Happy Birthday Taylor Swift

978-0-7660-3870-7 Library
978-1-59845-286-0 Paperback

Enslow's biography, written for the middle school student, offers personal stories, quotes, as well as a timeline of Taylor Swift's life and success. Written by award-winning author Jeff Burlingame, this title gives insight into Taylor's life for her fans.

The Hot Celebrity Biographies series is also correlated to the Common Core. These titles are available in library, paperback, and eBook formats, and is available from your preferred vendor, local independent bookstore, enslow.com, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens tonight

The second installment of the Hunger Games franchise opens tonight. With Jennifer Lawrence playing Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, this movie is based on the 2009 science fiction young adult novel written by Suzanne Collins. This sequel continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem.

Both Jennifer and Josh are featured in Enslow's Sizzling Celebrities series. Written for the upper elementary and middle school market, these 48-page titles have been aligned with the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards and are available in library, paperback, and eBook formats.

Sizzling celebrities

Enslow's new biography series, written for the reluctant reader, contains 48 page books on high-interest celebrities. These titles are available in library, paperback, and eBook formats.

Adele is one of the subjects in the Sizzling Celebrities series. Read about her childhood, her first musical interests, and her rise to fame. Demi explores this talented actress life, and struggles with bipolar disorder. Read about Drake's rise to stardom, his family, friends, and fans. Discover what motivates him, and his plans for the future. Growing up in Arizona, Emma Stone began acting by joining  the Valley Youth Theatre. Learn how Emma convinced her parents to allow her to move to Hollywood, and more! Jennifer Lawrence started her acting career in New York City. The roles she took in the beginning to get her foot in the acting door are described, and what she had to do as those characters is explained as well. Another Hunger Games actor, Josh Hutcherson is featured in a sixth book in the series. He got his first role at the age of nine. Learn more about his career path and his plans for the future. The seventh title in the series is about Logan Lerman. Read about Logan's early acting roles, his rise to fame, and what his plans are for his future.

The titles in the Sizzling Celebrity series will soon be aligned with the Common Core standards.

All of these titles are available from your preferred vendor, your local independent bookstore, enslow.com, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

Award-Winning Books Featured on Updated Enslow Website

Enslow Publishers' updated website includes a number of useful features designed to help you get the information you want more efficiently and clearly. Our new look includes a portion of the Enslow homepage that's dedicated to our award-winning books. You'll see works by a number of well-known authors, such as Melissa Stewart, the late Elaine Landau, and Jeff Burlingame, among others.

You'll find these award-winning authors' books, and Enslow's Common Core-strong list of information-rich texts, at www.enslow.com! You can purchase these works in library-bound editions, paperback, and e-book, directly from Enslow, from your preferred vendor, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon!

New title by award-winning author now available

Demi! Latina Star Demi Lovato is now available from Enslow Publishers, Inc. The author, Jeff Burlingame, also wrote Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running", which won the 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Youth/Teens.

In this new title, the author describes how Demi was bullied by her junior high school classmates, and was homeschooled because of this. She has also struggled and been treated for depression, and discovered she was bipolar while in treatment for her mental health struggles.

This 48-page book, available in both library and paperback versions, is great for reluctant readers. Part of the Sizzling Celebrities series, these titles are available on Enslow.com, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or through your preferred vendor. The other titles in this series are: Adele!, Drake!, Emma!, Jennifer!, Josh!, and Logan!.

Enslow's Grammy Winners + Adele

Last night's 55th Grammy Awards event included a number of performers who are the subjects of Enslow Publisher biographies. Getting plenty of camera time were popular singer Taylor Swift, movie and music superstar Justin Timberlake, and vocally versatile Rihanna. A number of performers also cited Kanye West as an influence on their careers. Added to the glittering mix was relative newcomer Adele, whose repertoire includes the theme song to the newest James Bond movie, Skyfall.

Enslow offers 48-page biographies for these select five artists. Most are included in our "Hot Celebrity Biographies" series. This fall, Adele! will be among the biographies in Enslow's new "Sizzling Celebrities!" series.

With young readers' interest stimulated by the Grammys, you can fulfill their requests to read about their favorite performers with Enslow's fun, factually reliable celebrity biographies. You can order library-bound versions of these books today for $17.95 per title; that price represents a 25% discount from Enslow's list price for each title. Paperback versions of each title may be purchased for $7.95. (Adele! will not be available for sale in any version until later this year.)

Also, librarians and media specialists can purchase directly from Enslow Publishers multi-user versions of the e-book for the Taylor Swift biography (written by award-winning author Jeff Burlingame) and Rihanna biography. The price for this item is $22.95 per multi-user e-book; that price represents a 25% discount from Enslow's list price for these books and is limited to school/library institutional purchases.

Taylor Swift receives 3 CMT Music award nominations

Paperback ISBN 978-1-59845-286-0

The CMT Music Awards will be held on June 6, live from Nashville. She has been nominated for: Video of the Year for "Safe & Sound" featuring The Civil Wars; Female Video of the Year for "Ours"; Collaborative Video of the Year for "Safe & Sound" featuring The Civil Wars.

She is currently working on her fourth album, scheduled for release in the fall of 2012, with producer Nathan Chapman. She plays the voice of Audrey in The Lorax movie, which has been released. She is also in talks to star as Joni Mitchell in the film adaptation of Sheila Weller's Girls Like Us, which follows the careers of Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, and Carole King.

Enslow's biography of Taylor Swift, written for reluctant readers, is a great way to learn more about her. This 48-page book offers personal stories, quotes, as well as a timeline.

