Rose Brock

Represented by Molly Ker Hawn

She is the author of the textbook, YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE IN ACTION: A LIBRARIAN’S GUIDE and editor of the middle grade anthology, HOPE WINS: INSPIRING STORIES FOR YOUNG READERS (available May 2022) and the young adult anthology, HOPE NATION: YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS SHARE PERSONAL MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION. HOPE NATION was selected for the Texas Library Association’s 2019 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List, as well as received the following nods designations: a New York Times New & Noteworthy, 2018 Best YA Audiobook of the Year (Audiofile Magazine), the Earphones Award by the Audio Publisher’s Association, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and starred reviews from Booklist and VOYA magazine. 

Rose is also the cofounder of the ALA award winning North Texas Teen Book Festival, described by the Dallas Morning News as “the region's largest book-related event”. In addition to her work on NTTBF, Rose has been a tireless and advocate for using audiobooks as tools for literacy and is cofounder of the national literacy initiative Guys Listen, a part of the Guys Read literacy national program. Rose’s next professional publication, SOUND ADVICE: AN AUDIOBOOK SELECTION HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARY COLLECTIONS will be available in 2023. 

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