Philana Marie Boles
Encyclopedia
Philana Marie Boles is the author of the young adult novel Glitz (the Viking Press
imprint of Penguin Books), the 'tween novel Little Divas (HarperCollins Children's Books), and the adult novels Blame It on Eve (the Ballantine/One World imprint of Random House
) and In the Paint (the Amistad imprint of HarperCollins
). She currently lives in The Hamptons, a suburb of New York City.
After writing Little Divas, http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Little-Divas-Philana-Marie-Boles/?isbn13=9780060732998&tctid=100&BDMode=2Boles was compared by critics to Judy Blume
and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]. Sybil Wilkes, of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, twice featured Little Divas as a recommended book for youth.
Boles has appeared as a panelist at The Baltimore Book Festival, The Miami Book Fair International, The Indiana Black Expo, The Southern Kentucky Book Festival, and alongside Eric Jerome Dickey
at Camp Mariah.
According to her blog, when Boles is not writing she enjoys listening to music, a passion that inspired her young adult novel Glitz.
one of Ohio's oldest, all-female, Catholic college preparatory high school, Boles was studied creative writing and theater at Bowling Green State University
.
A native of Toledo, Ohio
, Boles has also lived in Bowling Green, Ohio
; New York City
, and Howard Beach, Queens
. She has worked for: Glamour (magazine)
, Spike Lee's Brooklyn based 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
, the Toledo Free Press
, and as a long-term substitute teacher for public and community schools.
Viking Press
Viking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
imprint of Penguin Books), the 'tween novel Little Divas (HarperCollins Children's Books), and the adult novels Blame It on Eve (the Ballantine/One World imprint of Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
) and In the Paint (the Amistad imprint of HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
). She currently lives in The Hamptons, a suburb of New York City.
After writing Little Divas, http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Little-Divas-Philana-Marie-Boles/?isbn13=9780060732998&tctid=100&BDMode=2Boles was compared by critics to Judy Blume
Judy Blume
Judy Blume is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages...
and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]. Sybil Wilkes, of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, twice featured Little Divas as a recommended book for youth.
Boles has appeared as a panelist at The Baltimore Book Festival, The Miami Book Fair International, The Indiana Black Expo, The Southern Kentucky Book Festival, and alongside Eric Jerome Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey is a New York Times best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life...
at Camp Mariah.
According to her blog, when Boles is not writing she enjoys listening to music, a passion that inspired her young adult novel Glitz.
Education and background
A 1994 graduate of St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio)St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio)
St. Ursula Academy is Toledo’s oldest, all-female, Catholic fully accredited, college preparatory school serving girls in grades 7-12, and has been educating young women of today for tomorrow since 1854.The mission of St...
one of Ohio's oldest, all-female, Catholic college preparatory high school, Boles was studied creative writing and theater at Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
.
A native of Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
, Boles has also lived in Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...
; New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and Howard Beach, Queens
Howard Beach, Queens
Howard Beach is a suburban neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bordered in the north by the Belt Parkway and South Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, the south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel, the east by 102nd-104th streets, and the west by 78th...
. She has worked for: Glamour (magazine)
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Spike Lee's Brooklyn based 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks is the production company of noted American filmmaker Spike Lee .The company is named after a famous episode of early Reconstruction. In 1865, General Sherman issued "Special Field Order 15", which ordered the distribution of lots of to some freed black families on the...
, the Toledo Free Press
Toledo Free Press
The Toledo Free Press is a semi-weekly paper in Toledo, Ohio. It was founded in March 2005 by Thomas Pounds, a veteran administrator of daily newspapers in Toledo and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On March 10, 2010, the paper added a Wednesday edition called the Toledo Free Press STAR, that is...
, and as a long-term substitute teacher for public and community schools.