Come join the Philadelphia Ethical Society at Ludington Library for a special evening on Tuesday, April 30! This is your chance to spend an evening discussing the captivating memoir “When Your Family Says No”! If you’ve ever felt alienated from your community, sought love and acceptance, or dreamt of breaking away from tradition, this is an inspiring event you want to be a part of. 

Any questions please contact Laya at Laya@authorlaya.com

We’re inviting you to an extra special author event with the Lawrence Family JCC! Join us as we welcome writer Laya Martinez, author of “When Your Family Says No”. Martinez’s deeply moving memoir about falling in love with a man outside of her strict Orthodox Jewish faith shows readers what it’s like to feel alienated from your own community and yearn for love and acceptance. You don’t want to miss this unforgettable author event!

Please contact Laya@authorlaya.com with any questions.

Join us at Ludington Library for an exciting author event with Laya Martinez! This is your chance to spend an evening with the author of the captivating memoir “When Your Family Says No”! If you’ve ever felt alienated from your community, sought love and acceptance, or dreamt of breaking away from tradition, this is event you don’t want to miss.

Please contact Laya@authorlaya.com with any questions.

You’re invited to an exciting author event at the Temple Shalom on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 1:30 PM!

Have you ever felt alienated in your community or craved love and acceptance? Join us for an inspiring afternoon with Laya Martinez, author of the profound memoir “When Your Family Says No,” and hear about her moving journey of choosing love over tradition. 

Any questions please reach out to Laya at laya@authorlaya.com

We’re inviting you to join us at the Springfield Township Library for an inspirational author event with the one and only Laya Martinez! We’ll be spending the evening discussing Martinez’s moving and captivating memoir “When Your Family Says No”. This is the perfect event for anyone who has ever felt isolated from their community, wished for unconditional love and acceptance, or dared to go against traditional norms. Mark your calendars, you don’t want to miss this!

Please RSVP to Laya via email or phone Laya@authorlaya.com, 215-680-3160

Join us for an extra special author event on Wednesday, January 31, 2024! At 7:00 pm Laya Martinez will be here to discuss her moving memoir, “When Your Family Says No”. Come for an inspirational evening with Laya as she shares her story of falling in love with an outsider of her traditional Orthodox Jewish community. This event is for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love, felt like they didn’t belong, or been tempted to go against tradition! In other words, this event is for everyone.

Phone: (610) 697-1124

Email: psedor@radnorlibrary.org

Please contact Laya@authorlaya.com with any questions.

Join Lecia Markowitz’s Book Club for an exciting evening with an especially inspiring writer! We’ll be joined by Laya Martinez, the author of the captivating memoir “When Your Family Says No”. This event is for anyone who’s ever yearned for love, acceptance, and belonging within their community. We can’t wait to see you there!

Please contact Laya@authorlaya.com with any questions.

We will announce the live date that it will appear on TV after the interview is completed.

Tune in to WHTM abc27 for Good Day PA’s awe-inspiring tv interview with writer Laya Martinez! “When Your Family Says No” is Martinez’s page-turning memoir that details her journey exploring the question, If you knew your family would disown you, what choice would you make? Be sure to tune in, you won’t want to miss this!

Join us at the Reform Congregation of Keneseth Israel for a very exciting author event! We’ll be joined by Laya Martinez, author of “When Your Family Says No”, a moving memoir about her experience falling in love with someone outside of her traditional Orthodox Jewish community. If you’ve ever felt like an outsider, yearned for love and acceptance, or felt the pull of love over tradition—this is an empowering author event that you won’t want to miss!

Please contact Laya@authorlaya.com with any questions.

You’re invited to an exciting author event with memoirist Laya Martinez at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 13! Join us at the JCC of Atlantic County in Margate, New Jersey for a moving evening about Laya’s inspiring journey of breaking away from tradition and choosing love. If you’ve ever struggled to feel like you belong or are searching for acceptance, you don’t want to miss this event!

Join us at the Jewish Federation of Delaware at 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 12 for an evening with author Laya Martinez! If you’ve ever felt the pull of love over tradition, felt isolated from your community, or yearned for unconditional love and acceptance, this is a special author event you don’t want to miss! We can’t wait to see you there!

You’re invited to the Main Line Reform Temple for an author event you don’t want to miss!

Have you ever chosen love over tradition, felt alienated in your community, or yearned for love and acceptance? Writer Laya Martinez, author of the profoundly touching memoir “When Your Family Says No” certainly has! Join us for food, drinks, and Laya’s author event about her experience falling in love with a man from outside her insular Orthodox Jewish community and breaking away from tradition.

Join us for a heartwarming author event at Jenkintown Library this fall! Come for an evening with Laya Martinez, author of the deeply moving memoir “When Your Family Says No” that’s sure to leave you inspired. This event is for anyone who’s ever prioritized love over tradition, felt alone in their community, or wished for love and acceptance. In other words, this event is for everyone.

NEW DATE: OCTOBER 26, 2023

Registration is required!

Join us this fall for a very special talk with Laya Martinez, author of the captivating memoir “When Your Family Says No”! Hear Laya discuss how her book details her journey of falling in love with a man outside of her sheltered Orthodox Jewish community and choosing love over tradition. Whether you feel alienated from a community, seek love and acceptance, or dream of breaking away from tradition—this is a deeply moving event you won’t want to miss.

Don’t forget to register for this event! Registration will close TWO hours prior to the start of event.

Mark your calendars! You’re invited to an exciting author event with Laya Martinez at the JBC & Jewish Federation of Tampa on Wednesday morning October 25! Have you ever prioritized love over following traditional norms, experienced a sense of detachment from your community, or desired to be loved and accepted unconditionally? Then this is an event you won’t want to miss! Join us for an impactful morning with Laya Martinez, author of the moving memoir “When Your Family Says No” and get inspired by her story!

Join us for a reading of “When Your Family Says No,” a captivating memoir by Laya Martinez! Laya’s moving story is one for the ages—a tale of forbidden love within a sheltered Orthodox Jewish community. Her enduring courage and determination to make her own life choices is an inspiration to all those who may be grappling with secrets of their own.

Q&A session to follow after the reading. Don’t miss the chance to connect with a truly trailblazing individual! Autographed copies of “When Your Family Says No” will be available for purchase.

RSVP to coordinator@authorlaya.com

Join the Free Library of Springfield Township for an exciting author event with a captivating writer! Come for an afternoon with Laya Martinez, author of the powerful memoir “When Your Family Says No”. If you’ve ever longed for love and acceptance, felt like you didn’t belong, or gone against deep-seated tradition—this is an inspiring author event you do not want to miss out on!

Join us this fall at Drexel University for a special book reading event featuring Laya and her memoir, "When My Family Says No."

This event will leave you feeling empowered and inspired.

A light dinner and refreshments will be provided. Don't miss out on this opportunity to meet the author and delve deeper into their captivating story.

RSVP to coordinator@authorlaya.com

Join us at the Norristown Public Library on October 14th for a special book reading of "When My Family Says No."

During the event, Laya will read excerpts from the book and share personal insights into the writing process. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a discussion with Laya and fellow readers.

Whether you have experienced similar challenges in your own life or simply enjoy thought-provoking memoirs, this event is not to be missed. So mark your calendars and join us at the Norristown Public Library for an inspiring book reading that will leave you feeling empowered and inspired.

RSVP to coordinator@authorlaya.com

Join us for an intimate afternoon with author Laya as she reads excerpts from her memoir, "When Your Family Says No." In this poignant and powerful book, Laya shares her personal journey as an Orthodox Jewish woman who decides to leave behind the life she was expected to lead in pursuit of love and self-discovery.

During the event, you'll have the opportunity to hear from Laya firsthand as she shares her experiences and insights. You'll also have the chance to ask questions and engage in a thoughtful discussion with other attendees.

After the reading, we'll gather for a delicious lunch. Mark your calendars and join us.

