Catherine Newman

Catherine Newman is the author of a new novel, We All Want Impossible Things, the kids’ how-to books How to Be a Person and What Can I Say?, the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, and the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night. She is also the author of the food and parenting blog Ben and Birdy, and she edits the non-profit kids’ cooking magazine ChopChop. Newman is the etiquette columnist for Real Simple magazine and a regular contributor to the New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Boston Globe, and many other publications. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her website at www.catherinenewmanwriter.com