Lauren Appleton

The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood | James Kakalios What if science-fiction was actually science-fact? My first book The Physics of Superheroes, was published in 2005, three years before Iron Man and The Dark Knight lit the match that ignited the super...

MY NEW BOOK IS NOW OUT! WITH COVER AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY GENIAL GENE HA! @geneha.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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I'm editing a book about the Enneagram, and I can feel myself becoming one of those annoying people who types everyone. So far I'm keeping it to myself, but it's only a matter of time before I start saying things like, "Oh you have big Type 3 energy" or something. Please stop me.

Yay!! So excited about this one.

Asking for blurbs is one of the more tedious tasks for an editor (I say as I'm dreading sending out a blast for one of my books), but they're very useful for marketing. And, alas, the algorithm.

Wow congrats, Melissa!!

Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Should Involve Your Interpersonal Relationships (Gift Article) Experts share how shifting from self-focused goals to thinking about others can have a positive impact on the year ahead.

So exciting to see @stephaniehson.bsky.social and New Happy featured in the New York Times! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/s...

Sigh. Cat + Christmas tree.

Calm down Washington Post. It's brown.

Oh the weather outside is frightful…

Remote is harder! Particularly for entry level, since most managers prefer at least a bit of face time because it’s easier to train folks. We don’t hire part time, alas.

Good evening, BlueSky. Here is my cat, also known as the reason we can’t have nice things.

Come work with me! My team is hiring a new editorial assistant. This new person will be working directly with me and our editor-in-chief to help us publish our helpful, insightful, surprising, and sometimes wacky books. You will never be bored 😉 jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

Social justice: Books that give practical advice on how to deal with the fact that we live in an unfair and unjust world.

Eye-opening explorations into everyday things: Books that pull back the curtain on how we’ve been taking commonly used systems for granted without questioning the (usually) dirty secrets hidden beneath shiny exteriors.

Inspiration/motivation: Illustrated gift books, whether interactive or otherwise, from artists/authors with big platforms on Instagram or TikTok offering advice in an unconventional way.

Platform/experience led self-improvement: Books by people who have been through something and are offering advice based on experience, geared toward Millennials and Gen-Z who are perhaps skeptical of being talked down to by “credentialed experts.”

Inaugural #MSWL post for the new platform! For anyone curious, I am an Exec Editor seeking self-improvement for Millennials and Gen-Z. Quirky, sincere, out of the box, life-changing books. Here’s some specific things I’m looking for. 🧵

Happy to be here. Hopefully it’s a better place!