PinnedChrista AvampatoA Publisher Bought My YA Novel Trilogy—Here’s Everything I Did WrongOn Friday, I sold not one book but three! I signed a contract with a publisher for my Emerson Page trilogy. This is an especially sweet…Feb 28, 202236Feb 28, 202236
Christa AvampatoGreenland sharks may help us cure cancerA cure for cancer may be swimming 2,200 meters (~7,200 feet) below the surface of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. Greenland sharks…4d ago4d ago
Christa AvampatoWhat it’s like to canvas and knock on voters’ doors in PennsylvaniaOn Sunday, I hopped on a bus in New York and made my way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to canvas for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz with the…6d ago26d ago2
Christa AvampatoCarnegie Hall radiates joy as Dudamel, Lang Lang, and Castillo open the 2024–2025 seasonLast night I had the great honor of joining a sold out crowd to open Carnegie Hall’s 2024–2025 season, and I’m so happy my friend, Ashley…Oct 9Oct 9
Christa AvampatoHow the brown ocean effect changes everything we know about hurricanesWhen Helene devastated North Carolina, it had been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. (Sustained wind speed alone is what…Oct 8Oct 8
Christa AvampatoMy dual goals to end food insecurity and food wasteToday I started a new research project on food waste with the hope of starting an entrepreneurial venture in this space. In the U.S., 16…Oct 7Oct 7
Christa AvampatoGetting through breast cancer awareness month as a survivorToday is the 4-year anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. Everything is pink as far as the eye can see. It’s breast cancer awareness…Oct 5Oct 5
Christa AvampatoAre we thinking about leadership with the wrong metrics?Maybe we’ve been thinking about leadership with the wrong metrics. On a recent episode of Face the Nation, Retired Lieutenant General H.R…Oct 4Oct 4
Christa AvampatoZillow will provide climate risk data on for-sale listingsIf you’re a prospective homebuyer and concerned about climate risk, Zillow is about to make your search much easier. By the end of 2024…Oct 3Oct 3
Christa AvampatoNYC’s Harbor is cleaner and more resilient. Thank the oysters.On Thursday night, I wound my way through Brooklyn’s Navy Yard. Past industrial buildings, natural gas smoke stacks, and heavy machinery, I…Sep 291Sep 291