NANCY JO SALES is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for Vanity Fair, New York, Harper's Bazaar, and many other publications. She is known for her reporting on youth culture and crime and for her profiles of pop-culture icons. She won a 2011 Front Page Award for "Best Magazine Feature" and a 2010 Mirror Award for "Best Profile, Digital Media." Her 2013 book, The Bling Ring- How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World, tells the true story behind the Sofia Coppola film The Bling Ring, which was based on Sales's 2010 Vanity Fair piece "The Suspects Wore Louboutins." Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sales graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1986. She became a contributing editor at Vanity Fair in 2000. She has a daughter, Zazie, and lives in the East Village in New York City.
"This intelligent, history-grounded investigation by journalist
Sales (The Bling Ring) finds dismaying evidence that social media
has fostered a culture "very hostile" to girls in which sexism,
harassment, and cyberbullying have become the "new normal," along
with the "constant chore" of tailoring one's image for public
consumption and approval... Parents, educators, administrators, and
the purveyors of social media platforms should all take note of
this thoughtful, probing, and urgent work." --Publishers Weekly
Starred Review
"Sales digs into every aspect of girls' online lives, revealing
myriad disturbing details...If you have a teenage daughter, read
AMERICAN GIRLS. Have her read it, too." --Newsday
"This book is an ice-cold, important wake-up call" --Kirkus Reviews
"Adult readers will be shocked... [they] might be on Facebook and
Twitter, but they probably haven't even heard of most of the apps
that teens use, let alone how they use them...What Sales makes
clear is just how prevalent social media is in the life of an
American teenager."
--The New York Post "Based on interviews with hundreds of teens
from 13 to 19, this exploration of the hypersexualized,
social-media-ruled world girls grow up in today is eye-opening and
sobering."
--People "Social media is life; social media destroys life. For
"American Girls," Ms. Sales spent two and a half years
investigating this paradox.... and she's exquisitely unobtrusive as
she does it. Conversations that are not safe for adults seem to
open like apps under her fingertips. She has sophisticated methods
of infiltration" --The Wall Street Journal "Sales forces us to face
a disturbing new reality in a book that should be required reading
for parents, teachers, school administrators, legislators and the
boys' club of Silicon Valley."
--The San Francisco Chronicle "Sales painstakingly draws on
scholarly research and numerous interviews with girls from New
Jersey to California to offer a harrowing glimpse into a world
where self-esteem, friendships and sexuality play out, and are
defined by the parameters of social media."
--USA Today "American Girls is probably one of the most urgent
conversation starters I've read in some time." --Psychology Today
"In her new book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives
of Teenagers, readers are afforded the opportunity to understand
what is really going on in the lives of teenagers, especially our
girls. ..This book stands apart from other books targeted at
understanding the concerns and current plight of teenage girls... A
must read for all parents." --Examiner "This is an important
book... It's an essential read if you have teenagers or tweens in
your life...I highly recommend American Girls for anyone who wants
to understand how our ongoing revelation is playing out for
teenagers." --WebInkNow "I found this book to be one of the most
essential for anyone who is working with teenagers or young adults.
Well-written and logically organized, it provides exceptionally
valuable insight into the mindset of this age group." --The Journal
of the American Association of School Librarians
This intelligent, history-grounded investigation by journalist
Sales (The Bling Ring) finds dismaying evidence that social media
has fostered a culture "very hostile" to girls in which sexism,
harassment, and cyberbullying have become the "new normal," along
with the "constant chore" of tailoring one's image for public
consumption and approval Parents, educators, administrators, and
the purveyors of social media platforms should all take note of
this thoughtful, probing, and urgent work.
Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Sales digs into every aspect of girls online lives, revealing
myriad disturbing details If you have a teenage daughter, read
AMERICAN GIRLS. Have her read it, too.
Newsday "This book is an ice-cold, important wake-up call"
Kirkus Reviews Adult readers will be shocked [they] might be on
Facebook and Twitter, but they probably haven t even heard of most
of the apps that teens use, let alone how they use them What Sales
makes clear is just how prevalent social media is in the life of an
American teenager.
The New York Post "Based on interviews with hundreds of teens from
13 to 19, this exploration of the hypersexualized,
social-media-ruled world girls grow up in today is eye-opening and
sobering."
People Social media is life; social media destroys life. For
American Girls, Ms. Sales spent two and a half years investigating
this paradox . and she s exquisitely unobtrusive as she does it.
Conversations that are not safe for adults seem to open like apps
under her fingertips. She has sophisticated methods of
infiltration
The Wall Street Journal "Sales forces us to face a disturbing new
reality in a book that should be required reading for parents,
teachers, school administrators, legislators and the boys club of
Silicon Valley.
The San Francisco Chronicle "Sales painstakingly draws on scholarly
research and numerous interviews with girls from New Jersey to
California to offer a harrowing glimpse into a world where
self-esteem, friendships and sexuality play out, and are defined by
the parameters of social media."
USA Today "American Girlsis probably one of the most urgent
conversation starters I ve read in some time."
Psychology Today In her new bookAmerican Girls: Social Media and
the Secret Lives of Teenagers, readers are afforded the opportunity
to understand what is really going on in the lives of teenagers,
especially our girls. ..This book stands apart from other books
targeted at understanding the concerns and current plight of
teenage girls A must read for all parents.
Examiner "This is an important book... It s an essential read if
you have teenagers or tweens in your life...I highly recommend
American Girls for anyone who wants to understand how our ongoing
revelation is playing out for teenagers."
WebInkNow
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