The New York Times has published a video of Pamela talking with James (“Maximum Ride”) Patterson and Rick (“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”) Riordan about how to get kids, especially boys, to read.
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Picture books on sibling rivalry
Pamela reviews picture books on sibling rivalry over at the New York Times.
Lots of cute pictures, if that strikes your fancy.
Happy parents, and the death of the telephone
Pamela has written almost countless pieces in the last month or so. I will call out two — a piece in the New York Times style section about the death of the telephone that got massive attention (magazine articles, radio, television, etc.), and a piece in today’s paper about recent research that older parents are happier than younger ones. The study does not reveal whether this is because they have achieved a state of zen about the inconvenience of children, or whether it’s because as you get older, the kids graduate from school and move away.
Pamela is now an editor of the New York Times Book Review
The word is officially out, Pamela is now an editor of the New York Times Book Review.

A recent torrent of work by Pamela
- December 17, 2010 — a review of Knuffle Bunny Free. An Unexpected Diversion
- December 30, 2010 — Studied column about research showing that rich people are less empathetic than poorer folks
- January 7, 2011 — For the Education section, an article about whether or not volunteering really helps high school students get into elite colleges
- January 14, 2011 — Studied column about research showing that nice guys tend to get married more than less-nice guys
Those were all for The New York Times. She also had a couple of columns in Worth magazine, including this one, about instilling a sense of charity in your child.