Regular readers:
The press release will go out after the Holiday weekend, but I wanted to let you know first. I am thrilled that this summer, I will be working with my close friend and dear collaborator Andi Buchanan on a new book: The Daring Book for Girls!
Here's the official announcement. You heard it here first.
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Collins Inks Deal For A Book That Gives Girls Their Turn
New York, NY (May 29, 2007)— Collins, the imprint of HarperCollins that published The New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, today announced it has signed a book for every girl with an independent spirit and nose for trouble. The Daring Book For Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, to be published this fall, strictly follows a no-boys-allowed policy.
Among the contents:
*essential toolkit
*roller skating
*sports
*five karate moves every girl should know
*important women of the last century
*ghost stories, rainy day games
*poems for girls
*famous women spies
*how to make your own comic book
*camp fire songs
*stocks and bonds
And more!
"Amid all of the success of The Dangerous Book for Boys we would occasionally hear 'where is the Dangerous Book for Girls?" says Margot Schupf, Group SVP & Associate Publisher. "We are thrilled to be partnering with these authors to fill this obvious void in the marketplace and to encourage girls to find fun, adventure and learning in their lives as well,"
In addition to being the mother of an eight-year-old daughter and five-year-old son, Andrea Buchanan is the author of Mother Shock, co-founder of the online literary magazine LiteraryMama.com, and co-founder of MotherTalk, Inc., a media agency that connects writers with readers. Miriam Peskowitz is the mother of two girls, including an eight-year-old who climbs trees and leads spy missions in the backyard. Also a co-founder of MotherTalk, she is the author of The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars, writes the blog EverydayMom, is an historian, and appears regularly on television and in print discussing parenting and women's issues.
The press release will go out after the Holiday weekend, but I wanted to let you know first. I am thrilled that this summer, I will be working with my close friend and dear collaborator Andi Buchanan on a new book: The Daring Book for Girls!
Here's the official announcement. You heard it here first.
***
Collins Inks Deal For A Book That Gives Girls Their Turn
New York, NY (May 29, 2007)— Collins, the imprint of HarperCollins that published The New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, today announced it has signed a book for every girl with an independent spirit and nose for trouble. The Daring Book For Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, to be published this fall, strictly follows a no-boys-allowed policy.
Among the contents:
*essential toolkit
*roller skating
*sports
*five karate moves every girl should know
*important women of the last century
*ghost stories, rainy day games
*poems for girls
*famous women spies
*how to make your own comic book
*camp fire songs
*stocks and bonds
And more!
"Amid all of the success of The Dangerous Book for Boys we would occasionally hear 'where is the Dangerous Book for Girls?" says Margot Schupf, Group SVP & Associate Publisher. "We are thrilled to be partnering with these authors to fill this obvious void in the marketplace and to encourage girls to find fun, adventure and learning in their lives as well,"
In addition to being the mother of an eight-year-old daughter and five-year-old son, Andrea Buchanan is the author of Mother Shock, co-founder of the online literary magazine LiteraryMama.com, and co-founder of MotherTalk, Inc., a media agency that connects writers with readers. Miriam Peskowitz is the mother of two girls, including an eight-year-old who climbs trees and leads spy missions in the backyard. Also a co-founder of MotherTalk, she is the author of The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars, writes the blog EverydayMom, is an historian, and appears regularly on television and in print discussing parenting and women's issues.
on May 27, 2007, 12:54 am
Best of luck with the new book! (I have four daughters, so I'm quite interested
I just found your site by random surfing (I think the link was from Jumping Monkeys) so please forgive this, if you've already discussed it: There is a whole discussion on Ask Moxie about making a hypothetical "Dangerous Book" for girls:
http://moxie.blogs.com/askmoxie/2007/05/the_hypothetica.html
I posted a comment there, pointing to this post. When I saw your upcoming book idea, all I could think was, these two threads have to meet!
Again, apologies if this is something you aleady discussed....
All the best,
CLKL (off to go investigate this site more
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