AUTHOR PROFILES & BOOKISH THINGS
A recipe-free approach to cooking & living: Makenna Held’s extraordinary culinary journey
Makenna Held cooking in the kitchen at La Peetch. Photo by Leslie Choucard.
“I was always told not to go into the food world,” says RecipeKick CEO, Courageous Cooking® Method visionary, and Mostly French: Recipes from a Kitchen in Provence author Makenna Held.
Growing up in a family that was deeply connected to the corporate food and beverage world, the […]
All-around artistic visionary Mary Randolph Carter showcases the beauty of the objects we love—and of homes in the local area—in her latest book
Photo above: © Live with the Things you Love: And You’ll Live Happily Ever After, by Mary Randolph Carter, Rizzoli, 2025; all images © Carter Berg.
On March 27 at 6:30pm, best-selling author, photographer, and long-time Ralph Lauren creative director Mary Randolph Carter will appear and present at an event celebrating the release of her newest book, […]
Bob Gluck’s The Musical World of Paul Winter is a portrait of a musician, artist, and environmentalist
Author and musician Bob Gluck recently released his fourth book, The Musical World of Paul Winter. Focusing on Paul Winter, a saxophonist, composer, and pioneer of world music and Earth music—which interweaves the voices of the wild with instrumental voices from classical, jazz, and world music—the book paints a portrait of the musical artist […]
Alicia Johnson on uncovering trauma and healing through movement in her new self-help book Buried Treasure
Later this month, Alicia Johnson is launching her book Buried Treasure: A Field Guide to the Life-Changing Magic of Revealing Yourself. The book – which is part memoir, part scientific research, and part strategic action – provides a guide for working through trauma.
“I know firsthand how trauma can dampen our natural capacity […]