Diane Stafford

NEW PROJECT! Stafford's literary agent Roger Williams (New England Publishing Associates) is marketing Diane Stafford's memoir (mostly true) SMILING IN THE DARK. It's a reminder that many of us spend our lives searching for answers when everything we need to know often is right in front of us.

Now writing books in Newport Beach, California, Diane Stafford, bestselling author, has sold a million books. She has fourteen published books. With Harriet Mogul, M.D., Stafford wrote Syndrome W. With Rob Thompson, M.D., Stafford wrote The New Low-Carb Way of Life. With her daughter Jennifer Shoquist, M.D., Stafford wrote Migraines For Dummies, Potty Training for Dummies, No More Panic Attacks, and The Encyclopedia of STDs. With Moritza Day, Stafford wrote 1000 Best Job Hunting Secrets. Her two-year bestseller was 50,001 Best Baby Names (Sourcebooks). She wrote The Vitamin D Cure, with James Dowd, M.D. (Wiley, January 2007). Her other published books are: 40,001 Best Baby Names, Parent's Success Guide to Parenting, The Ultimate Baby Name Book, The Big Book of 60,001 Baby Names.
Jennifer Shoquist, M.D., family medicine physician, lives with her two children in Newport Beach, and practices medicine in nearby Huntington Beach. Shoquist was an honor graduate of the University of St. Thomas, as well as an honor graduate of The High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. She graduated from UT Medical School in Houston and did her residency in Houston. Dr. Shoquist specializes in women's medicine. She co-authored Migraines For Dummies, Potty Training For Dummies, No More Panic Attacks, The Encyclopedia of STDs, and she was a contributor for The Parent's Success Guide to Parenting.