Santa Monica is known for adult nonfiction but starting next year will begin releasing a mix of YA fiction and nonfiction. Publisher Jeffrey Goldman has particular interest in YA memoir. He told Publishers Weekly, “Working with teens in the classroom, I have seen the impact memoirs can have on readers when they realize that authors have gone through crises similar to those they are battling themselves. If not life-saving, this reading experience can be life-changing.”
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
