CBS’ Watch! magazine has named me Deputy Editor of Glam. (Best masthead title ever)
I’m launching a new section, covering luxury, fashion, food, beauty, travel, lifestyle and all your favorite CBS celebrities. Look for it in the November/December holiday issue.
The word is out…look for FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA at a cinema near you.
““For All the Tea in China” is a delightful read — intrigue, suspense, eccentric characters, dastardly deeds, treachery, exotic locales.” - Los Angeles Times
Sarah Rose from Benjamin Halstead on Vimeo.
This is a dream come true – the paperback of FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA is now available in your local Costco.
In fact, it’s a featured non-fiction title in March’s Costco Connection Magazine:
This well written history is fun to read, and I’m sure you, like me, will never look at a cup of tea the same way.
I am happy to speak to schools or book clubs, by phone, skype or in person. Just ask!
The Best of 2010 lists are starting to arrive and For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and Changed History is on them:
Editor’s Choice Pick for 2010 – Booklist
Best Business Book 2010, History and Biography – Strategy+Business Magazine
Top 5 Gift Books for Moms, 2o1o – Travel Savvy Mom
My Costa Rica feature made the cover of fall’s ENDLESS VACATION
Missed my book release party? You can watch it on the new original series Girls Who like Boys Who Like Boys on Sundance Channel, debuting in December.
The plot: I’m a writer, dating in NYC while my best friend, author Joel Derfner, is marrying his long term boyfriend. And it’s all true…
I’m hoping it will sell a lot of books. Have you bought FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA yet?
A new book about how tea forged historical relations between China, India and the West, says that industrial espionage in the 1800s shaped the world much the way it does today. – Fast Company
I went to Belfast, Northern Ireland, ate in 13 restaurants in 3 days – and these were worth writing home about. – Bon Appetit Magazine.
