Author Archives: Betsy Amster
Seven Consequences of Fast Food
Here’s a link to the Huffington Post slideshow in which Will Allen discusses seven consequences of eating badly.
Will Allen on THE SPLENDID TABLE
I love Lynne Rossetto Kasper’s interview with Will Allen on THE SPLENDID TABLE, in which Will describes how one three-acre inner-city plot can feed 10,000 people a year–something he and his organization Growing Power have accomplished in Milwaukee. The interview begins at 13:45.
Praise from PBS.org for THE GOOD FOOD REVOLUTION
PBS.org’s roundup of the five best books on food published in May includes Will Allen’s THE GOOD FOOD REVOLUTIO, along with books by James Beard and Michelle Obama. Here’s what their website has to say: A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur “Genius Award” winner is building a new food system that can feed—and heal—broken communities. [...]
The buzz begins for Will Allen’s THE GOOD FOOD REVOLUTION
Will Allen’s THE GOOD FOOD REVOLUTION is coming in a few weeks from Gotham. Eric Schlosser wrote the introduction. Former president Bill Clinton has praised it. So has Alice Waters. Now Kirkus has weighed in with a glowing pre-pub review: “What Allen does with a small plot of land and a lot of determination is [...]
About.com names FOLLOWING EZRA Favorite Special Needs Memoir of 2012
This is a reader’s choice award, which makes it even more meaningful. Congratulations to author Tom Fields-Meyer!
Behind the scenes at Kim Boyce’s new Bakeshop
Serious Eats takes you on a tour of Kim’s beautiful new digs in Portland — check out the slideshow here.
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Eileen Kennedy-Moore on pornography for tweens, at a mall near you
Eileen Kennedy-Moore, author (with Mark Lowenthal) of SMART PARENTING FOR SMART KIDS, has a fantastic parenting blog at psychologytoday.com. Her most recent post–on how Abercrombie and Fitch markets to tweens–has had thousands of hits. Read it here–it’s astonishing.
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One of the best book trailers. EVER.
Blogger and comedian Anna Lefler does great work. Here’s her brilliant and hilarious book trailer for THE CHICKTIONARY: From A-Line to Z-Snap, the Words Every Woman Should Know. Trust me–the look on her face in the first scene is priceless. THE CHICKTIONARY is available now, from Adams Media.
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Wendy Mogel can change the way you think about your teenager
Simon & Schuster has posted a lovely video of Wendy Mogel guaranteed to persuade you that raising a teen can be “invigorating, enlightening, and entertaining”–click here to see it. (It just might bring tears to your eyes.) For much more inspiration and support, read THE BLESSING OF A B MINUS, just out in paperback.
Ten best books for thinking parents