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Jill Zarin stuck in the bathroom before Joy Behar’s show

“Real Housewives of New York City” star Jill Zarin panicked before appearing on “The Joy Behar Show” when she found herself imprisoned in the green-room lavatory. The doorknob was missing. Zarin tweeted Behar for help. Behar then tweeted, “Jill Zarin is still locked in the bathroom. We will liberate her before she’s on my show tonight [...]

The Secrets of a Jewish Mother

NOTE: As the son of a Jewish mother, I can attest there are secrets. If only I had this book as a child!  “Real Housewives of New York” star Lisa Wexler, Jill Zarin and Gloria Kamen are co-authors of “Secrets of a Jewish Mother.” Wexler offers this primer to the LKL blog. Yesterday, on the [...]

Jill Zarin and Family Get ‘Real’ at Book Revue

Bravo TV’s hit series, “The Real Housewives of New York City,” documents the affluent lifestyles and convoluted relationships of a group of Manhattan women. Just after the exceedingly popular reality television show began its third season, Long Island fans received a ‘real’ treat, courtesy of Huntington’s Book Revue. Jill Zarin, one of the stars of the [...]

How nice is this??

Read a recent  REAL review of our book signing event at Book Revue in Huntington, NY which appears on one of  AOL’s new hyper local news websites.  The story is called “Jill Zarin and Family Get ‘Real’ at Book Revue.” http://huntington.patch.com/articles/jill-zarin-and-family-get-real-at-book-revue

Love Advice From Real Housewife Jill Zarin

Are you still single and looking for love on JDate? In “Secrets of a Jewish Mother,” Jill Zarin wants to know: Why are you not dating anyone yet? Have you asked everyone you know to set you up with someone? Have you gone online? What are you waiting for? In our exclusive interview, Jill Zarin [...]

Jill Zarin on Fox and Friends for Secrets of a Jewish Mother

Some recent reviews from

Review 1 from Amazon.com This book touched my heart like few other books have., April 21, 2010 By Kathleen Pulcastro – See all my reviews This review is from: Secrets of a Jewish Mother: Real Advice, Real Stories, Real Love (Hardcover) This book touched my heart like few other books I have ever read. I [...]

Book Tour Update

This morning we did Fox and Friends with mommy and Lisa. If I could stay in that moment the rest of my life I would. Steve and Gretchen treated us like family. Steve read the book last night. He loved it. He is a no bullshit guy and always tells the truth. He would have [...]

On the List at Jill Zarin’s Book Launch & Latke’s

Last nite YOUAREONTHELIST.com went down to the lower eastside for the book launch of Real Housewife of NYC Jill Zarin’s “Secrets of a Jewish Mother“. The well heeled Upper Eastside Crowd noshed on Elegant Affairs fabulously delicious snacks of latkes, kugle, and cookies and milk just like Grandma used to make. There was even Borscht [...]

Jill Zarin Appears on The Today Show

Jill Zarin Appears on Happy Hour on Fox Business

Secrets of the Real Jewish Aunties

Jill Zarin, co-star of The Real Housewives of New York on Bravo, and her mother Gloria Kamen and sister Lisa Wexler, host of The Lisa Wexler Show, are authors of Secrets of A Jewish Mother: Real Advice, Real Stories, Real Love.  From friendships to love, marriage and children, the book covers many aspects of life with laugh-out-loud stories [...]

Come to a BOOK signing in tri-state area this week!

Monday in Huntington, Wed at RJ Julia in Madison CT, Thurs at Borders in Fairfield CT, Friday Westchester Mall, Saturday Bridgewater, Sunday Fred Segal Fun in Santa Monica California. Details on the right or secretsofajewishmother.com! If you want your book autographed..email me at jill@jillzarin.com and we will mail you a book plate sticker to put [...]

From my sister Lisa Wexlers’ Blog …

Yesterday, on the first day of our book tour to promote our new book, Secrets of a Jewish Mother, the Times ran an article entitled ‘Can the Jewish Deli Be Reformed?” by Julia Moskin. Here we were, Mom, Dad, Jill and I, brought together to our own New York City via planes and trains, and [...]

Come to our first book signing in NYC at Borders Columbus Circle April 15th 7PM!

I created a Facebook page to RSVP on or just come! I am looking forward to meeting you all IN PERSON. Also, check out the Daily News today ( Sunday April 11) Our first great newspaper write up! I know, it seems all I am doing lately is promoting the book but honestly, we spent [...]

Jill Zarin Appears on LXTV: Secrets of a Jewish Mother

Jill Zarin Appears on LXTV: Daughters and Dresses

Jill Zarin Appears on LXTV: Queen Bees

Retail Therapy: Jill Zarin

Jill Zarin hardly needs an introduction. She is a star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York. As the other J.Z, she knows the ins and outs of New York and knows where to cop a great deal. Jill isn’t afraid to admit her affinity for sample sales but is never willing to spend above [...]

I’m in a Pantene video!

I was recently contacted by Pantene to partner with them on a new contest they just launched. They’re looking for the world’s first EVER reality hair star to be featured in a live TV advertisement in May – how fabulous! They needed my reality “expertise” to help guide those looking to enter the contest and [...]