RSVP to coordinator@authorlaya.com

Join us for a reading with Laya from her memoir: “When Your Family Says No”!

Laya will read a short section from her triumphant—and sometimes tragic—memoir. Follow her journey from the rigid obedience of Fundamentalist Judaism to the moment she met the person who would change her life forever. As for what happened after…well, you’ll just have to come find out!

RSVP to coordinator@authorlaya.com

We welcome you all to Hilltop Books, staffed by volunteers and benefitting the Chestnut Hill Library branch. Laya will be doing a reading from her memoir “When Your Family Says No” with a discussion to follow. Her universal message-that everyone seeks love, acceptance, and community stems from being excommunicated from the ultra-Orthodox family in which she was raised.

RSVP: coordinator@authorlaya.com

Join us at Gratz College for their spring series Gratz Cafe for a lively discussion about Laya’s memoir, “When Your Family Says No”. From growing up in a well-known and deeply respected ultra Orthodox family, Laya defied the rules put in place by her father and sought out a career…and ended up finding a life beyond her wildest dreams. This event will include a light brunch.

RSVP: Author.Laya@gmail.com

Hosted by the Union League of Philadelphia, The Millenium Club Table invites you to a book reading and discussion with Laya Martinez, founder of the One Percenters, long time club member, author and entrepreneur. Laya’s memoir “When Your Family Says No”, details a strict religious upbringing upended by meeting someone outside of her faith and choosing a path, and a life, dictated by only herself. RSVP to Laya, author.laya@gmail.com to ensure your spot at this event.

“A Reading with Laya-When Your Family Says No”

Laya will do a short reading from her heartbreaking but triumphant memoir, detailing the rigid laws and obedience needed to be the perfect daughter of a prestigious ultra Orthodox family-until she met someone who would change the course of her life forever.

3-4 PM February 26th

RSVP to Ruth Weisberg at Ruthweisberg@hotmail.com

Opened in 2005, Big Blue Marble Bookstore is a haven for book lovers of all ages. Laya is delighted to be doing a short reading and engaging in discussion about how her childhood growing in an ultra-Orthodox family shaped her life. Predestined to be a mother and homemaker, Laya eventually sought a career in a previously male dominated field, and met someone who would change the course of her life in doing so.

RSVP: Author.Laya@gmail.com

Registration Closed.

The American Business Women’s Association (Bucks Co chapter) invites you to a reading of “When Your Family Says No”, a memoir written by Laya Martinez, an entrepreneur, visionary, and author. The book takes you on a journey from her formative years in a strictly Orthodox household, to venturing into the world beyond those doors where she falls in love and decides to take an unforgivable path away from her watchful family and into a life dictated solely by herself. RSVP to Laya@authorlaya.com.

Lunch is $35, payment will be taken upon arrival.

Registration Closed.

An intimate evening with Laya Martinez-author of “When Your Family Says No”-a memoir detailing her strict upbringing and the eventual heartbreaking decision to break with tradition and forge her own path. Event takes place at Yoga Shala, Please RSVP to Laya@authorlaya.com by 1/14/23 to confirm attendance.

Shawn Kent Hayashi hosts a cozy Q&A with Laya Martinez, author of “When Your Family Says No”. Long time friends Shawn and Laya come together with their Business Banter group for a reading and Q&A of Laya’s memoir, detailing her life as a young girl navigating her family’s strict religious protocols and her eventual quest to live life as she chooses. Please RSVP to Shawn at shawn@theprofessionaldevelopmentgroup.com

Get an inside look at the Orthodox Jewish community, told by a girl who fled one of its most prominent families. Join us at Har Zion to hear Laya speak about When Your Family Says No which gives us a glimpse into what it is like to live in the secret world of religious orthodoxy where every movement and thought is controlled and governed.

Cost is $20 and will include a copy of the book.

Please drop off your payment at the office "Attention Rabbi Shawn" or bring a check with you that evening.

RSVP requested by Monday, December 12: hzt@harziontemple.org

This program will be in-person. Zoom link will be provided by request: rabbishawn@harziontemple.org