Reviews And Articles From The Australian Press

On her recent media tour of Australia, Suzanne was scheduled to appear on a major Sydney morning TV show. Alas, she was bumped at the last minute by a celebrity chef. "The guy made salmon patties!" says Suzanne, who watched the show from the Lifecyle at her hotel gym. "I go 1,358 days without sex, sit on a plane for 14 hours to Sydney, and salmon patties are more newsworthy?"

Despite the slight, Suzanne did get her share of media Down Under. Here is a sampling.

Sunday Telegraph (Sydney): After spending her 20s in a series of fruitless relationships, journalist Schlosberg decides, at 32, to get serious about finding a potential partner. That means no losers or commitment-phones - and no sex until a possible Mr. Right presents himself. And so begins what Schlosberg dubs "The Streak" — a sex drought of over 1001 days. In hilarious detail, Schlosberg chronicles her attempts to find a man. This is a self-deprecating look at one woman's search for love, even if she's trying too hard.

Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin: Suzanne Schlosberg brings a wonderful resonance and relevance to being single in her autobiographical book. This is far from a pale imitation of Bridget Jones' Diary, but there are parallels as Schlosberg ruthlessly and hilariously presents the facts of her single life. . . The Curse of the Singles Table is a delightful chronicle of the authors attempts to end The Streak. Those attempts are distinct. For instance, she applies feng shui techniques to make her home more man-friendly; she scours Internet rendezvous possibilities; she travels to the South Pacific and the Arctic in order to find herself, thinking that once she has done that it should be easier to find someone else. Finally, she confronts the toughest question: Does she really need a man at all?

Herald Sun (Melbourne): Anyone who has had a bad date will relate to this funny book. While Schlosberg probably appears more desperate than she really was, she describes the perils of Internet dating, blind dates and being single at weddings. She even resorts to "pre-dates" to screen for real dates. Failed relationships send her to far-flung overseas destinations. Will she ever find true love? In a word: entertaining.

Sunday Mail (Adelaide): It's bad enough being single and over 30. Even worse is being reminded of the fact by ageing grandparents with the guilt-inducing comments "I hope you get married while I'm still alive." American journalist and author Suzanne Schlosberg should know. Fed up with being reminded of her single status and driven by a desire to find someone with whom to share her life, she embarked on an epic quest to find her perfect mate. Suzanne has written about her hapless love life in her new book, The Curse of the Singles Table, which his shaping up to be a bestseller in the mould of Bridget Jones's Diary. Click here to read the entire feature article.

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney): First there is the name — the Singles Table — conjuring, as it does, images of discarded plastic cheese slices waiting forlornly to be picked off a plate after the rest of the good stuff is gone. Then there is the prospect of learning that at this wedding, the only "cute, friendly" boy at the aforementioned table has just celebrated his 11th birthday. And finally, there is the Throwing of the Bouquet, an appalling ritual that will see 50 singles women vying for a bunch of flowers thrown by the most Not-Single woman in the room. It's a misery shared by single wedding-going women everywhere. . . Click here to read the entire feature article.

NW: This is a delightful, fun and honest book! Schlosberg glided through her 20s with an assortment of boyfriends, but her 30s are a different story. In fact, she confesses to going without sex for more than 1000 nights! In the process, she tells of weddings, parties, and coffee dates she goes to as a single gal. This is a witty novel that'll have long-term singles, who despair of meeting Mr. Right, cheering. The bottom line: A blessing, not a curse.

New Woman: Usually a novel is hard to close because of the romance factor, but in this instance it's one woman's 1001 nights without sex that have you wrapped up in her plight! A good laugh.

Nine to Five: Suzanne's is an engaging and funny tale about the quest to track down Mr. Right (or even just Mr. Remote Possibility!). Internet dating, speed dating and some other fun matchmaking rituals are involved in her mission, along with Suzanne's most undignified and dreaded event of all: her younger sister's wedding and being seated at the notorious Singles Table.

MX - Melbourne: Life in the singles lane is one big adventure for sex-deprived Suzanne Schlosberg, author of The Curse of the Singles Table. Click here to read an interview with Suzanne.

City Weekly (Melbourne): Travel features heavily in US author Suzanne Schlosberg's new chick-lit book, The Curse of the Singles Table. Schlosberg, who is promoting the book in Australia this month, says The Curse is entirely autobiographical. After spending her 20s in fruitless relationships, Schlosberg swore off sex until she found a suitable partner. "I had so many dates . . . if they hadn't been so funny they would have been really upsetting, but fortunately I tried to see the humour in them, so my streak took on this cult following among my friends," she said. Two chapters of Schlosberg's book are devoted to "Mission: Implausible," a global volunteering jaunt, which she describes as a "radical response" to her younger sister's engagement. "In a lot of the other romantic comedy books, they start drinking or smoking or eating lots of ice cream and I tended to run away." Click here to read the entire feature article.

Hobart Mercury: This is Suzanne Schlosberg's story about the time she spent three years without sex. It's the usual mix of 30something angst, disastrous dates and difficulties in getting the parents to understand. The outspoken grandparents are hilarious and the stories leading up to her sister's wedding are amusing.