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For the first time, Kohl's specialty department store has partnered with six leading experts in the industry to share inspiring wellness tips and product recommendations, showing families how fun and easy it is to make their move toward a healthy lifestyle. The wellness ambassadors include Jordan Younger, author of the finding-balance memoir Breaking Vegan. Read More.

LONDON, 20 July 2016 – The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is pleased to announce the following Leadership appointments, effective from 1 January 2017 and reporting to Marcus E. Leaver, Chief Executive Officer of The Quarto Group. Read More.

Amanda Feifer's "Bull's Eye Beet Kvass" recipe from her book, Ferment Your Vegetables, has been nominated for a 2016 EDDY Award. Award winners will be announced June 15. Read More.

BOSTON — Four Quarto Publishing Group authors have been nominated for cookbook awards at the first annual The Readable Feast festival in Boston, MA. Nominated authors are Andy Husbands (Wicked Good Burgers), Katie Chudy (Superfood Sandwiches), Kate Weiler (Real Fit Kitchen), and Morgan Morano (The Art of Making Gelato). Read More.

Seven Quarto Publishing Group authors will be among the judges for the 2016 EDDY Awards. The EDDY Awards are a celebration of excellence in publishing—from food writing to coverage of social issues to exceptional photography and more. The awards celebrate the voice of independent publishers covering local food, season by season. Read More.

David Kirsch, author of David Kirsch's Ultimate Family Wellness, is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on January 20, 2016. Read More.

Jennnifer Lopez's Red-Carpet Boot Camp with author and fitness guru David Kirsch is detailed in the January issue of InStyle magazine. Kirsch, the author of David Kirsch's Ultimate Family Wellness, is the force behind J.Lo's famous derriere, according to the magazine. Read More.

Jordan Younger, founder of popular vegan blog The Blonde Vegan and author of Breaking Vegan, told NBC's Today Show she became so obsessed with eating healthy that she actually became unhealthy. Read More.

Jordan Younger, author of Breaking Vegan for Fair Winds Press, is featured in the New York Post in an article titled, "My Vegan Diet Almost Killed Me." In the story, Younger shares her struggles with the eating disorder orthoexia, which is defined by the National Eating Disorders Association as a “righteous fixation on healthy eating.” Read More.

Publishers Weekly reports that over the past three years, Quarto Publishing Group, USA has focused on growing its cookbook list. In 2012, it had 35 food and cooking titles, many on what were then considered niche subjects like vegan cooking and low-sodium food. Today, the press has tripled the number of titles on its list to more than 100. And it launched a new initiative, This Is Your Cookbook, to allow consumers to produce and print high-quality hardcover cookbooks with their own or favorite Quarto recipes. Read More.

Amanda Feifer and her upcoming book, Ferment Your Vegetables, are featured in the August 13 Philadelphia Inquirer. The article talks about the Feifer's experience with fermenting foods and her new book, and it includes photos and recipes. Read More.

The San Jose Mercury News featured Quarto Publishing Group titles in its feature this weekend on the adult coloring book trend. Quarto Publishing Group USA CEO Ken Fund's interview also was featured in the article. Read More.

The adult coloring book craze continues to grow. Library Journal quoted Publisher Jacqui Small, Marketing Vice President Amy Yodanis and Editorial Director Jeannine Dillon in a story about the trend and how it can be capitalized upon by libraries. Read More.

The Associated Press reports that adult coloring books are giving Harper Lee a run for the money on best-seller lists this summer. A story by the AP's Beth J. Hapaz on the coloring book craze and Quarto Publishing Group's part in it has been published in more than 100 outlets across the country. Read More.

The adult coloring book craze continues to make headlines. Parade Magazine, which is a supplement to Sunday newspapers across the country, ran a cover story on the phenomenon in its July 12 edition. Read More.

