The other weekend the Sunday New York Times Book Review had its annual summer reading issue. Now, it’s not like I need any more books to read, since I already have around 50 on my reading pile (almost all nonfiction, which is what I prefer reading these days), so I wasn’t looking for anything special, […]
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Why We Crave Rescue Fantasies
by guest blogger Maya Rodale, author of smart and sassy romance novels In Pakistan, people watched as a pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own father for marrying the man she loved. In India, two girls were raped and hung from a tree. The police are accused of failing to respond. In Nigeria, […]
Get Sugar Smart
by guest blogger Anne Alexander, editorial director, Prevention Over the past couple of years, I have developed a food obsession. Not as in “I am obsessed with grape tomatoes or mint chocolate,” which I am. No, I’ve set my sights on sugar. Woe is the person who mentions the American diet or diabetes or processed […]
Sex, Reputation, and Leaning In: A
Romance Author’s Favorite Books
of 2013
by guest blogger Maya Rodale, author of smart and sassy romance novels I confess, after a long day writing novels, I don’t always want to spend the evening looking at more words. Having said that, there is no greater pleasure than becoming absorbed in another author’s world. These books are my favorites from 2013—ranging from […]
7 Things I Learned about Life from Romance Novels
by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure In days of yore, there was a tremendous fear that young, impressionable youths would be corrupted by what they read in novels. An 18th-century conduct book warned against reading novels because they “raise expectations of extraordinary adventures and cause readers to admire […]
10 Books That Changed the Way I See the World
1. John Adams, by David McCullough. This biography of Adams erases any fantasies we might have about our American Revolution being easy, short, or something to take for granted. It gives a deep insight into what it takes for a revolution to succeed, which is strong, intelligent, and dedicated leadership from within the country and […]
It’s Organic Manifesto Month!
Dear Readers, I know you come here for all sorts of random thoughts and rocking recipes, but starting today I am going to shift gears for a bit. The occasion? The impending launch of my new book, Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal the Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe, which comes […]
How to Get Your Kids to Read
It occurs to me that I might have found the secret formula for getting kids to read. While the media and teachers complain that kids don’t read anymore, I can’t get my kids to stop. Even Lucia, who is too young to read, is a voracious reader. I jokingly yell at Eve (age 12), “How […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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