Cultural commentator and author Danny Heitman writes in his review “Tails of the City”:
Short and sweet, it’s ostensibly a memoir about an oddball canine romance. Its deeper subject, though, is the romance of cities, particularly New York, where the author has lived for decades. ...Her broadcasting experience has trained Ms. Teichner to write for the ear, a sensibility clearly evident in passages that make lovely music on the page. ...Ms. Teichner’s book is also—perhaps even largely—about other things. It’s a valentine to New York and a meditation on human friendship. ...As the world slowly emerges from the imposed isolations of Covid-19, “When Harry Met Minnie” is a timely refresher course in the power of community.
When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship is published by Celadon Books.
Martha Teichner has been a correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning” since December 1993, where she’s equally adept at covering major breaking national and international news stories as she is handling in-depth cultural and arts topics. Since joining CBS News in 1977, Teichner has earned multiple national awards for her original reporting, including twelve Emmy Awards and five James Beard Foundation Awards. Teichner was also part of team coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which earned CBS News a 2014 duPont-Columbia Award. Teichner was born in Traverse City, Mich. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She attended the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business Administration. Teichner resides in New York City.