Laurie Dolphin

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

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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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