Mary Collins

National Public Radio: The Cast of Characters (Seven Locks Press)

This behind-the-scenes portrait of the first 25 years of NPR sold out of the initial run of 20,000 so it's only available on Amazon (not at Seven Locks Press), but it's worth hunting down. It offers up photographs by award-winning photographer Jerome Leibling and personal snapshots of primary players, including Bob Edwards, Susan Stamberg and Noah Adams, that you can't find anywhere else.

Selected Works

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Adult Nonfiction Book
Most Recent Book
NEW BOOKS
AMERICAN IDLE: A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR SEDENTARY CULTURE
Other Books
A sample personal essay about the author's back injury, surgery and the culture of sitting.
"Don't Have a Seat," The Washington Post Health Section
An award-winning essay about back pain and the culture of sitting.
Young adult nonfiction
Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright (National Geographic Books)
A portrait of the Wright brothers and how they conquered flight.
Adult Nonfiction book
National Public Radio: The Cast of Characters (Seven Locks Press)
A behind-the-scenes portrait of the first 25 years of NPR.
Sample Columns and Short Articles
Magazine and Newspaper Work
"Around the Mall" and "In the Museum" columns for Smithsonian Magazine and Air&Space/Smithsonian Magazine
History and Biography
Other Young Adult Work
Mary Collins has written young adult history and biography for National Geographic Books and Grolier
Books-for-Hire, Educational Materials, Museum Work
Projects for Hire
Educational materials for teachers and students, copy for traveling exhibits, segments of books.