| Chat with Katrina Kenison |
A graduate of Smith College, Katrina Kenison spent most of her adult life working in publishing; first as an in-house editor at Houghton Mifflin Company in New Haven, New York, and Boston.
 Katrina is the author of MITTEN STRINGS FOR GOD: REFLECTIONS FOR MOTHERS IN A HURRY (Warner Books, 2000).
She has appeared on Oprah and other shows. Her writing has appeared in O, Real Simple, Family Circle, Redbook, Better Homes and Gardens, Health, and other publications. From 1990 until 2006, Katrina was the series editor, working from home, of THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, published annually by Houghton Mifflin.
She co-edited, with John Updike, THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY (Houghton Mifflin, 2000). She wrote, with her yoga teacher, Rolf Gates, MEDITATIONS  FROM THE MAT: DAILY REFLECTIONS ON THE PATH OF YOGA (Random House, 2002). And with Kathleen Hirsch, she co-edited an anthology of short stories about motherhood, MOTHERS: TWENTY
 STORIES OF CONTEMPORARY MOTHEROOD
(1996).
Her newest release, THE GIFT OF AN ORDINARY DAY: A MOTHER'S MEMOIR, released in September 2009 from Springboard Press. She has posted a touching 7.5 minute of her reading from this newest book on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olSyCLJU3O0
 Katrina lives in New Hampshire with her husband, sons, and their faithful border collie, Gracie.
www.katrinakenison.com
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
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| Door Prize |
| Katrina has donated a copy of "The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir" (text or audio, winner's choice). This will be awarded to a lucky chatter during the chat. Remember, you MUST be present to be eligible!
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