Katherine Salant

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Katherine Salant is a journalist and nationally syndicated real estate newspaper columnist, author, and blogger whose most famous column "Housewatch" appeared in The Washington Post from 1994 onward. [1] [2]

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Salant grew up in Northern Virginia and received her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College. In 1968, she went to Harvard University to study architecture and received a Fulbright scholarship in 1972. [3] She has lived in Nepal, studying village housing. [4]

In 1994, Salant began writing a column about the many facets of home owning for The Washington Post called "Housewatch" which has since become syndicated under the name “Your New Home” to over 40 media outlets, some of which include the Los Angeles Times , Chicago Tribune , San Francisco Chronicle , Houston Chronicle , The Denver Post , Miami Herald , Orlando Sentinel , and The Sacramento Bee . [5]

Critical reception

In a review of The Brand New House Book for the Chicago Tribune , Alan J. Heavens noted that "The typeface is annoying, but the advice – as is the case with all Salant's work – is absolutely sound." [6] He highlighted her advice on how to avoid disasters during the construction process. [6] Writing for the Orlando Sentinel , Robert Bruss praised Salant for doing "a great job overcoming the huge handicap of a badly designed book", arguing that the best part of the book is the first section on finding, building, and buying a new home. [7]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette commended Salant's "admirable thoroughness" and grasp of financing a new home, but observed that she "tends to bury her best insights at the end of long paragraphs and essays". [8] The Ottawa Citizen recommended the book, arguing that it "successfully crosses the border" and is helpful for Canadians buying a new home. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Katherine Salant, whose House ..." The Washington Post . January 3, 2009. ProQuest   410237767 . Retrieved July 7, 2024– via ProQuest.
  2. ↑ "Collection: Katherine Salant papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Katherine Salant : About Katherine". www.katherinesalant.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bubil, Harold (February 24, 2001). "Salant has a handle on housing's hot trends". Sarasota Herald Tribune. ProQuest   270641431 . Retrieved July 7, 2024– via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ "Katherine Salant's Biography | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Heavens, Alan J. (August 31, 2001). "Some recommended reading These books on houses get rave reviews". Chicago Tribune . Knight Ridder/Tribune. ProQuest   419476164 . Retrieved July 7, 2024– via ProQuest.
  7. ↑ Bruss, Robert (September 9, 2001). "DON'T JUDGE THIS BOOK BY ITS COVER -- CONTENTS ARE SUPERB". Orlando Sentinel . ProQuest   279679961 . Retrieved July 7, 2024– via ProQuest.
  8. ↑ Salij, Marta (November 4, 2001). "BOOKS AIMED AT THOSE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE CHALLENGING TASK OF BUILDING THEIR DREAM HOME". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ProQuest   391162365 . Retrieved July 7, 2024– via ProQuest.
  9. ↑ McCormick, Kathy (August 11, 2001). "Information gems: New advice book successfully crosses border, makes good sense to Canadians looking for a new house". The Ottawa Citizen . ProQuest   240479905 . Retrieved July 7, 2024– via ProQuest.
  10. ↑ Salant, Katherine (2001). The Brand New House Book. Three Rivers Press, a Random House Division. ISBN   9780609805831.
  11. ↑ Salant, Katherine (1983). 4 Villages Architecture in Nepal. Los Angeles: University of Chicago Press, published by Craft and Folk Art Museum. ISBN   0226055949.
  12. ↑ "Katherine Salant, Houston Chronicle Correspondent - Houston Chronicle". www.houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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