The Quarto Group is delighted to announce the launch of QuartoKnows.com, a new consumer facing site that showcases and promotes The Quarto Group's entire global publishing programme. The site allows consumers to discover more books in subjects they are interested in and presents books in ten subject areas each distinctly branded with a unique icon: Quarto Cooks, Quarto Homes, Quarto Drives, Quarto Kids, Quarto Lives (health & MBS), Quarto Plays (sport & games), Quarto Creates (art, craft & design), Quarto Thinks (culture), Quarto Explores (history, travel, science) and Quarto Gifts. Read More.

Publishers Weekly reported on the latest craze in publishing with a feature on the popularity of coloring books. Featured in the story was information on The Quarto Publishing Group's coloring book program. Quarto will easily have a million adult coloring books in print this year, with the market continuing to surge, said Ken Fund, president and CEO of Quarto, a publisher of illustrated and creative titles. Those sales are being led by its Zen Coloring Book series, which includes the bestselling Color Me Calm and Color Me Happy, both by art therapist Lacy Mucklow with art by Angela Porter. The books have gone back to press 10 times in the past six months, for a total of more than 275,000 copies worldwide. "We imagined the books would appeal to adults looking to relax. But we never expected the responses we've received from people battling serious medical conditions," added editorial director Jeannine Dillon, who came up with the idea for the series after coloring with her four-year-old son. Read More.

With their popularity soaring, coloring books are giving adults a chance to relax and be creative, while reducing stress. NBC Nightly News featured several Quarto Publishing Group coloring books in a May 11 report. The story includes an interview with Quarto artist Lisa Congdon as well as a coloring book group in Chicago. Read More.

Jonathon Sawyer, author of Noodle Kids and owner of the Greenhouse Tavern in Cleveland, won the Best Chef in the Great Lakes Area award during the James Beard Foundation Gala in Chicago May 4. In addition to the Greenhouse Tavern, Sawyer also owns and operates Noodlecat, Tavern Vinegar Co, Sawyer's Street Frites & SeeSaw Pretzel Shoppe in the Cleveland area. Read More.

Superfood Sandwiches author Katie Chudy and her husband own a Boston-based personal chef business and host a podcast together. Now they're both food book authors as well. Read More.

Sean Vigue, author of Power Yoga for Athletes, has released the Sean Vigue Fitness App for Apple and Android. The app is free and contains several free workouts. Additional workouts are available for purchase. Read More.

Sean Vigue, author of Power Yoga for Athletes, recently shared with FitBottomedGirl.com five yoga poses athletes can use to improve their fitness. Vigue, who teaches yoga, Pilates, boot camps and is a personal trainer while living in the mountains of Colorado, is sharing five fantastic yoga poses for athletes. Read More.

Amy Riolo, author of the Fair Winds title The Ultimate Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, will be featured at a presentation and book signing at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on May 13. Read More.

When Sheila McCraith, author of Yell Less, Love More, was overheard yelling at her kids, she decided there had to be a better way to communicate. People.com shares her 5-step plan to more calm parenting. Read More.

Apothecary Cocktails, by Warren Bobrow, has been nominated for the Spirited Award for Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book by Tales of the Cocktail 2014. Read More.

The Quarto Group was featured in Publishers Weekly London Book Show Daily on April 9, 2014. Here are a few excerpts from the article. Read More.

Authors Brys Stephens of the New Southern Table and Warren Bobrow of Apothecary Cocktails and the upcoming Whiskey Cocktails will be co-teaching two days of cooking classes at Stonewall Kitchen in July 2014. Read More.

Quarto (LSE: QRT.L), the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group, on February 26 announced a rebrand of its publishing divisions, comprising new names and a new visual identity, which better represents how the divisions work together. With shared domestic, international and foreign language sales teams Quarto is one integrated supplier to customers worldwide. The new names and logos make this clear while capitalizing on the company's 38-year-old heritage. Read More.

Dr. Stephen Sinatra, co-author of The Great Cholesterol Myth and The Great Cholesterol Myth Cookbook for Fair Winds Press wrote a recent article on healthy eating for BoomerBrief.com. Read his article, "Foods to Keep Your Heart Healthy After 50," here. Read More.

