Deborah Blumenthal

Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist who writes books for children and adults. 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, GQ, and Vogue. Blumenthal is the author of sixteen picture books including, FRANK, WHO LIKED TO BUILD: THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK GEHRY; VIOLET VELVET MITTENS WITH EVERYTHING: THE FABULOUS LIFE OF DIANA VREELAND; SAVING STELLA: A DOG'S DRAMATIC ESCAPE FROM WAR; PARROTS, PUGS, AND PIXIE DUST: A BOOK ABOUT FASHION DESIGNER JUDITH LEIBER; POLKA DOT PARADE: A BOOK ABOUT BILL CUNNINGHAM, the iconic New York Times fashion photographer; and FANCY PARTY GOWNS: THE STORY OF FASHION DESIGNER ANN COLE LOWE. Her picture book, THE BLUE HOUSE DOG, was the winner of the Missouri Show Me Readers Award for 2012-2013. Deborah has also written five young adult novels: FAT CAMP, THE LIFEGUARD, MAFIA GIRL, A DIFFERENT ME, and her HURRICANE KISS, and four adult novels: FAT CHANCE, WHAT MEN WANT, SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE LETTER, and COSMOPOLITAN LIFE. My latest books: UFOhs! Mysteries in the Sky, co-authored by Ralph Blumenthal, was published by The University of New Mexico Press on April 15, 2023, and IRIS APFEL, LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, was published May 2nd, 2023. Blumenthal lives in New York City. visit her on the web at: www.deborahblumenthal.com