Aaron Hartzler
Aaron Hartzler is the author of a young adult memoir called RAPTURE PRACTICE (Little, Brown, 2013). Most recently, he was the Director of Communications for The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). He lives in Los Angeles, but you can find him on Twitter @Aaron007.
Figment.com Becomes a (Non-Traditional) Traditional Publisher
Author Blake Nelson’s new book Dream School comes out today from Figment.com, the company’s first book to be printed on physical paper. Figment.com was launched 1 year ago today, Dec. […]
Andrew Karre: YA Lit is as Disruptive as Apple
Andrew Karre, the editorial director of Carolrhoda, and two other Lerner Publishing imprints, wrote a blog this afternoon called #yamatters. It is arguably the most coherent distillation I’ve ever read […]
The Book Job: Did the Simpsons Get it Right?
There is certainly value in any book that will make a young person shift his or her gaze from the iPhone screen long enough to read it.
Publishing With Teeth: Megan Tingley & Twilight
Breaking Dawn Part 1, the latest film version of Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling Twilight saga sank a stake into the weekend box office pulling in an estimated $283.5 million worldwide. A […]
Author Sara Zarr: Finding Inspiration in Failure
Author Sara Zarr has big ideas. Her books tackle huge themes with beautiful, realistic prose that cuts to the heart of her characters. Last week on author Nova Ren Suma’s blog, Zarr posted about […]
Dick and Jane and Vampires: Francesco Sedita Gets Out of the Way
Grosset & Dunlap/Price Stern Sloan President and Publisher Francesco Sedita had a meeting with his entire team of editors, art directors and designers recently. The subject? A mustache. “We’ve been […]
Admit It: You Read Harry Potter
Admit it: You read Harry Potter. And even if you didn’t, you’ve been unable to escape the billboards, backpacks, and advertising the mega-grossing films have spawned. Maybe, under cover of […]