Michelle Dudash, author of Clean Eating for Busy Families, is featured in the Search for the Next Weight Watchers Chef on ABC TV's food show The Chew. Read More.

A Lentil Quina Bolognese Sauce recipe adapted from The Great Vegan Bean Book was a recent featured recipe in The Washington Post Food Section. Read More.

Warren Bobrow, "Cocktail Whisperer" and author of Apothecary Cocktails for Fair Winds Press, was the subject of a feature in the December issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine. Read More.

For sluggish digestion, cocktail expert Warren Bobrow concocts a simple syrup steeped with fennel, a natural diuretic, and pours it into a Collins glass with crushed ice, raki (the anise-based Turkish spirit), bitters, and chile flakes (a little sweat does a body good), topping it with seltzer water. Bobrow, a food and spirits writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer, offers the Peppery Fennel Fizz and dozens of other vintage-styled "curatives" in his new book, "Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today." Read More.

Jonny Bowden, author of The Great Cholesterol Myth and other titles for Fair Winds Press, was asked by E! Online for his take on Kim Kardashian's 25-pound weight loss using the Atkins Diet. Read More.

Whether taking a day trip to the beach or sightseeing abroad in an exotic city for the first time, traveling can quickly take you out of your comfort zone, away from restaurants and shops that carry your go-to gluten-free food staples. These five simple tips can help make eating gluten-free on-the-go safe and simple. Read More.

Do you associate high fat, high protein diets with high cholesterol? You shouldn't, says cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, author of "The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan That Will. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Sinatra discussed the best foods for your heart and your health. Read More.

Anthony Dias Blue recently recorded features about Wicked Good Burgers on his radio show, The Blue Lifestyle Minute. The Blue Lifestyle Minute airs 6 times daily on both WCBS New York and KABC Los Angeles. Approximately 100,000 listeners hear the Blue Lifestyle Minute daily. The Lifestyle Minute is a James Beard Award-winning program. In addition, Wicked Good Burgers was also featured on the national Blue Lifestyle Minute spot, syndicated by CRN Digital Talk Radio. Read More.

Business travelers are notorious for leaving any dietary plans on the back burner when they're away from home, but Michelle Dudash, a registered dietitian and the author of "Clean Eating for Busy Families," said they don't have to indulge bad eating habits on the road. Dudash talked with International Business Times about the best plan for healthy eating while traveling. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of The Great Cholesterol Myth, appeared on a couple of national shows recently to talk about cholesterol in relation to actor James Gandolfini's tragic death. Bowden was a guest on the Joan Hamburg Show on WOR Radio in New York on June 21 and Home and Family on the Hallmark Channel on June 24. Read More.

If you've tried everything diet-wise, and haven't been able to reach your healthy weight, there's another avenue that some nutritionists are touting: the importance of a healthy gut. One of those nutritionists is Deirdre Rawlings, Ph.D., author of Fermented Foods for Health. Read More.

Burgers are having their moment. The popularity of patties sandwiched inside buns is soaring, with burger joints opening all over. But you don't have to fight crowds or stand in long lines to enjoy this typical American meal. Burgers are easy to make at home and great for entertaining, especially well-suited for large groups gathering on a holiday weekend. Follow these tips from Wicked Good Burgers, by Andy Husbands, Chris Hart, and Andrea Pyenson, to make sure your burgers are as good as they can be. Read More.

If you think that lowering your cholesterol will protect you from a heart attack, think again. The co-author of The Great Cholesterol Myth, Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., answers some of the most common questions about this vital substance—and sets the record straight about how to really protect your heart in a recent interview with WellBella.com Read More.

American health and fitness expert Jonny Bowden calls it the Great Cholesterol Myth. For the last 30 years, we've been told that high cholesterol causes heart disease. But that "boneheaded dietary advice," says Bowden, has contributed to an epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease that's unprecedented in human history. Read More.

