BIO ~ Michael J. Rosen
Author, editor, anthologist, illustrator, photographer, author, poet, recipe-writer, and essayist. Over 150 Books.
Michael’s lifelong creative spirit twines natural history with wit, and daily discipline with detours of discovery. The author, editor, or illustrator of a stunning array of over 150 books for readers of all ages, Michael is also the founding literary director of the James Thurber House and editor of seven books devoted to America’s preeminent humorist. His books have included roles as editor, anthologist, illustrator, photographer, author, poet, recipe-writer, and essayist. Recent titles include How to Spacewalk, created with three-time shuttle astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, A Ben of All Trades (a picture book about Benjamin Franklin’s inventive youth), In the Quiet Noisy Woods (a picture book featuring the calls and sounds of a forest’s creatures), and Every Species of Hope (his fifth collections of poetry).
His writing has earned him the National Jewish Book Award, the inaugural Once Upon a World Book Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, the Sydney Taylor Book Award, Ohioana Library’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as grants from the Ingram Merrill Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, and many others.
His ceramics, collages, monotypes, and paintings are housed in many private and public collections including Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Convention Center, Hilton Downtown Columbus, University of Findlay, and the Kerlan Collection of the University of Minnesota. Recent solo exhibits have been presented by Sharon Weiss Gallery (Columbus, Ohio), Ohio State University Faculty Club, Granville Arts Center (Ohio), and the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden.
Michael lives with a rough-coat collie named Trace in the foothills of Appalachia east of Columbus, Ohio.
Website: www.michaeljrosen.com
Email Address: hopewellsprings@mac.com
ABOUT THE HOST: Jennifer English
Jennifer is a multi-award-winning broadcaster, writer, Hospitality Industry consultant and culinarian who is the founder and host of the Food & Wine Radio Network, and host of Friends in The Business.
Her in-depth interviews and intellectual musings on the craft, history and culture of all areas of food and drink have earned Jennifer the prestigious Gracie Allen Award from The Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television and The James Beard Foundation Award for Best Radio Show. Jennifer served on the Board of the New Orleans Culinary & Cultural Preservation Society, and was proud to participate on the very first Seminar Panel at Tales of the Cocktail.
Jennifer is a co-founder of the World Margarita Championships, and is a Founding Editor of Tea Journey Magazine.
Jennifer developed and launched the Let’s Make A Meal cooking segments for NBC affiliate KVOA TV-4 and the Around the Table, “Bottoms Up Radio Hour”, and R.S.V.P. Radio Shows.
Jennifer is delighted to welcome friends, old and new, to her table to cultivate conviviality.
