Janet Wallach

A picture of the author at the launch of her latest book, Flirting with Danger, at the Corner Bookstore.

Janet Wallach (born May 4, 1942 Brooklyn) is an American writer. ^[1] She is President Emerita of Seeds of Peace. ^[2]

Early life and education

Wallach was born in New York City and attended New York University. ^[3]

Career

Janet Wallach has written about accomplished but under-recognized, women throughout history and across the world. ^[4] As a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine , Smithsonian Magazine , and other magazines, she wrote profiles and cover stories on subjects including Queen Noor of Jordan and Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon. ^[5]

Her book, Desert Queen; The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (1996), has been named by The New York Times as a notable book of the year and translated into twelve languages. ^[6] Her other books include Chanel: Her Style and Her Life (1998), Seraglio: A Novel (2003), and The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age (2012). She co-authored, with her husband John Wallach, Arafat: In the Eyes of the Beholder, a biography of Yasser Arafat; The New Palestinians, a look at the leading figures in the West Bank and Gaza; and Still Small Voices, the personal stories of ten Israelis and Palestinians during the first intifada. ^[7] Most recently, she released Flirting with Danger (2023), which chronicles the life of American spy Marguerite Harrison. ^[8]

Works

• Desert Queen. Nan A. Talese. 1996. ISBN   978-0-385-47408-5. ^[9]
• Chanel. Nan A. Talese. 1998. ISBN   978-0-385-48872-3. ^[10]
• The Richest Woman in America. Anchor. 2013. ISBN   978-0-307-47457-5. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}
• Flirting with Danger. Doubleday Books. 2023. ISBN   978-0-385-54508-2. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

Seeds of Peace

Janet Wallach is a founding director and President Emerita of Seeds of Peace, which brings together outstanding teenagers from regions in conflict - which includes Indians and Pakistanis and Americans of diverse backgrounds. ^[19]

References

1. "Wallach, Janet 1942- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
2. "Janet Wallach". Seeds of Peace. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
3. "Janet Wallach". BookBrowse.
4. "Library of Congress: National Book Festival". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
5. "Daughter of the Desert". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
6. Worth, Robert. "Gertrude of Arabia". The New York Times.
7. "Janet Wallach". Penguin Random House.
8. Malle, Chloe (2023-08-01). "Being Underestimated Was Her Secret Weapon". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-08-16.
9. "Desert Queen by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
10. "Chanel: Her Style and Her Life by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
11. "The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
12. "'Richest Woman' highlights Hetty Green's climb". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
13. Roberts, Sam (2012-12-15). "A 'Witch' and a Builder". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-07-31.
14. Smith, Wendy (2012-09-30). "The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
15. Hodgson, Moira (2023-07-30). "'Flirting With Danger' Review: Heiress Undercover". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2023-07-31.
16. "America's first female foreign spy was a Baltimore Sun reporter". Baltimore Sun. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
17. "Book Talk with Janet Wallach". James Lane Post. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
18. "Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
19. "Jewish Currents" . Retrieved July 3, 2023.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN