News flash! I just received a 2026 Finalist award from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, based on the first chapters of my novel, The Heartbreak Whale, which my agent is circulating to publishers. It tells the story of  an estranged family of psychics—one practicing, one dangerous, one who just wants to be normal—that comes together when the youngest is knocked off a tourist boat and swallowed by a whale. Stay tuned!

My nonfiction writing life: Lately I’ve been writing about sustainability—the effects of mosquito spraying on pollinators, the need to save a local forest—as well as consulting on Eileen Fisher’s B Corp report. I am an Eileen Fisher alum (longtime sustainability writer) and former magazine editor (House Beautiful, Victoria, Working Mother), as well as a co-author of three books on US history.

My environmental life: Locally, I chair the Madison (N.J.) Environmental Commission. Together with amazing colleagues, we’ve passed a tri-town plastic bag ban, run eco house and garden tours and won eight consecutive achievement awards from the Association of N.J. Environmental Commissions. As for the forest we’re trying to save, I’m on the board of Friends of the Drew Forest and contribute mightily to communication and outreach.

My book publishing life: My father and I published three books on American history, the most recent of which is Real Life at the White House (Routledge). Dad, a high school history teacher, was interviewed on CBS Evening News; I appeared on the History Channel. We both were featured on Entertainment Tonight and the NBC Radio Network, as well as in USA Today, the New York Post and numerous other venues. Working together was amazing. I miss him.

Contact info: My agent is Barbara Hogenson of the Barbara Hogenson Agency, (212) 874-8084, barbarahogenson@gmail.com.