A Story Worth Hearing.
Rhonda M. Roorda brings lived experience, scholarship, professional expertise, and a distinctive perspective to conversations about identity, adoption, race, family, faith, belonging, leadership, and the human stories that shape how we live and work.
Come hear the story. Join the conversation.
Meet Rhonda. Hear the story behind Torn from the Root. Ask questions. Share perspectives. And take part in the larger conversation about identity, adoption, race, family, and belonging.
Schuler Books
Grand Rapids, Michigan
6:30 PM
Author Conversation & Book Event
Cleveland Author Talk
Coventry Village Branch • Heights Libraries
2:00–4:00 PM
Presented by Adoption Network Cleveland
and Mac's Backs Books
The conversation began in Washington.
Politics & Prose
Union Market • Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM • Official Book Launch
In conversation with Jelani Freeman
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, Massachusetts
7:00 PM • Free Event
Author Conversation
Beyond the page, into the conversation.
Rhonda M. Roorda is an award-winning author, speaker, executive coach, consultant, and nationally recognized voice on transracial adoption, identity, race, family, belonging, and the stories we carry with us.
Her work has reached audiences through national television, publishing, podcasts, journalism, community conversations, and Hollywood storytelling. In 2026, the release of Torn from the Root opens a new chapter in that conversation.
A conversation already reaching beyond the room.
Rhonda's story and expertise have been featured across national media and entertainment platforms, giving her experience translating complex questions of race, adoption, identity, family, and belonging for broad audiences.
More than an interview. A meaningful conversation.
Rhonda is available for podcasts, broadcast interviews, author conversations, expert commentary, moderated discussions, and media features that invite audiences to look deeper.
Podcast & Interview Guest
Bring Rhonda into a thoughtful, engaging conversation that moves beyond the expected talking points.
- Transracial adoption
- Identity & belonging
- Race & family
- Faith & identity
- Torn from the Root
Author & Book Conversations
Explore the story behind Torn from the Root and the questions that emerge when a memoir becomes part of a larger cultural conversation.
- Book launch interviews
- Literary podcasts
- Author profiles
- Book reviews & features
- Reading-group conversations
Television & Broadcast
A seasoned voice for television, radio, digital video, documentary, and live broadcast conversations.
- Morning & daytime television
- News & current affairs
- Radio interviews
- Documentary conversations
- Digital video features
Expert Commentary
Rhonda brings an unusual combination of lived experience, scholarship, authorship, and more than three decades of professional leadership.
- Adoption & family
- Race & representation
- Identity & belonging
- Organizational culture
- Leadership & communication
Moderated Conversations
When the subject deserves more than a sound bite, Rhonda can help create a thoughtful space for deeper dialogue.
- Universities & colleges
- Conferences & summits
- Adoption organizations
- Faith-based institutions
- Community organizations
Author, Story & Profile
Rhonda's personal journey, professional work, five-book body of work, and connection to This Is Us offer multiple entry points for feature stories and profiles.
- Author profiles
- Adoption & family stories
- Race & identity features
- Human-interest stories
- Cultural conversations
Looking for a story? Start here.
Rhonda can speak to the personal, cultural, professional, and human dimensions behind some of today's most meaningful conversations.
The Search for Belonging
What happens when the family who raises you cannot fully answer the question of where you come from?
Transracial Adoption
What adult adoptees want adoptive parents, professionals, and communities to understand.
Race, Family & Love
Growing up Black in a white family—and what love can and cannot resolve.
Faith & Identity
The complicated intersection of faith, family, identity, and belonging.
Finding Your Voice
What it means to tell your own story after decades of having others tell it for you.
From Story to Leadership
How lived experience can shape empathy, leadership, communication, and organizational culture.
from
the Root
Torn from the Root
is more than a book.
It is an invitation to examine the stories we inherit, the identities we construct, and the questions that can remain with us long after childhood ends.
Rhonda is available to discuss the memoir, the experience behind it, and the larger questions it raises about adoption, race, family, faith, identity, and belonging.
Explore Torn from the Root →Politics & Prose Washington, D.C.
The official Washington, D.C. launch of Torn from the Root brought Rhonda back to the region where the earliest chapters of her life began.
In conversation with Jelani Freeman, the evening opened a larger dialogue about adoption, identity, race, family, and the complicated work of understanding where—and with whom—we belong.
Watch the televised Politics & Prose launch and experience the conversation for yourself.
Watch the Politics & Prose Launch →Everything you need to tell the story.
Whether you're booking a podcast, preparing a television segment, writing an article, or planning an author feature, start here.
Media & Podcast Archive
Explore selected television appearances, interviews, podcasts, and featured conversations from Rhonda's work.
Explore the Archive →In Conversation
Discover the people, questions, ideas, and conversations surrounding Rhonda's books and professional work.
Enter the Conversation →Speaking & Events
Explore keynotes, moderated conversations, panels, workshops, and opportunities to bring Rhonda to your audience.
Explore Speaking →Bring Rhonda into the conversation.
Whether you're booking a podcast guest, developing a television segment, planning an author interview, writing a feature, or creating a deeper conversation around Torn from the Root, Rhonda would love to hear what you're exploring.
Invite Rhonda to Your Show →