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Informationen zum Autor Kate Schatz is a writer, educator, public speaker, and activist. She is the author of the NYT bestselling "Rad Women" book series, including Rad American Women A-Z, Rad Women Worldwide, Rad Girls Can, and Rad American History A-Z. Her book of fiction, Rid of Me: A Story, was published in 2006 as part of the acclaimed 33 1/3 series. Her writing has been published in LENNY, Brightly, Buzzfeed, Oxford American, Denver Quarterly, and Joyland, among others, and her short story "Folsom, Survivor" was included as a 2010 Notable Short Story in Best American Short Stories 2011. She lives with her family on the island of Alameda. Miriam Klein Stahl is a Bay Area artist, educator and activist. In addition to her work in printmaking, drawing, sculpture, paper-cut and public art, she is also the co-founder of the Arts and Humanities Academy at Berkeley High School where she’s taught since 1995. She illustrated the book Rad Women Worldwide. As an artist, she follows in a tradition of making socially relevant work, creating portraits of political activists, misfits, radicals and radical movements. As an educator, she has dedicated her teaching practice to address social inequity through the lens of the arts. Her work has been widely exhibited and reproduced internationally. She lives in Berkeley, California with her family. Klappentext A book for children — and their parents, teachers, and cool grown-up friends — documenting America's famous and unsung heroines Vorwort Galleys/blads available upon request Co-op available upon request Print campaign: Children's book editors at NY Times, LA Times, SF Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Miami Herald, and other major city newspapers, East Bay Express, SF Magazine, Bust, Bitch, Utne, O Magazine, Elle, Hip Mama, Rad Dad, Brain Child, Tablet, Parents, and others in the world of parenting, women's mags. Pursue excerpts/features in: New York Times Magazine, Bust Magazine, and others Radio campaign: NPR (Lynn Neary is a contact), Good Morning America (author has contact), SF Bay Area's KQED Books and KALW's "Your Call" Online campaign: AMightyGirl.com, The Rumpus, Salon, Rookie, Designmom.com, Amy Poehler Smart Girls at the Party, Hellogiggles.com, Grio, Root, NY Times "Motherlode," Feministing, MUTHA, Huffington Parents/Women Twitter: #radamericanwomen, #Binders, #WeNeedDiverseBooks Facebook: Binders Full of Women group (24,000 members), @kateschatzfacebook.com, A Mighty Girl(500k likes) Instagram: k8shots & miriamkleinstahl Book web site: www.radamericanwomen.com Author web sites: www.kateschatz.com & miriamkleinstahl.com Author blog tour: In conjunction with Sister Spit, authors will be interviewed, featured, and more on 10+ blogs/web sites timed at release of book. Promotion via City Lights social media: City Lights Blog, CL Facebook (26K likes), CL Twitter (57K followers), CL Instagram (1500 followers), CL Tumblr (1000 followers), CL Pinterest (1000 followers) Endorsements: Pursuing women in the book: Billie Jean King, Dolores Huerta, Patti Smith, Maya Lin, Kate Bornstein, Temple Grandin, Ursula LeGuin. Also: Gloria Steinam, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham, Kerry Washington, Drew Barrymore, Diane Sawyer, Erykah Badu, Nikki McClure, Kathleen Hanna, Corinne Tucker, Kim Gordon, Rep. Barbara Lee, Ayelet Waldman, Tavi Gevinson, Ian McKaye, Kate Moses, Rebecca Solnit, Catherine Newman, Boff Whalley, Tammy Rae Carland, Josh Macphee, Lisa Brown Academic, Library: Attend appropriate trade shows for promo of book to librarians, school teachers. Additional tour info: Authors will travel with the Sister Spit national tour in the Spring, and we'll provide those dates when we have them. Zusammenfassung A book for children - and their parents, teach...
