Michele Herman

Michele won the first place prize for Best Column in the 2018 New York Press Association Better Newspaper Awards. Here's what the judges wrote: “Firmly rooted in local interest, the columns displayed the sense that the writer was willing to dive into the community, talk with anyone and everyone and distill [it all] into something with meaning — delightfully local, thoughtful collecting of expertise. … Great writing, great voice with high impact.” Nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2020, 2021 and 2022. First novel, Save the Village, published by indie press Regal House Publishing in 2022, named a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. Second chapbook, Just Another Jack: The Private Lives of Nursery Rhymes, published by Finishing Line Press, also in 2022.

Unassuming repositories of history

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Over the years I’ve spent a whole lot of time at our two Village library branches, and as a result I sometimes end up making friends with the librarians. Lately I’ve gotten to know head librarian Emil Allakhverdov, who’s been at Hudson Park since 2017. He’s an Armenian who grew up in Ukraine, and he […]

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