Bio:

Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist who now divides her time between writing children's books and adult novels. She has been a regular contributor to The New York Times (including four years as the Sunday New York Times Magazine beauty columnist), and a home design columnist for Long Island Newsday. Her health, fitness, beauty, travel, and feature stories have appeared widely in many other newspapers and national magazines including New York’s Daily News, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Self, and Vogue.

Blumenthal is the author of nine picture books, including two Book Sense 76 winners - AUNT CLAIRE'S YELLOW BEEHIVE HAIR (DIAL) with illustrations by Mary GrandPre of Harry Potter fame, and DON'T LET THE PEAS TOUCH (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) - a young adult novel, FAT CAMP, and two novels for adults. Her latest young adult novel, THE LIFEGUARD, will be published by Albert Whitman & Co, in March of 2012.

Blumenthal lives in New York City.

Writer
PAL
Member since 2001
Region: New York: Metropolitan

Contact Information

Website:  http://www.deborahblumenthal.com

Published In Children's Market: Yes
Available for Speaking Engagements? Yes