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Laurie Dolphin is a designer, author, and founder of Authorscape, a small independent book packager and publisher in New York. Dolphin has worked on numerous projects in the pop culture, art, photography, and health and wellness genres. Notable projects include Evidence: The Art of Candy Jernigan (1999),[1] This Is Today (a history of NBC's The Today Show) (2003),[2] Giving Back (2011) with Meera Gandhi [3] and Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture (2002), a book highlighting Flash art from the internet co-edited with her husband Stuart S. Shapiro and featuring an introduction by Stan Lee.[4] Most recently, Dolphin has partnered with actor and photographer Norman Reedus, to design and publish a book of his photography called The Sun's Coming Up Like A Big Bald Head (2013) [5] and a forthcoming fan art compilation called Thanks For All The Niceness: Fan Art From Around The World (2014).[6] Dolphin's work has been featured in the The New York Times,[7] San Francisco Chronicle [8] and received the Certificate of Design Excellence from Print's Regional Design Annual for Evidence in 2000.[9]

Children's Books

In addition to her work as a designer and publisher, Dolphin is the author of several children's books including Georgia To Georgia: Making Friends in the USSR (1991),[10] Neve Shalom Wahat Al-Salam: Oasis of Peace (1993) [11] and Our Journey From Tibet (1997).[12] Her work as an author often focuses on peace projects in conflict zones that aim to teach children about diversity and peace.[13] She received the "Children's Book of the Year Award" from Parents Magazine[14] and won the 1994 National Jewish Honor Book Award.[15]

Ask. Dr. Mao

Laurie Dolphin has worked extensively with Dr. Maoshing Ni to produce his health and wellness book series that includes Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to be 100.[16] With Ni, she co-founded and is the creative director for the natural health search engine, Ask Dr. Mao.

List of Works

Author

  • Georgia to Georgia (1991)
  • Oasis of Peace (1993)
  • Our Journey From Tibet (1997)
  • Magical Objects From Around The World (1997)[17]

Editor

  • Evidence: The Art of Candy Jernigan (1999)
  • Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture (2002)
  • Today's Kitchen (2005)[18]

References

  1. ^ Jernigan, Candy. Evidence "The Art of Candy Jernigan" Ed. Laurie Dolphin. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 1999. ISBN 0811823075
  2. ^ Mink, Eric. “This Is Today: A Window on Our Times.” Andrews McMeel Pub, ISBN 0740738534
  3. ^ Gandhi, Meera. Giving Back. New York, NY: Dolphin Jones, 2011. ISBN 9780578089393
  4. ^ Shapiro, Stuart S. and Laurie Dolphin. “Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture.” Watson Guptill Publications. ISBN 0823018377
  5. ^ Reedus, Norman. “The Sun's Coming Up Like A Big Bald Head” New York, NY: Authorscape, 2013. ISBN 9780989637909
  6. ^ Ayers, Mike. "'Walking Dead' Star Norman Reedus Publishing Daryl Dixon Fan Art Book." The Wall Street Journal: Speakeasy. WSJ, 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. <http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/09/15/norman-reedus-daryl-dixon-fan-art-book/>.
  7. ^ Musleah, Rachel. "Through Age-Old Enmity, With Sensitivity." The New York Times 14 Nov. 1993, Sunday ed., Long Island sec. Print.
  8. ^ "Holiday Book Review." San Francisco Chronicle 21 Nov. 1993, Sunday ed., Books sec. Print.,
  9. ^ "Print's Regional Design Annual 2000." Print Magazine 1 Sept. 2000. Print.
  10. ^ Dolphin, Laurie. Georgia To Georgia: Making Friends In The USSR. New York, NY: Tambourine, 1991. Print. ISBN 0688098967
  11. ^ Dolphin, Laurie. Neve Shalom Wahat Al-Salam: Oasis of Peace. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1993. Print. ISBN 0590457993
  12. ^ Dolphin, Laurie. Our Journey From Tibet. New York, NY: Dutton Children's, 1997. Print. ISBN 0525455779
  13. ^ Musleah, Rachel. "Through Age-Old Enmity, With Sensitivity." The New York Times 14 Nov. 1993, Sunday ed., Long Island sec. Print.
  14. ^ Best Kids' Books of 1993." Parents Magazine 1 Dec. 1993: 189. Print.
  15. ^ Posner, Marcia. The Jewish Book Council 45th Annual National Jewish Book Awards 1993-1994. New York, NY: Jewish Book Council, 1994. Print.
  16. ^ Ni, Maoshing. Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to Be 100. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2006.
  17. ^ Dolphin, Laurie. Magical Objects From Around The World. New York, NY: Duton Children's, 1997. ISBN 0525458352
  18. ^ Today's Kitchen: Cookbook. Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith, 2005. ISBN 0696225425

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