Category Archives: General

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Remember Me” Project

I’ve always been fascinated by stories from the Holocaust, so much so that my upcoming novel, “The Sweetness of Forgetting,” explores the fallout 70 years later in the life of a woman who survived Paris’s massive 1942 roundup, the Vel’ … Continue reading

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Come to Paris with me (for three minutes, anyhow)!

Hi friends! Here’s the link to my latest segment for The Daily Buzz: “GalTime in Paris with Kristin Harmel!”

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Avoiding Awkward Dates

Click here to see me on the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz talking about how to avoid bad dates!

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Books Made into Movies — as seen on TV!

As seen on WESH-NBC’s morning newscast on Friday, April 22…. With “Water for Elephants” and the upcoming “Something Borrowed” making big waves on the big screen, and with movies such as “The Help,” “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” “Harry … Continue reading

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Announcing my new novel: “The Blue Hour”

Hi folks! I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new novel coming in spring/summer 2012. Here’s the official writeup from today’s Publishers Marketplace: Kristin Harmel’s THE BLUE HOUR, in which a bakery owner discovers the truth about her grandmother’s … Continue reading

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Foodie Fridays: 60-Second Brown Rice Salad

Earlier this week, I had a serving of brown rice left over in the refrigerator, and I was contemplating what to do with it. It was hot out — this is Florida, after all — and I felt like something … Continue reading

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Foodie Fridays: Low-Fat Banana Muffins

Those of you who know me well know that I love to cook — and I love to eat. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t go nuts; it’s not about stuffing my belly; it’s about savoring different tastes. In my … Continue reading

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Ramona and Beezus

I read all the Beverly Cleary books when I was a kid, so when I heard they were making a movie based on the books, I was thrilled, despite the fact that I’m no longer, you know, 8! But the … Continue reading

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Bachelorette auction

I’d love to say I can’t be bought. And I can’t — not really. But you can buy a date with me (or, far more realistically, the date package that will be auctioned off with me!) if you come to … Continue reading

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Good Deeds

Recently, my air conditioner went on the fritz (never a good thing in the midst of a Florida summer!), and the air conditioner repairman who came out to check it out told me that it was unserviceable, and because it … Continue reading

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