THAT GIRL: A Memoir of 9/11, Helaina Hovitz
Helaina Hovitz was 12 when the towers came down in her neighborhood. The horrifying images and aftermath derailed her family’s life, and Hovitz spiraled into depression, addiction and self-harming behaviors–until she came out the other end. Her memoir of post-traumatic stress, resilience and healing is the first to shed light on this event from a […]
THE PRIZE is now a New York Times bestseller!
THE PRIZE: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools, by veteran reporter Dale Russakoff debuts on The New York Times bestseller list 9/27 at #12!
SIGHT, Delta Girls Book One, Juliet Madison
This stunning new paranormal series blends the sweetest of romances with breathless suspense, and introduces five young women who share a haunted past, an extraordinary gift, and an uncertain future. “I spent my birthday fast asleep. In a coma to be exact.” When Savannah wakes up after two months in the hospital, she sees a […]
Dale Russakoff’s THE PRIZE draws 350 people to Newark Public Library Event
Last night, a crowd of Newark parents, educators and other stakeholders gathered to hear a panel discuss Dale Russakoff’s just-published book, THE PRIZE: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools? Russakoff, a veteran reporter at the Washington Post who spent 4 years researching and writing the book, opened the discussion, with others from the worlds of […]
ASKING FOR IT: The Alarming Culture of Rape–and What We Can Do About It, Kate Harding
“Kate Harding smartly takes on myths and false thinking of rape in her well-researched book.”–The Los Angeles Times Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that’s a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there’s probably a community eager to make […]
THE MYTH OF THE ADHD CHILD, Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D.
Educator and psychologist Thomas Armstrong is fully revising (60% new material) his classic book, The Myth of the ADD Child, to reflect the tremendous advances in knowledge in the field of learning differences. (Tarcher/Penguin Random House, World Rights, 2016)
Repackaging your book for paperback
When a publisher designs a hardcover jacket, it does so with the best of intentions. It asks: Who is the audience? How do we best position a book for that audience? How do we create an eye-catching design? should the cover be all print or feature an image or several images? If an image is […]
What 4 top agents desire in a memoir
Thanks to veteran editor, Alan Rinzler, for including me in this insightful interview with some esteemed colleagues. Memoir is so popular, but also challenging to publish. Here’s what you might want to think about in relation to crafting and publishing a memoir. What 4 top agents desire in a memoir
THREE MORE WORDS, Ashley Rhodes-Courter
“…highly interesting, it serves as a window onto the foster-care system.” – Kirkus Reviews The long awaited sequel to the New York Times and London Times bestseller THREE LITTLE WORDS In her undeniably honest and inspiring memoir Three Little Words, we were captivated by Ashley Rhodes-Courter, an amazing young woman who—through nine years, forty-four caseworkers, and […]
21 YEARS TO MIDNIGHT: The Promise That Brought Marriage Equality to America, Debbie Cenziper & Jim Obergefell
Lead plaintiff in the lawsuit that resulted in the right to same-sex marriage in all fifty states Jim Obergefell and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of The Washington Post Debbie Cenziper’s 21 YEARS TO MIDNIGHT: The Promise That Brought Marriage Equality, will not only tell his story, but also the larger narrative that covers what this decision […]