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Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Rena Rossner

Rena Rossner  is a literary and foreign rights agent at The Deborah Harris Agency. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University’s Writing Seminars Program, where she double-majored in poetry and non-fiction writing. She studied at Trinity College, Dublin and holds an MA in History from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She worked at bookstores […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Victoria Selvaggio

With a strong background in business ownership, Victoria A. Selvaggio comes to The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency as an Associate Agent with over 6 years of actively working as a volunteer and Regional Advisor for SCBWI Northern Ohio.  Drawn to the publishing scene first as an author writing all genres, with her most recent […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Public Relations Expert Joshua Redlich

Josh Redlich is a Publicist for Random House Children’s Books, where he works with authors like Mary Pope Osborne, Louis Sachar, Jay Kristoff, Gennifer Choldenko and Marisha Pessl to promote their works. He formerly worked at Sterling Publishing on titles ranging from children’s picture books to adult nonfiction. Josh is also the Chair of the […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the author of Heaven’s Keep, Red Knife, Thunder Bay, Copper River, Mercy Falls, Blood Hollow, The Devil’s Bed, Purgatory Ridge, Boundry Waters, and Iron Lake. His books have won several awards including the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, Barry Award for Best First Novel, Minnesota Book Award, Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, […]

Middle Grade Ninja: An Afterword for BANNEKER BONES AND THE GIANT ROBOT BEES Part Two: Let’s Talk About Magic (and, of course, Batman)

This is a continuation of the three-part afterword for Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees. If you’re reading this after reading part one and you haven’t read the book, you’re obviously interested. I promise the actual book is better than this afterword for it, so why not go read it, then come back so […]

Middle Grade Ninja: Book Review: ALL TOGETHER NOW: A ZOMBIE STORY by Robert Kent

WARNING: This weeks’ Young ADULT novel is mean and nasty and intended for a mature audience. It is absolutely not appropriate for younger readers. It is a gruesome, repugnant tale sure to warp young minds. Seriously. First Paragraph(s): I’M NOT A BAD WRITER, but I’m amazing with a baseball bat, which is why I’m still alive […]

Middle Grade Ninja: Book of the Week: CINDERELLA SMITH by Stephanie Barden

Meet Josephine-Kathryn Smith, better known as Cinderella Smith due to her habit of continually loosing at least one shoe everywhere she goes. She’s funny, she’s quirky, and you’re going to love her. She’s a Bridget Jones for the grade school crowd. Actually, I can’t back that up. You see, Esteemed Reader, Cinderella Smith is a […]

Middle Grade Ninja: Book of the Week: FAIRVIEW FELINES: A NEWSPAPER MYSTERY by Michele Corriel

Greetings, Esteemed Reader. I’ve noticed these Book of the Week reviews have been getting out of hand in terms of length, so I’m going to be making a conscious effort to shorten my future reviews, starting this week. It’s nothing personal against Michele Corriel, who will be here on Thursday to face the 7 Questions. […]