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Shortly after giving birth to her son, Jules, Park Slope author and foodie Melanie Rehak went to work in the kitchen of Applewood, a famously locavore restaurant in her neighborhood. She spent a year educating herself about food—where it comes from, how it gets to our plates and, perhaps most important, what she wanted to feed her child. We e-mailed with her about her findings, which she shares in her new book, Eating for Beginners. full story | pdf
Since Kelly Link's first two story collections, 2001's Stranger Things Happen and 2005's Magic for Beginners, were honored on several best-of-the-year lists, it was inevitable that the indie superstar would be scooped up by the majors. full story | pdf
Brooklyn writer-illustrator Mo Willems has a knack for conjuring memorable characters in a few simple pen strokes. We spoke with the acclaimed picture-book author via email about his brand-new early-reader series, starring best buddies Elephant and Piggie.
Brodey’s book was inspired by her eight-year-old son, Toby, who has been diagnosed with sensory integration dysfunction—extreme sensitivity to light, noise, sound and touch—and childhood depression. The editor-in-chief of Fitness magazine, Brodey lives with her family in Park Slope.
How does Jen Calonita know so many Hollywood secrets? Well, in her five years as a Teen People entertainment editor, Jen interviewed everyone from Chad Michael Murray to Scarlett Johansson to Orlando Bloom.
In Gabrielle Zevin's inventive and intelligent new novel Elsewhere, the afterlife is portrayed as a place where its inhabitants age in reverse until they reach infancy and are then sent back to Earth and reborn.
Melissa Lion, author of Swollen and Upstream, talks about the meanings of these two titles, her love for teenagers - particularly as it relates to literature - her fascination with mystery novels, and why she has no desire to write books specifically for adults.
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