Janet Wallach

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

A woman in a red dress stands in a bookstore with a stack of books ahead of her.
A picture of the author at the launch of her latest book, Flirting with Danger, at the Corner Bookstore.

Early life and education

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

Career

Janet Wallach has written about accomplished, yet under-recognized, women throughout history and across the world.[4] As a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, and more, she wrote profiles and cover stories on subjects that include 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 12 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 late 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.


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