

An Intimate Chat With Valerie Bertinelli
From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.
About the Author
Valerie Bertinelli is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Enough Already, Losing It, and Finding It, plus fan favorites Indulge, Valerie’s Home Cooking, and One Dish at a Time. She was the Emmy Award–winning host of the Food Network shows Valerie’s Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship and has starred in TV classics One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland. Valerie has expanded her presence on The Drew Barrymore Show as a regular lifestyle expert contributor sharing her expertise and authentic perspective on topics ranging from cooking to relationships.
Moderated by Paulina Porizkova
Paulina Porizkova is a Czechoslovak-born actor and writer. As a model, she was the first Central European woman to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1984. In 1988 she became one of the highest-paid models in the world as the face of Estee Lauder and has returned to the Estee fold as a global brand ambassador with the message that “aging is a privilege and a different kind of beautiful “. Paulina and her partner in life and a new collaboration, Jeff Greenstein, are launching their podcast TWENTY GOOD SUMMERS, available wherever you listen to podcasts. Paulina has starred in 16 movies and a slew of TV shows and served as part of the judging panel on Cycle 10 of America’s Next Top Model. Her debut novel, A Model Summer, was published in 2007 and the memoir, No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, in 2022.
Each ticket includes a signed copy of the book.
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