YA Author Coe Booth Talks about Latest Novel, KENDRA

The Author Coe Booth was born and raised in the Bronx, New York and spent her childhood reading, writing, taking dancing lessons, and (of course!) playing double dutch. In 1996 and 1998 respectively, she earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology, and then began working with teenagers and families in crisis situations in New […]

In the Spotlight with YA Author Diana Rodriguez Wallach

The Author Diana Rodriguez Wallach’s debut young adult novel, Amor and Summer Secrets, is the first in a three-book series published by Kensington Publishing in September 2008. The second two books in the series, Amigas and School Scandals and Adios to All The Drama, come out in November 2008 and January 2009, respectively. Diana holds […]

In the Spotlight with Young Adult Author Paula Chase-Hyman

The Author Paula Chase-Hyman doesn’t mind being known as a Jane of all trades, Queen of none. But a single theme has followed throughout her career in communications—keeping her finger on the pulse of teen culture. From starting her own mentoring group at Annapolis Senior High School in ’94 to coaching her Green Hornet cheerleaders […]

Get into CELEBRITY SKIN with Author Liane Bonin

The AuthorLiane Bonin is a nationally recognized journalist, author, radio producer, and produced screenwriter. She has written thousands of articles which have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, Mademoiselle, Budget Living, Writer’s Digest, Daily Variety, People, Teen People, The Hollywood Reporter, Detour, Teen, Flaunt, the Writers Guild of America West’s Written By, Maxim […]

Spotlight on Debbie Reed Fischer, author of Swimming with the Sharks

The AuthorAuthor Debbie Reed Fischer worked for many years as a model booker in Miami, where the daily dramas of the weird and the beautiful inspired her to write Braless in Wonderland. Other job adventures from her past include hosting a cable TV show for teens, picking melons on a kibbutz, teaching middle and high […]

YA Author Jennifer Banash Talks to CLG!

The AuthorJennifer Banash attended high school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and currently divides her time between Paris and the Midwest—where she lives with her Beagle, Sigmund, and her vast designer shoe collection. She is the co-founder and co-publisher of Impetus Press, an independent publishing house that champions serious literary fiction with a […]

In the Spotlight: Author Shelley Halima

Imagine the movie poster for your latest novel, BLINDING MIRROR. What’s the logline?When you’re blinded to who you really are… Expand on that logline by pitching us BLINDING MIRROR in 50 words or less.Olivia Valente was born into abject poverty to abusive and neglectful parents. It isn’t until she meets the mysterious and beautiful Pilar […]