S.J. Parris
S.J. Parris writes about her inspiration for Heresy, which masterfully blends true events with fiction into a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Adam Haslett
A conversation with Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Kimberly Kirberger is the president and founder of I.A.M. for Teens, Inc.
(Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc.) a corporation formed exclusively to
work for teens. It is her goal to see teens represented in a more
positive light and it is her strong belief that teens deserve better and more
positive treatment.
Kimberly spends her time reading the thousands of letters and stories sent to
her by teen readers and traveling around the country speaking to high school
students and parents of teens. She has appeared as a teen expert on many
television and radio shows, including Geraldo, MSNBC, and The Terry
Bradshaw Show.
Kimberly has worked closely with teenagers on the Chicken Soup for the
Soul books she has co-authored and feels her ability to listen to their
needs and wants lent to the books success.
She started the Teen Letter Project with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor
Hansen and Health Communications, Inc. The project is responsible for answering
the heartfelt letters received from teenagers and also reaching out to teens in
trouble and encouraging them to seek professional help.
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