Kate Stone Lombardi

Kate has been a journalist for more than 30 years. Her work has appeared in the National, Metro, Style, Education and Regional sections of the New York Times.

She also wrote the popular New York Times “County Lines” column about the suburbs. She was a frequent contributor to the New York Times “Generations” column, which covered family life.

Her journalism has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, Time.com, AARP Magazine, AARP’s The Ethel, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping and other national publications.

Kate is also the author of The Mama’s Boy Myth: How Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger (Avery/Penguin).

The book was featured in multiple national publications and blogs, and Kate was a guest on ABC, MSNBC, Fox and Friends, WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show and other programs to discuss gender issues raised in the book. Click to read about this book.

She is the recipient of six Clarion awards for Journalism from Women in Communications as well as the Art of Communication award from Victims Assistance Services.

Kate is also an essayist. Her memoir work has appeared in Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, Open Secrets, You Might Need to Hear This and on other literary sites.

She has taught writing in a variety of settings, including The Hudson Valley Writers Center and through Rehabilitation Through The Arts, a nonprofit helping people in prison develop critical life skills.