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Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Dan Gutman
Dan Gutman was raised in a mud hut by a pack of wild monkeys in the rain forest of Rangoon.Okay, okay, he really grew up in New Jersey. In fact, he still lives there. But being raised by wild monkeys in Rangoon would have been a lot cooler. Dan compensated for his bland and uneventful childhood by […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Jessica Lawson
Jessica Lawson holds a BA in Spanish and an MS in Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resource Management. She’s worked in the nonprofit sector (with charitable-giving foundations), as a preschool teacher, at a dude ranch, and on National Forest trail crews. She lives in Colorado with her husband and children. The Actual &Truthful Adventures of Becky […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Sarah J. Schmitt
Sarah J. Schmitt is a K-8 school librarian and Youth Service Professional for Teens at a public library who, in addition to planning a variety of events, enjoys opening up the world of books to reluctant readers. She runs a teen writing program that combines Skype visits from well-known authors and screenwriters and critique group […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Chris Grabenstein
Chris Grabenstein is the author of The Haunted Places Series, which so far includes The Crossroads (Haunted Places (Quality)), The Hanging Hill (Haunted Places (Quality)), and The Smoky Corridor (Haunted Places). Click here to read my review for The Smoky Corridor. His books for adults include The Holiday Thriller Series: Slay Ride, Hell for the Holidays: A […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Elizabeth Laban
ELIZABETH LABAN worked at NBC News, taught at a community college, and has written for several magazines and newspapers. The Tragedy Paper is her first young adult novel. She lives in Philadelphia with her family. Click here to read my review of The Tragedy Paper. And now Elizabeth Laban faces the 7 Questions: Question Seven: […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Kurtis Scaletta
Kurtis Scaletta is the author of Mudville, Mamba Point (click here to read my review), and the upcoming Wake Me, all published by Knopf Books. Mr. Scaletta has lived in Louisiana, New Mexico, England, North Dakota, Liberia, Virginia, Brazil, North Dakota (again), Kansas, Maine, and Minnesota. From the bio section of his website: “When I came […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Brittany Booker
Brittany Booker is a Literary Agent and co-founder of The Booker Albert Literary Agency. She has worked with Marisa Corvisiero during her time at the Lori Perkins agency and the Corvisiero Literary Agency. She will graduate in December of 2012 with a BA in English and a minor in journalism. She is looking for novels […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Eric Myers
ERIC MYERS entered the publishing industry as an author and arts journalist. His Uncle Mame: The Life of Patrick Dennis was originally published by St. Martin’s Press (2000) and is now available in paperback from Da Capo Press. He co-authored (with Howard Mandelbaum) Screen Deco: A Celebration of High Style in Hollywood (1985) and Forties […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Jessica Sinsheimer
Jessica Sinsheimer has been reading and campaigning for her favorite queries since 2004. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she went east for Sarah Lawrence College and stayed for the opportunity to read soon-to-be books for a living. Now an Associate Agent at the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, she’s developed a reputation for […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Laura Crockett
Literary Agent Assistant Laura Crockett is interested in a variety of YA and adult fiction. In YA, she is interested in contemporary realistic fiction (such as study abroad experiences, strong female friendships, falling in love, anxiety and abuse), high and low fantasy, and gothic horror. In adult fiction, she is interested in WWI and WWII historical fiction, gothic […]