Katherine Salant Explained

Katherine Salant is a journalist and nationally syndicated real estate newspaper columnist, author, and blogger whose most famous column "Housewatch" appeared in The Washington Post from 1994 onward.[1] [2]

Salant grew up in Northern Virginia and received her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College. In 1968, she went to Harvard University to study architecture and received a Fulbright scholarship in 1972.[3] She has lived in Nepal, studying village housing.[4]

In 1994, Salant began writing a column about the many facets of home owning for The Washington Post called "Housewatch" which has since become syndicated under the name “Your New Home” to over 40 media outlets, some of which include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, The Denver Post, Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel, and The Sacramento Bee.[5]

Critical reception

In a review of The Brand New House Book for the Chicago Tribune, Alan J. Heavens noted that "The typeface is annoying, but the advice – as is the case with all Salant's work – is absolutely sound."[6] He highlighted her advice on how to avoid disasters during the construction process. Writing for the Orlando Sentinel, Robert Bruss praised Salant for doing "a great job overcoming the huge handicap of a badly designed book", arguing that the best part of the book is the first section on finding, building, and buying a new home.[7]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette commended Salant's "admirable thoroughness" and grasp of financing a new home, but observed that she "tends to bury her best insights at the end of long paragraphs and essays".[8] The Ottawa Citizen recommended the book, arguing that it "successfully crosses the border" and is helpful for Canadians buying a new home.[9]

Published works

Awards and grants

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Notes and References

  1. News: January 3, 2009 . Katherine Salant, whose House ... . 2024-07-07 . . ProQuest.
  2. Web site: Collection: Katherine Salant papers Archival Collections. 2020-08-21. archives.lib.umd.edu.
  3. Web site: Katherine Salant : About Katherine. 2020-08-21. www.katherinesalant.com. 2020-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200720190947/http://www.katherinesalant.com/about_katherine.html. dead.
  4. News: Bubil . Harold . 24 February 2001 . Salant has a handle on housing's hot trends . 2024-07-07 . Sarasota Herald Tribune . ProQuest.
  5. Web site: Katherine Salant's Biography Muck Rack. 2020-08-21. muckrack.com. en.
  6. News: Heavens . Alan J. . 31 August 2001 . Some recommended reading These books on houses get rave reviews . 2024-07-07 . . . Knight Ridder/Tribune.
  7. News: Bruss . Robert . 9 September 2001 . DON'T JUDGE THIS BOOK BY ITS COVER -- CONTENTS ARE SUPERB . 2024-07-07 . . ProQuest.
  8. News: Salij . Marta . November 4, 2001 . BOOKS AIMED AT THOSE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE CHALLENGING TASK OF BUILDING THEIR DREAM HOME . 2024-07-07 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . ProQuest.
  9. News: McCormick . Kathy . 11 August 2001 . Information gems: New advice book successfully crosses border, makes good sense to Canadians looking for a new house . 2024-07-07 . . ProQuest.
  10. Book: Salant, Katherine. The Brand New House Book. Three Rivers Press, a Random House Division. 2001. 9780609805831.
  11. Book: Salant, Katherine. 4 Villages Architecture in Nepal. University of Chicago Press, published by Craft and Folk Art Museum. 1983. 0226055949. Los Angeles.
  12. Web site: Katherine Salant, Houston Chronicle Correspondent - Houston Chronicle. 2020-08-21. www.houstonchronicle.com.

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