Deborah Kennedy, CEO of Build Healthy Kids and a co-author of Beat Sugar Addiction Now! For Kids, mentioned in a recent newsletter to New York parents that children should "never drink" energy drinks because of their high sugar content. Monster Beverage has threatened to sue her for her statements. Read More.

Deborah Kennedy, CEO of Build Healthy Kids and a co-author of Beat Sugar Addiction Now! For Kids, was one of the industry experts quoted in a recent NBC News story on New York City's proposed supersized soda ban. Read More.

Well-known dietitian and Cordon Bleu-certified chef Michelle Dudash has joined forces with Walmart to kick off National Nutrition Month and help raise awareness about the importance of school breakfast and nutrition education programs. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of The Great Cholesterol Myth and other books for Fair Winds Press, was one of the experts quoted in a story in the April edition of More Magazine. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden and Dr. Stephen Sinatra, authors of The Great Cholesterol Myth, appeared on The Doctors TV show to discuss their book. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of The Great Cholesterol Myth, is featured in the cover story of Natural Solutions Magazine in March. According to Bowden, who is also known as "The Rogue Nutritionist", trying to prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol is like trying to prevent obesity by cutting out lettuce. Read More.

Family Circle Magazine's February issue features Dr. Jonny Bowden and eight surprising facts about heart disease. The article is based on information from The Great Cholesterol Myth, the new book by Bowden and Dr. Stephen Sinatra. Read More.

Making Artisan Pasta is one of the top six cookbooks in Cooking Light's Best Technique and Equipment category. The list is one of 12 categories in the magazine's list of Top 100 cookbooks over the past 25 years. Read More.

Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats and Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day! were named to the 2012 Top 10 Best Vegan Cookbooks list by VegNews. Read More.

National Barbecue News, the world's number one publication dedicated to barbecue, has selected Wicked Good Barbecue as its 2012 Barbecue Book of the Year. Read More.

What if everything you knew about cholesterol was wrong? We've always been told that cholesterol leads to heart disease but cardiologist Stephen Sinatra and nutritionist Jonny Bowden tell Dr. Oz that's wrong. Read More.

The Dr. Oz Show will feature The Great Cholesterol Myth on December 11 and December 18. Dr. Jonny Bowden and Dr. Stephen Sinatra, authors of our new best-selling book, will be appear to talk about their book. Check your local listings for showtimes. Read More.

Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, author of the Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen, will appear on The Ricki Lake Show on Monday, November 26. She will be discussing holiday dishes for special diets and a copy of her book will be given away to members of the audience. Read More.

Belief in the Great Cholesterol Myth has caused us to take our eye off the ball when it comes to preventing heart disease, says Jonny Bowden, author of The Great Cholesterol Myth. He writes in the Huffington Post that belief in the Great Cholesterol Myth has caused us to neglect the real causes of heart disease while obsessively focused on an innocuous molecule that's essential for life and has only a minor role in heart disease. Read More.

Elizabeth LaBau loves candy. Always has. Used to lug a pillowcase along on her childhood Halloween trick-or-treating treks. Now the new mom is busy encouraging others to have fun with candy-making in "The Sweet Book of Candy Making" and as the "guide to candy" at candy.about.com. Read More.

In the fight for better health, Americans view cholesterol as Public Enemy No. 1. Doctors tell us to stay away from food high in saturated fat, like butter, eggs and meat because it's responsible for heart disease. But what if that's wrong? Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a cardiologist who's been practicing for over 30 years and the author of The Great Cholesterol Myth, thinks it's wrong. Read More.

Dr. Lillian Glass appeared on Good Day LA October 12 to analyze and discuss the body language of the vice presidential candidate debate. She is slated to return after each of the remaining debates for further discussion. Dr. Glass is author of The Body Language Advantage, which was published October 1. Good Day LA appears on KTTV, the Fox Broadcasting Co. local station in Los Angeles, California. Read More.