Enslow author, Jeff Burlingame, Wins NAACP Award



Author Jeff Burlingame

Enslow author, Jeff Burlingame, was on hand at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards ceremony held on February 17 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California to receive the award for Outstanding Literary Work in the Youth/Teens category.  This was the second year in a row that Mr. Burlingame was nominated for this award. Last year, he was nominated for another Enslow biography, Malcolm X: "I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man."




And the winner is...

You can read more about Jeff Burlingame and his experience at the awards ceremony here.

Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running" is part of Enslow's African-American Biography Library series.

 "An interesting and informative telling of the life of Jesse Owens. Engaging in content and format."
          –Marlene Owens Rankin, Managing Director, The Jesse Owens Foundation



ISBN: 978-0-7660-4397-6
School & Library Price: $23.95
Grades 6–up



Enslow Author Receives NAACP Nomination Second Year In a Row!

We are proud to announce that our title, Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running" by Jeff Burlingame has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth Teens. We're not surprised though as this is the second year in a row that Mr. Burlingame has been nominated for this award. Last year, he was nominated for our title, Malcolm X: "I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men".



ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3497-6
Grades 6-up
$23.93 School and Library Price

What did Jeff have to say about being nominated for the second year in a row? "I am again honored, and rather amazed, at having been nominated for this prestigious award two years in a row. The shock I felt last year when I received word of my first nomination was almost inexpressible. This year, in which the Image Awards committee received a record number of submissions, I'm even more stunned. But definitely appreciative!"

When asked about his experience attending the awards in Los Angeles last year, Mr. Burlingame described it as a career and life highlight. "I met many wonderful people. My family and I walked the red carpet right behind U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and a few steps in front of the show's co-host, Holly Robinson Peete."  Once inside, Burlingame and his family were seated amongst stars who included Halle Berry and LL Cool J, just to name a few. You can read the original story here.

Author Jeff Burlingame at last year's NAACP Image Awards

Jeff Burlingame, is a journalist and author of many biographies and nonfiction books for young readers. When we asked him about his experience writing the biography of Olympic track star, Jesse Owens, Burlingame said, "I've long been a fan of the sport of track and field and have known Jesse Owens' story for as long as I can remember. The book explores themes of poverty, racism, and heroism. Jesse's story also is inspirational, controversial, educational, and somewhat heartbreaking. As an author, I just tried to get out of the way and let the story tell itself."

The 43rd NAACP Image Awards will broadcast from The Shrine Auditorium on Friday, February 17, 2012 live 8/7C on NBC.



Another title in the Hot Celebrity Biographies series

Jeff Burlingame adds another title to the series in his biography of Taylor Swift.

This reluctant reader title offers personal stories and quotes. Available in both library and paperback versions, this title will be available soon!

Congratulations to Enslow author Jeff Burlingame on his NAACP Image Award nomination!

Jeff's book, Malcolm X: "I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men" has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens. Voting ends soon, and the awards ceremony will be held on Friday, March 4, 2011 on the FOX network.


Written for the high school reader, this biography describes how the segregation and discrimination that existed during Malcolm's life affected and changed him, and how he fought to end such practices. His outspoken nature gained him many followers and supporters, and just as many enemies.

30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon

Fans have been gathering outside of The Dakota, the apartment building in which John Lennon lived, as well as at Strawberry Fields, a memorial to Lennon located just inside Central Park across from The Dakota.

Every year, fans gather and play/listen to John's music. His song "Imagine, " probably one of his best-known works, is a favorite.

Enslow's book on John Lennon describes his childhood, his life as a Beatle, as well as his life as a solo artist. High school students will learn a lot about John Lennon from this book.

Today would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday

There are a lot of web sites dedicated to this famous singer and musician, as well as a movie Nowhere Boy, being released in the U.S. on Friday, Oct. 8.

"How different might music, and perhaps the world, be if a crazed fan had not prematurely ended Lennon's life? All one can do is imagine." These two sentences are from Jeff Burlingame's biography John Lennon: "Imagine."

Avril Lavigne is celebrating a birthday today

"A big part of Lavigne's appeal always has been her life story. When a young girl from a small town in Canada becomes one of the biggest stars on the planet, people everywhere get inspired. But when that small-town girl becomes successful, negative people everywhere begin looking for flaws."

This quote is from Avril Lavigne: Celebrity with Heart. Written for the middle school, it is available in both library and paperback versions.

Happy Birthday Joe Perry

One of the founding members of Aerosmith, Joe Perry is celebrating his birthday today.

This title is available in both library bound and paperback versions.

John Lennon: "Imagine"

I have been a Beatles fan ever since I was little, which is unusual for a girl born in 1986. I remember in 7th grade, we all had to do presentations on something to increase our public speaking skills. Most girls picked topics like the Spice Girls, new fashions, or Hello Kitty: and I picked The Beatles.

Anyway, we have this great new unauthorized biography out by Jeff Burlingame called John Lennon: "Imagine".

I just started reading it and am fascinated by Lennon's life so far. There's a lot of things I knew, but things I didn't know; like Strawberry Fields was actually an ophanage near John's house growing up that he used to play by.

Now would be the perfect time to stock up on this title and give it a read because the movie Nowhere Boy is coming out in the US October 8, 2010. It already came out in the UK last year. It's a story about Lennon's childhood, which accompanies Burlingame's book well. I am really excited to go see the movie after I finish the book.

To learn more about the book and how you can order it, go here.

Today is Joey Kramer's birthday

Joey Kramer, drummer for Aerosmith, is celebrating a birthday today. In September, Enslow will be publishing Aerosmith: Hard Rock Superstars. It will be available through vendors, bookstores, and online.

Sad anniversary for Kurt Cobain fans

On this day in 1994, Kurt Cobain died.

Jeff Burlingame, who personally knew Cobain, explores the rock legend’s too-brief life, his revolutionary music, and the enduring legacy he left behind.