Micol Ostow
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Born | New York City, U.S. | April 29, 1976
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Nationality | American |
Genre | Novels |
Notable works | Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa |
Spouse | Noah Harlan |
Micol Ostow (born April 29, 1976) is an American author, editor and educator who has written more than 40 published works. Her first original hardcover novel, Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa, was named a "
Early years
Ostow was born in
Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Ostow graduated from Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union (now Golda Och Academy), a Jewish day school in West Orange.[2]
After Ostow graduated from college, she was hired by the New York City publisher Simon & Schuster, as an editor. Ostow, who has written as a ghostwriter for novelizations of popular television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and Fearless, some published under house pseudonyms, began to author young-adult novels.[citation needed]
Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa
Ostow took a Media Bistro's YA (Young Adult) Writing Course. During the course she wrote the Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa pitch and the first ten pages of the manuscript in her class. She sold it before the semester ended.
The book is about a Jewish girl from the suburbs of New York. Her mother has family in Puerto Rico, but Emily has never had any contact with them – not until she is forced to go to the Caribbean for her grandmother's funeral. Even though Emily wants nothing to do with her Puerto Rican heritage a very special person shows her that uncovering her roots is like discovering a secret part of her own heart.[3]
Written works
Among the books which Ostow has authored or co-authored are the following:[4]
- The Executive Desk Gong (Running Press Mini Kits) (September 17, 2003)
- Westminster Abby (S.A.S.S.) by Micol Ostow (May 5, 2005), part of the Students Across the Seven Seas series
- The Warren Witches (Charmed) by Laura J. Burns, Micol Ostow, Greg Elliot, and Paul Ruditis
- The Quotable Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Steven Brezenoff and Micol Ostow (December 2, 2003)
- House of Shards (Charmed) by Micol Ostow (Oct 24, 2006)
- Crush du Jour (Romantic Comedies) by Micol Ostow
- Popular Vote by Micol Ostow
- Changeling Places (Charmed) by Micol Ostow (March 22, 2005)
- 30 Guys in 30 Days (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Micol Ostow (May 31, 2005)
- Ultimate Travel Games (Crazy Games) (May 4, 2006)
- Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa by Micol Ostow (November 2, 2006)
- Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane by Micol Ostow and Noah Harlan (November 2, 2006)
- Mumble's Journey: The Junior Novelization of Happy Feet by Micol Ostow
- GoldenGirl (Bradford Novel) by Micol Ostow (Jan. 27, 2009)
- What Would My Cell Phone Do? by Micol Ostow (Jun 9, 2011)
- Louise Trapeze Is Totally 100% Fearless by Micol Ostow. Illustrated by Brigette Barrager (Random, 2015).[5]
- The Day Before (Riverdale) by Micol Ostow (December 26, 2018)
- Get Out of Town (Riverdale) by Micol Ostow (May 28, 2019)
- The Maple Murders (Riverdale) by Micol Ostow (October 15, 2019)
- The Curse (Nancy Drew) by Micol Ostow (March 31, 2020)
- Death of a Cheerleader (Riverdale) by Micol Ostow (May 5, 2020)
Ostow is also the author (uncredited) of young-adult novels based on television series, including American Dreams, and for novel series, including Fearless and Camp Confidential.[citation needed]
Later years
After spending the first eight years of her career as an editor, Ostow decided to become a freelance writer.
References
- ^ a b Live Journal
- ^ Rubin, Debra. "Day school and punk rock collide in teen novel", New Jersey Jewish News, December 6, 2010. Accessed October 8, 2018. "In her latest book, So Punk Rock (And Other Ways to Disappoint your Mother), Ostow, a graduate of the Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in West Orange, outlines the misadventures of four New Jersey suburban day school teens who form a punk rock band and make a splash on the bar mitzva circuit.... The South Orange native author spoke to NJJN by phone from her Manhattan home, where she lives with her Emmy Award-winning filmmaker husband Noah Harlan, a Cranbury native who grew up attending Congregation Beth Chaim in Princeton Junction."
- ^ Emily Goldberg Learns To Salsa Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Micol Ostow's profile
- ^ "Louise Trapeze Is Totally 100% Fearless by Micol Ostow". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Miami Dade College News & Events
- ^ "Micol Ostow, Noah Harlan (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13.
- ^ Micol Ostow Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine