Last month, New York celebrated Scottish culture during Tartan Week, a festival of parades and exhibits organized by the British Consulate General. Among other artists of Scottish affiliation, Kathleen Jamie is featured in this interview discussing her work on Sightlines—what lead … Continue reading
The renowned Scottish poet and essayist Kathleen Jamie has been awarded the 2014 Orion Book Award in the nonfiction category for her book of essays Sightlines: A Conversation with the Natural World. The Orion Book Award comes exactly one month … Continue reading
Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and there’s no better gift than a nice, home cooked meal to say thank you to all the moms in your life. Here are some of our suggestions from our newest, soon to be released … Continue reading
Sharon Palmer, RD, author of the upcoming cookbook Plant-Powered for Life, wrote a thought-provoking article in Today’s Dietitian on the health benefits of a plant-based diet for older women. She interviews fellow Experiment author Ginny Messina (coauthor of Never Too … Continue reading
From Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale by Carla Kelly: What would Easter be without Hot Cross Buns? Please believe me when I tell you that homemade is best, by far. You have the option of changing the fruit in … Continue reading
What better way to spend Passover than with family and loved ones, enjoying a home-cooked dinner with plenty of desserts. Nosh on This: Gluten-Free Baking from a Jewish-American Kitchen from Lisa Stander-Horel and Tim Horel provides gluten-free alternatives to celebrated … Continue reading
Several folks around here are big fans of pie. Me, I’m a cookie person (let’s just say I closely identify with Cookie Monster). And I’m a pi person. Try as I might, I can’t summon up a memory of when … Continue reading
Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964, exactly 50 years ago this March thirteenth. Twenty-eight years old, she was a petite and energetic native New Yorker who worked as a bar manager and lived in homey Kew Gardens, Queens. Five days … Continue reading
We’re thrilled to extend our congratulations to Kathleen Jamie, who’s been named the winner of the 2014 John Burroughs Medal for her essay collection, Sightlines. The John Burroughs Medal is awarded to writers for outstanding work in nature writing, and … Continue reading
You might already have plans to come to the festival in New York this weekend, but if you need more incentive, Vedge‘s own Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby will be doing a demo on Saturday, March 1, at the … Continue reading
