Beth Kephart history-infused and lyrical (but hopefully with some strut and pop)

Beth Kephart

Biography Beth Kephart is the author of five memoirs, an autobiography of a river, a young adult novel, and a newly released corporate fable called ZENOBIA: THE CURIOUS BOOK OF BUSINESS (co-authored with Matthew Emmens); four new books are forthcoming. A SLANT OF SUN was a 1998 National Book Award finalist, a Salon.com Best Book of the Year, and the winner of other honors. INTO THE TANGLE OF FRIENDSHIP was written with the support of an NEA grant; GHOSTS IN THE GARDEN was a Book Sense pick; FLOW: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PHILADELPHIA'S SCHUYLKILL RIVER was supported by a Pew Fellowships in the Arts grant; and UNDERCOVER, released in September of 2007, was named a best young adult book of the year by School Library Journal, Kirkus, Amazon, and others. The winner of the 2005 Speakeasy Poetry Prize, a contributor to many anthologies, an occasional teacher and frequent reviewer, Kephart has written for publications ranging from the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post, to Family Circle, Philadelphia magazine, Salon.com, Real Simple, and Parenting. Kephart is the strategic writing partner in an award-winning, boutique marketing communications firm called Fusion.

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Nickname

  • Sadly, I'm not cool enough to have one.

Relationship

  • Yes, I am.

Family

  • A husband and a son make us three.

Causes I Support

  • PumpAid
    St. Christopher's Foundation for Children
    National Book Foundation's BookUpNYC
    Dancing Classrooms

University Affiliation

  • University of Pennsylvania (occasional teaching and lecturing)

Agents

  • Amy Rennert, The Amy Rennert Agency (books)
    Sean Daily, Hotchkiss and Associates (film)

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Publishers

  • W.W. Norton, Houghton Mifflin, New World Library, Temple University Press, Laura Geringer Books/HarperTeen, Berrett-Kohler

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