Dr. Lillian Glass, author of The Body Language Advantage, appeared on The Daily Show following the October 16 Presidential Debate as part of a panel critiquing the debate performance. Read More.

In the hands of creative cooks, sandwiches can be taken to new heights. That's just what Celine Steen and Tamasin Noyes do in "Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day!" according to the (Portland) Oregonian. Read More.

Lillian Glass appeared on Good Day LA October 4 to analyze and discuss the body language of the presidential candidates first debate. She is slated to return after each of the remaining debates for further discussion. Read More.

Jonny Bowden and Stephen Sinatra, authors of The Great Cholesterol Myth, will appear on The 700 Club on October 18. Read More.

Summer may be winding down but football season is heating up—and with it comes the seasonal tradition of tailgating. Tailgating Monthly Magazine has recommended Muffin Tin Smokin' Sliders from Wicked Good Barbecue as a perfect tailgating dish. Read More.

Scott Barnes and his new book Face to Face were featured on a recent edition of The Insider. Read More.

Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day is an editors' pick in the September/October issue of VegNews Magazine. Read More.

The September 10 issue of Woman's World Magazine features several recipes from The 150 Healthiest Comfort Foods on Earth, by Jonny Bowden and Jeannette Bessinger. Read More.

The Squam Art Fair Fall Show is Saturday, September 15, and promises to be a big night for crafters and artisans of all kinds. Read More.

Scott Barnes, author of Face to Face, discussed some of his favorite celebrity clients during a visit with Good Day LA. Read More.

Scott Barnes, author of Face to Face and other beauty books published by Fair Winds Press, is featured in the September issue of Allure Magazine. Read More.

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, author of The Beat Sugar Addiction Now Cookbook, says American's eat a lot more sugar than recommended. And much of that sugar comes from unexpected sources. Read More.

The best way to help with one's sugar addiction is to cut back on the sweet stuff. But how do you know how much sugar is contained in foods? Read More.

Katherine Erhlich and Kelly Genzlinger tell the Loving Our Guts blog what prompted them to write Super Nutrition for Babies and how the book differs from other baby nutrition books. Read More.

It took about 12 years, lots of hard work, and a healthy sense of youthful invincibility — seasoned with a dash of arrogance — for Andy Husbands and Chris Hart to win 30 Kansas City Barbecue Society championships, hundreds of barbecue ribbons, and the biggest prize of them all, the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue, held every October in Lynchburg, Tenn. Now, they tell the Boston Globe, they're ready to share their secrets. Read More.

Kim Kardashian has a huge new honor -- she's the face of celebrity makeup artist Scott Barnes' new beauty book, Face to Face! Read More.

The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen Cookbook featured in Yahoo book reviews. Read More.

Andy Husbands and Chris Hart, authors of Wiched Good Barbecue, will demonstrate their cooking methods and sign books during an Xhibition Kitchen event April 11 at Northeastern University in Boston. Read More.

Chris Hart and Andy Husbands, authors of Wicked Good Barbecue, will be working with the Hopkinton (MA) school district to spice up school lunches. Read More.

VegNews has named Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats to its list of must-have cookbooks for 2012. Read More.

Allyson Kramer, creator of the blog Manifest Vegan and author of Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats, shares her tricks for cooking a fantastic meal with VegNews. Read More.

Allyson Kramer, author of Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats, is offering a pre-order incentive on her blog Manifest Vegan. Read More.

One of the best parts about traveling is being able to savor all of the different and unique flavors a place has to offer. But that can create challenges, too, and Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, author of the The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen, has plenty of tips for eating well while on the road. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of several healthy cooking books for Fair Winds Press, shares some timely insight on his blog following Paula Deen's announcement that she has diabetes. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of several healthy cooking books from Fair Winds Press, has shared his health and nutrition expertise with the law enforcement community via an interview with Poliquin.com. Read More.

The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet has been named a 2012 finalist for the best Children, Youth, and Family Cookbook by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). Read More.

Natural Solutions Magazine has selected Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites as one of its favorite cookbooks of 2011. Read More.

