About the Author

She has written for the Provincetown Independent, The Mycophile, New York University Alumni Magazine, Tomorrow’s Child, and been featured in Kirkus Reviews,  The Seattle Times, Northern Woodlands magazine, KUOW Seattle Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, NH and WA Public Radio, Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont Commons, Vermont Digger, and many more.

Mason Goes Mushrooming had its debut on October 4th, the 95th birthday of Melany’s father, the OG forager, Wolf Kahn. MGM was selected for inclusion in the children’s book category of the October 2022 Brattleboro Literary Festival and Melany Kahn was a featured author at the 2022 Brooklyn Book Festival. 

Melany has traveled to over 50 cities nationwide to share mushroom education with children and their adults. Appearances include The Edible Schoolyard Project in Berkeley, CA, Cascade Mycological Society 2023 Mushroom Festival in Eugene, OR, Los Angeles Mycological Society’s 39th  Annual Wild Mushroom Fair, the Mycological Society of San Francisco Fungus Fair and local and regional events like The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and the first ever foraging festival at the Newport Dandelion Run in VT. 
 

Mason Goes Mushrooming was awarded the 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards 2023 Gold Winner – Best New Voice: Children’s/Young Adult & a 2022 Best Book Awards Finalist.