This month sees the release of Judith Horstman’s fourth book on the brain: The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain, available at bookstores everywhere.

Legendary chef Jeremiah Tower recently mentioned in an interview that the one book he can’t part with is Suzie Rodriguez‘s Found Meals of the Lost Generation. In fact, he said he “wishes he’d written it.” Here’s the link to the interview: http://eater.com/archives/2012/03/20/jeremiah-tower-on-cookbooks-he-just-cant-get-rid-of.php Suzie’s...

"The Golden Gate: San Francisco's Celebrated Bridge" Released in March—in time for the landmark’s 75th anniversary—is Mort Beebe’s new book, The Golden Gate: San Francisco’s Celebrated Bridge. It is available for purchase through Amazon.com, or signed copies can be ordered...

Adding to his portfolio of day-hiking guides, Robert Stone recently released Day Hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains (First Edition) and Day Hikes in the Beartooth Mountains (Fifth Edition). See below for descriptions and more information: Day Hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains (First Edition) From...

Cleverly tied into Valentine’s Day, Judith Horstman and her latest book The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain were the subject of many articles and radio shows. Here are a few: Marin Independent Journal: http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_19907656 Savannah Morning News: Savannah’s...

Recalling memories of her stay in India, Kristin Zibell‘s blog post “The Delectable Dosa Making Class in San Francisco” was recently picked up and published in Fathomaway.com as “The Dosa Experiment.” She also publishes regularly on SFTravel.com, including the recent “Just...

Janice Nieder had the entire Mashpi Lodge, deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Cloud Forest, to herself, and was one of the first journalists to stay at this luxury property. Although it is still being built, the lodge already has scored Wallpaper* magazine Design Awards 2012 for Best Resort! Read her...

Like Suzie Rodriguez, Andrea Granahan was also drafted by the Press Democrat to write for the Towns section for the past year. Her territory is the “wonderful, wacky world of west Sonoma County,” she says. “I keep two blogsites filled daily, in addition to a printed page in the Sunday...

M’Liss Hinshaw reports first-person on a don’t-leave-home-without-it item: “Travel Insurance: The Reassurance You Can’t Do Without” in Amateur Traveler. Click here for the story: http://amateurtraveler.com/2012/02/08/travel-insurance-the-reassurance-you-cant-do-without

Erin Caslavka‘s most recent “Five Places” article in the San Francisco Chronicle is “Choc-full of Love,” published (not coincidentally) on February 12.