An easy-to-follow video shows how to cover a cake with fondant using texture mats. Read More.

Andy Husbands, author of Wicked Good Barbecue, will be teaching a cooking class at the Clarke Culinary Center in Milford, MA, on March 8. Read More.

Tina Ruggiero, M.S., R.D., L.D., co-author of The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet, tells TheBump.com there are three basic rules to follow when choosing food for your baby. Read More.

Aaron French, author of The Bay Area Homegrown Cookbook, discusses his paean to local chefs and the farmers who inspire them in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News. Read More.

Kathy Hester, author of The Vegan Slow Cooker, sat down with the Raleigh News and Observer to discuss her book and her other interests in life. Read More.

Joni Marie Newman, co-author of Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites, tells the Oregonian that it's possible to create substantial vegan dishes. The recipes in her book can be summed up in three words: flavor, filling, family. Read More.

Kathy Hester, author of The Vegan Slow Cooker, was featured as a Crock Pot Crockstar on the Crockstar Facebook page. Read More.

Color Me Vegan is featured in the Houston Culture Map, complete with a video of one of author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's recipes being prepared by a chef. Read More.

America's Civil War will publish an excerpt from The Greatest Brigade in it's November issue. The excerpt made the cover of the November issue. Read More.

Cara's Cravings, a popular food blog not just for vegans and vegetarians, calls The Vegan Slow Cooker a gem that "contains over 100 recipes sure to satisfy all kinds of eaters and cooks." Read More.

Steve Lagato, a professional food photographer whose credits include Making Artisan Pasta by Aliza Green, shares how to shoot like a pro in the Philadelphia Daily News. Read More.

Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites, has been selected by VegNews as an editors' pick in the October issue of the magazine. Read More.

The Well Daily, a website and free daily email on all things yoga, meditation, nutrition and wellness, says The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet will "make veggie burger fans out of vegetarians, vegans and carnivores everywhere." Read More.

The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet is winning raves from celebrity fans like Zookeeper star Kevin James, whose wife welcomed their third child earlier this year. Read More.

Jonny Bowden, nutrition expert and author of 150 Healthiest 15-Minute Recipes on Earth, says the one food we should be eating this summer is chocolate. Read More.

Tom Holland, author of The 12-Week Triathlete will appear on the Joy Behar Show on CNN Headline News at 10 p.m. ET on April 21. Read More.

People Magazine has named Jennifer Lopez the world's most beautiful woman. Learn her beauty secrets and those of other celebrities in About Face by make-up-artist-to-the-stars Scott Barnes. Read More.

The New York Times Dining section did a March 23 feature on the comeback of the veggie burger. Inside the piece, several chefs were quoted, including Fair Winds author Joni Marie Newman. Read More.

The Babble Blog "can't imagine a better book" about baby food than "The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet." Read More.

About.com has selected he Angel Blessing Kit as a finalist in the 2011 About.com Reader's Choice Awards. Read More.

The San Antonio Express News, a daily newspaper in Texas, published a lengthy Q&A interview with Ron Franscell, author of Delivered from Evil. Read More.

LiveStrong.com featured a piece on the health benefits of pine nuts, with commentary by Jonny Bowden and Jeannette Bessinger, authors of The 150 Healthiest 15-Minute Recipes on Earth. Read More.

Our History Project has recognized The World's Bloodiest History and The Buck Stops Here with awards of excellence in its annual best of books contest. Read More.

Dr. Jonny Bowden explains how when he wrote The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer, he did not believe stress causes disease but that it does elevate them. Bowden explains how stress only makes things worse, and therefore is one of the four horsemen of aging. Read More.

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"Beginning with George Washington, every American president has made decisions that re-stitched the fabric of our society and altered America's place in the world." Read More.

The New Heart Disease Handbook was voted Winner in the Health category Read More.

In an article titled "Using Beauty to Do Good" Hilary Howard of the New York Times discusses the new Fair Winds Press title About Face. Read More.