Beth Kephart Archives - Book Business

May 7, 2013Look Who’s Talking: Book Business’ New Video Chat Series

Last week, NAPCO‘s Publishing Media Group launched its new video chat series, Literally Speaking Publisher Chats. The chats will take place every Friday at 11 a.m. EST, and I will be speaking to a variety of publishing people. The fun new video platform Shindig is hosting our events. On Friday, May 3, I spoke with Beth Kephart, an [...]

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May 3, 2013Look Who's Talking: Our New Video Chat Series

Our new video chat series kicked off last week with an interview with author Beth Kephart. View it here and join us this week for an interview with Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni, Fri., May 10, at 11 a.m. EST. RSVP here.

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December 12, 2012Some of the "Best of" 2012 in YA Fiction

Lynn Rosen reconnects with author Beth Kephart to follow up on the success of her latest book, the YA novel Small Damages.

August 7, 2012Literally Speaking: Author Interview with Beth Kephart

“Beth Kephart doesn’t sleep much.”

This is how a recent article about author Beth Kephart in her college alumni magazine, The Pennsylvania Gazette, opened. In fact, this is something pretty much everyone who has ever spent time with Beth Kephart, or heard her give a talk or lead a writing workshop says about her. We say this to make ourselves feel better, to justify why we are not as productive as this prolific and talented writer. In the last 14 years of nearly sleepless nights, in addition to raising a son, maintaining a happy marriage, dancing, exercising and doing the mundane activities of life, Kephart has written and published 14 books, with three more coming out in the next 18 months.

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July 11, 2012Do Teens Judge Books by Their Covers? Do We Want Them To?

A recent New York Times article examined the trend among some publishers to repackage classic books like Emma and Jane Eyre with provocatively modern jackets designed to grab the attention of teenager readers devoted to Twilight‘s Edward and Bella, or The Hunger Games’ Katniss and Peeta.

One cover features a stubble-faced Romeo clad in a tight white tank-top; another proclaims Wuthering Heights is “Bella & Edward’s favorite book.” At a Barnes & Noble in New York City, four new editions of novels by Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters were displayed alongside best-selling contemporary paranormal romances.