Jason Boog
The Awl
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Past articles by Jason:
Belabored Empires
Newspaper moguls and the birth of a media labor movement → Read More
The People’s Card Game
by Jason Boog In the fall of 1872, nineteen travelers were marooned in the Arctic Ocean. Lost during the infamous Polaris expedition, this miserable band … → Read More
The People's Card Game
Bridge killed it, computers can barely play it, and the Internet hates it. What will happen to euchre? → Read More
The Legacy of Ursula Nordstrom - GalleyCat
You probably enjoyed Charlotte’s Web or Harriet the Spy at one point in your life. But do you know who edited those great kid’s books? After covering the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Summer Conference last weekend, I caught up with the New York Public Library’s Youth Materials Collections Specialist Betsy Bird and Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast blogger Julie… → Read More
Editors Share Secrets for Aspiring Authors - GalleyCat
Hundreds of writers gathered at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Summer Conference in Los Angeles last weekend. The annual “Editor’s Panel” featured a star-studded collection of editors, including Dutton Children’s Books publisher Julie Strauss-Gabel–she’s worked with Ally Condie, John Green and John Grisham, among many others. Strauss-Gabel snapped that photograph… → Read More
Science Fiction Picture Books for the Youngest Readers - GalleyCat
Science Fiction Picture Books for the Youngest Readers → Read More
Join the #DadsRead Campaign - GalleyCat
Join the #DadsRead Campaign → Read More
How To Pitch Your Book to Online Outlets
We caught up with Steinberg while he promoted The Modern Parent’s Guide to Video Games, sharing timeless advice about he shared columns and essays on a number of sites–reaching out to new readers at major outlets like CNN.com, All Things D and ESPN.com. In this encore edition of the Morning Media Menu podcast (embedded below), Steinberg shared tips for pitching online outlets about your book.… → Read More