{{Short description|American author and journalist}} {{for|the American real estate developer|Amy Rose Silverman}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = Amy Silverman | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 27, 1967}} | birth_place = Phoenix, AZ, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Journalist | language = English | education = | alma_mater = Scripps College, Columbia University | movement = | notablework = My Heart Can't Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love, and Down Syndrome | website = {{URL|www.amy-silverman.com}} }}

'''Amy Silverman''' is an American author, journalist, blogger, and National Public Radio contributor.<ref name="Cusimano2016">{{cite news|last1=Cusimano|first1=Lauren|title=Amy Silverman's My Heart Can’t Even Believe It Is Out May 1|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/amy-silvermans-my-heart-can-t-even-believe-it-is-out-may-1-8165033|publisher=Phoenix New Times|date=April 12, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Machelor2016">{{cite news|last1=Machelor|first1=Patty|title=Arizona journalist explores Down syndrome, love in new book|url=http://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-journalist-explores-down-syndrome-love-in-new-book/article_4adcdb1b-95f3-5da7-b6d3-606194b38eec.html|publisher=Arizona Daily Star|date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> She is a former managing editor at ''Phoenix New Times'' and a commentator for KJZZ, the National Public Radio affiliate in Phoenix.<ref name=Cusimano2016 /><ref name="Hawkes2016">{{cite news|last1=Hawkes|first1=Marilyn|title=Mom pens memoir about Down syndrome|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/arts_features/mom-pens-memoir-about-down-syndrome/article_b7532700-0be9-11e6-a4eb-3754ff3f97dc.html|publisher=Jewish News|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Goossen2016">{{cite news|last1=Goossen|first1=Amanda|title=May 2016 Book Club: Arcadia native shares her story of motherhood|url=http://www.arcadianews.com/local_news_and_features/book_club/may-book-club-arcadia-native-shares-her-story-of-motherhood/article_08e6e6da-0d5f-11e6-9750-7b363118d52f.html|publisher=Arcadia News|date=May 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Machelor2016 /> Her work has appeared on the radio show ''This American Life'' and in ''The New York Times''.<ref name=Cusimano2016 /> She has a master's in journalism from Columbia University.<ref name=Cusimano2016 /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Naranjo|first1=Elizabeth Maria|title=Interview with Amy Silverman, Author of My Heart Can’t Even Believe It|url=http://www.elizabethmarianaranjo.com/2016/04/08/interview-with-amy-silverman-author-of-my-heart-cant-even-believe-it/|publisher=ElizabethMariaNaranjo.com|date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> Her memoir, ''My Heart Can't Even Believe It'', was published by Woodbine Press in May 2016; it accounts for her experience raising a daughter with Down syndrome.<ref name=Cusimano2016 /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Citron|first1=Debra|title=Amy Silverman’s "My Heart Can’t Even Believe It" explores Down syndrome|url=http://www.raisingarizonakids.com/2016/04/amy-silverman-my-heart-cant-even-believe-it-explores-down-syndrome/|publisher=Raising Arizona Kids|date=April 2016}}</ref><ref name=Hawkes2016 /><ref name=Goossen2016 /><ref name=Machelor2016 /><ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Andrea|first1=Niki|title=Heart Detour|url=http://www.phoenixmag.com/arts/heart-detour.html|publisher=Phoenix Magazine|date=June 2016|access-date=2016-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630165353/http://www.phoenixmag.com/arts/heart-detour.html|archive-date=2016-06-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://myheartcantevenbelieveit.com/ Official Author Site] * [http://www.girlinapartyhat.com/ Author Blog] *{{cite news|last1=Silverman|first1=Amy|title=A Look at the R-Word, the N-Word, and Other Words You Aren't Supposed to Use|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/a-look-at-the-r-word-the-n-word-and-other-words-you-arent-supposed-to-use-8269677|publisher=Phoenix New Times|date=May 4, 2016}} *{{cite web|last1=Moran|first1=Kimberly|title=My Heart Can't Even Believe It by Amy Silverman|url=http://kimberleymoran.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-heart-cant-even-believe-it-by-amy.html|website=Written Reflections|publisher=Written Reflections|accessdate=March 29, 2016}} *{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Katie|title=10 New Books to Read in Summer 2016|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/10-new-books-to-read-in-summer-2016-8293693/2|publisher=Phoenix New Times|date=June 7, 2016}} *{{cite news|last1=Bland|first1=Karina|title=On turning 13, cell phones, cute boys and Down syndrome|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/karinabland/2016/06/30/turning-13-cell-phones-cute-boys-and-down-syndrome-amy-silverman-karina-bland/86457944/|publisher=The Arizona Republic|date=June 30, 2016}} *{{cite news|last1=Lengel|first1=Kerry|title=Author Q&A: Amy Silverman on raising daughter with Down syndrome|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/04/22/amy-silverman-down-syndrome-book/83325430/|publisher=The Arizona Republic|date=April 22, 2016}} *{{cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Steve|title=Amy Silverman's Book Explores Life With A Child With Down Syndrome|url=http://kjzz.org/content/298434/amy-silvermans-book-explores-life-child-down-syndrome|agency=KJZZ|date=April 27, 2016}} *{{cite news|last1=Nintzel|first1=Jim|title=Zona Politics: UA College Dean Joaquin Ruiz Talks Biosphere Anniversary, Amy Silverman Talks About Her New Book & More!|url=http://m.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2016/04/29/zona-politics-ua-college-dean-joaquin-ruiz-talks-biosphere-anniversary-amy-silverman-talks-about-her-new-book-and-more|publisher=The Tucson Weekly|date=April 29, 2016}} *{{cite news|last1=Simons|first1=Ted|title=Book: "My Heart Can’t Even Believe It"|url=http://www.azpbs.org/arizonahorizon/play.php?vidId=8858|publisher=Arizona PBS|date=May 25, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *{{cite news|last1=Hilton & Isenberg|first1=Jane & Robert|title=Phoenix Literary Scene Series|url=http://kbaq.org/content/heart-arts-author-amy-silverman|publisher=K-BACH Studios|date=August 21, 2016}}

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