Walden Pond Press, established in 2008, is the co-publishing venture of film production company

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and book publisher

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. The venture operates as an imprint of

Children’s Books and its logo, a skipping stone on

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, is derivative of the

logo.

Background

Walden Pond Press publishes 'middle-grade classics'. For example, ''Root Magic'' (published January 2021) by author Eden Royce, and ''The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy'' (published October 2021) by author

Anne Ursu Anne Ursu is an American novelist and children's writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Biography She attended Brown University. Ursu's first novel, ''Spilling Clarence'', is about a drug that wafts through the air of a small Minnesota town. Th ...

, are both in development by

Audience

Walden Pond Press publishes a small, targeted list of middle grade book titles every year. Notable titles include ''Cosmic'' by Frank Cottrell Boyce (2010); ''The Fourth Stall'' by Chris Rylander (2011); ''Breadcrumbs'' by Anne Ursu (2011); ''The Hero’s Guide'' series by Christopher Healy (2012-2015); ''Ms. Bixby’s Last Day'' by John David Anderson (2016);

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Longlist winners ''The Real Boy'' by Anne Ursu (2013) and ''Orphan Island'' by

Laurel Snyder Laurel Snyder (born 1974 in Baltimore) is an American poet and writer of children's books, including novels and picture books. She has also edited a number of literary journals and is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. Snyder was born ...

(2017); ''A Boy Called Bat'' and sequels by Elana K. Arnold (2017-2020); ''York: The Shadow Cipher'' and sequels by

Laura Ruby Laura Ruby is the author of twelve books, including ''Bone Gap'', winner of the 2016 Printz Award and finalist for the 2015 National Book Award. ''Bone Gap'' is a coming-of-age mystery about a kidnapping in a small Midwestern town, and it incorp ...

(2019-2021); ''Love Sugar Magic'' and sequels by Anna Meriano (2018-2020); and ''A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem: The Dastardly Plot'' and sequels by Christopher Healy (2018-2020), among others.

Prior partnership

Walden Pond Press is

’s second co-publishing venture with a major US publishing house. From 2004 to 2008

worked across all imprints at Penguin Young Readers Group, publishing the

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-winning '' Savvy'' by first-time author Ingrid Law (Dial/Walden Media),

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’s The Comeback Kids series (Philomel/Walden Media), Lauren St. John’s

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series (Dial/Walden Media), and Michael Reisman’s

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series (Dutton/Walden Media), among other titles.

Authors

The publisher has published books by authors including Paul Adam,

Steven Knight Steven Knight (born 1 April 1959) is a British screenwriter, film director and film producer. Knight wrote the screenplays for the films ''Closed Circuit'', '' Dirty Pretty Things'', and ''Eastern Promises'', and also wrote and directed the f ...

Kevin Emerson ''Kevin Emerson'' is an American author of young adult books and is the lead singer for the band Central Services' The Board of Education. Biography Kevin Emerson grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut and went to Colby College. His past careers were a ...

Jarrett J. Krosoczka Jarrett J. Krosoczka ( ) (born December 22, 1977, in Worcester, Massachusetts) is the author and illustrator of a number of picture books, most famously his ''Lunch Lady'' series. Life Krosoczka was raised entirely by his maternal grandparents, ...

John David Anderson John David Anderson is an American writer of middle-grade fiction. His works include ''Posted'', ''Ms. Bixby's Last Day'', ''Stowaway, One Last Shot, Riley's Ghost,'' ''Insert Coin to Continue'', ''The Dungeoneers'', ''Sidekicked'', ''Minion'', ...

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, Elana K. Arnold,

, and

Walden Pond Press publishing history

References

External links

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