Michelle Slatalla is a RealSimple featured columnist

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 of the books The Town on Beaver Creek.http://thetownonbeavercreek.com/bio.html and Masters of Deception: The Gang That Ruled Cyberspace (jointly with Joshua Quittner).

She currently writes a monthly column for RealSimple Magazine called 'Modern Manners' and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize

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.http://thetownonbeavercreek.com/bio.html Her husband is Flipboard's editor-in-chief, Joshua Quittner

Josh Quittner

Josh Quittner is an American journalist.Born in Manhattan, Quittner grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Grinnell College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is married to Michelle Slatalla and has three daughters...

, with whom she has been a co-author of a number of books. She lives in New York City with her husband and her three daughters.

Published works

• "The Town on Beaver Creek: The Story of a Lost Kentucky Community" (2006, Random House) ISBN 0375509054
• "Shoofly Pie to Die" by Joshua Quittner and Michelle Slatalla (1992 St Martins Pr) ISBN 031206943X
• "Masters of Deception" (1999 Library Binding) ISBN 0785787445
• "Flame War: A Cyberthriller" by Joshua Quittner and Michelle Slatalla (1998 Harper Perennial; Reprint edition) ISBN 038072586X
• "Mother's Day: A Novel of Suspense" by Joshua Quittner and Michelle Slatalla (1993 St Martins Pr; 1st ed edition) ISBN 0312088507