Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Hudson Valley publications














Here's an in-depth article with a slew of images in the Wed., April 29 Poughkeepsie Journal. And another detailed interview is in the Kingston Daily Freeman.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Fun in Dysfunctional
















Today's blurb is in the St. Petersburg (FL) Times, as part of a roundup of new humor books titled Notable: The Fun in Dysfunctional. Along with The Perfect Baby and The White Guy, a field guide: Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife (Fireside) by Nava Atlas is a satirical cookbook by a real cookbook author, featuring "recipes" like Old Boyfriend Buffet, Mother-in-Law Fruitcake and Unfaithful Meatballs.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Radio Show and Word of Mouth in Action

If you'd like to hear my interview on BlogTalk Radio, "Feisty Side of Fifty" with Eileen Williams, click here.

And I got a Google alert on this fabulous thread on Scrapgirls, discussing an encounter with Secret Recipes in a bookstore—thanks to the web, authors get to witness word of mouth as it happens!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Quirky Book of the Week
















The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a brief blurb on Secret Recipes, designating it as the Quirky Book of the Week.

And last week, Taste Magazine Cincinnati covered the book in The Things We Get column, under the title "Secret" Recipes for Moms Everywhere!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

First Wives World Interview

Though I am not personally a member of "The First Wives Club," I was honored to be interviewed by First Wives World. Click here to read the interview!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Gender Role Casserole

















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This is one of my favorite spreads from Secret Recipes. It typifies what so many of us post-feminist moms go through—vowing to be co-parents, to reject traditional gender roles, you know the drill. But many couples are pretty much back to square one when it comes to division of child care. Men are definitely more involved dads these days, and certainly not everyone falls into the gender trap. And even you don't partake of this "recipe" I'll bet you know plenty of couples who do!