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Born January 8, 1972, in Washington, DC; married; wife’s name Lauren.
EDUCATION:Graduated from Princeton University, 1994.
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Writers Guild of America award, 2001.
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Has written for Dennis Miller Live; contributor to the New Yorker, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, North American Review, New Republic, and the Onion; author of radio, television, and film scripts.
SIDELIGHTS
Jacob Sager Weinstein is a writer who has written widely across genres, from television shows and movie scripts to children’s books and articles in the Onion. He has written several children’s book series, including “Hyacinth,” “City of Secret Rivers,” and numerous standalone picture books. Weinstein has also penned step-by-step self-help nonfiction books for young readers.
In an interview in the Princeton Alumni Weekly, Weinstein spoke with Brett Tomlinson about the “very hard process” he faced when trying to publish children’s books. He admitted: “I was rather arrogant, as I think a lot of writers are when they first contemplate children’s books. So the books that I wrote with Matthew, I think, were on the order of 20,000 words. You know, a picture book is on the order of 500 words. So I sort of figured, ‘Oh I could write a picture book a week!’ But it turned out, especially with picture books, but also with middle grade novels, which Hyacinth is, that the fewer words you have to work with, the more each word counts.”
In Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, twelve-year-old Hyacinth Hayward has only just moved to London before finding magical rivers beneath the city while trying to fix her bathroom faucet. Monsters come out of the sink and take her mother hostage. Hyacinth realizes her neighbor’s efforts to help are causing even more harm, leaving her to venture into the city’s underworld and recruit magical friends to help. A Kirkus Reviews contributor commented that “middle graders will adore clever Hyacinth and enjoy the other humorous characters, the puns … and the suspenseful narrative.” Booklist contributor J.B. Petty insisted that “it’s a wild ride that’s fun, freaky, outlandish, and suspenseful. Readers will beg for another installment.”
With Hyacinth and the Stone Thief, Hyacinth and her mother contact their magical friends when magical stones go missing from beneath London. Stone animals and Saltpetre Men come to their aid to try and prevent another magical disaster. A Kirkus Reviews contributor called it “a mixed, magical bag best for fans of the first book.”
In Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian, purple-haired Lyric McKerrigan steps up to save the world from Dr. Glockenspiel when secret agents fail. As a special librarian, she is able to put individuals in contact with the books they most need to achieve their goals, which helps her to victory. A contributor to Publishers Weekly claimed that Weinstein “spins this winning concept out with cheeky hilarity.” A Kirkus Reviews contributor found it to be “an exciting escapade with an unlikely hero and a not-so-secret message about the power of books.”
How To Remember Everything: Tips & Tricks to Become a Memory Master! offers readers a range of methods in memorization training to account for different types of brains. Exercises, examples, and tests are included in each chapter, which serve to help readers improve their ability to remember things. In a review in School Library Journal, Katharine Gatcomb labelled it “a well-structured look at a unique subject for middle graders.”
In Princess Unlimited, Princess Susan is dismayed that the kingdom has no money left to fight the dragon after her parents spent all the money on her birthday party decorations. She partners with a maid to come up with ideas to use her party decorations against the dragon. After defeating it and finding out that it is actually kind of nice, they set up a power company that uses dragon breath as its energy source. Writing in School Library Journal, Rachel Zuffa insisted that “this essential purchase smashes societal barriers erected against gender and is an enjoyable reminder to think outside the box.” A contributor to Publishers Weekly said that Weinstein’s “text is full of determination, and Figueroa’s … art has the compositional verve and plucky characterizations of classic Disney animation.”
What Rosa Brought centers on the experiences of the young Jewish girl, Rosa, who lives in Vienna in 1938 as the Nazis moved into her city. Rosa and her parents manage to get visas to the United States as restrictions get tighter, however, she is sad to have to leave her grandmother behind. A Kirkus Reviews contributor suggested that “readers will find the family’s sadness, fear, and hunger to be palpable.” The same critic called the picture book “heartrending, tender, and eye-opening.” Writing in School Library Journal, Jane Huh mentioned that “this gorgeously illustrated picture book can be an important age-appropriate tool to educate children about the Holocaust while emphasizing the enduring power of perseverance and love.”
In Live Richer Now: 100 Simple Ways to Become Instantly Richer, Weinstein offers various step-by-step strategies to help younger readers become richer. The financial advice offered includes checklists to help readers be able to mark their own progress. Booklist contributor Kathleen McBroom remarked that “teens with a deep interest in personal finance will appreciate this guide’s inviting layout and practical, straightforward tone.”
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PERIODICALS
Booklist, March 15, 2017, J.B. Petty, review of Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, p. 60; January 1, 2024, Kathleen McBroom, review of Live Richer Now: 100 Simple Ways to Become Instantly Richer, p. 14.
Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2017, review of Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath; March 1, 2018, review of Hyacinth and the Stone Thief; July 15, 2018, review of Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian; October 15, 2023, review of What Rosa Brought.
Publishers Weekly, July 16, 2018, review of Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian, p. 63; September 27, 2021, review of Princess Unlimited, p. 71.
School Library Journal, October 1, 2020, Katharine Gatcomb, review of How To Remember Everything: Tips & Tricks To Become a Memory Master!, p. 101; November 1, 2021, Rachel Zuffa, review of Princess Unlimited, p. 56; December 1, 2023, Jane Huh, review of What Rosa Brought, p. 81.
ONLINE
Erin Murphy Literary Agency Inc. website, https://emliterary.com/ (July 26, 2024), author profile.
Jacob Sager Weinstein website, https://www.jacobsagerweinstein.com (July 26, 2024).
Princeton Alumni Weekly, https://paw.princeton.edu/ (May 10, 2018), Brett Tomlinson, “Q&A: Author Jacob Sager Weinstein ’94 on Writing for Young Readers.”
ABOUT ME
I’ve loved reading as long as I can remember. On family vacations, I used to pack an extra bag just to carry my books.
Even so, I didn’t always want to be a writer. Until I was eleven, I wanted to be a doctor. Then I took my first biology course and realized how many facts I’d have to remember. I decided I’d rather have a job where I could make stuff up.
When I finished college, I moved out to Los Angeles and got a job writing for a TV show on HBO. When my wife got a job offer in London, I followed her to the UK. Our plan was just to stay for two years—but that was in 2002 and we’re still here.
Since moving to Britain, I’ve done all kinds of writing. I wrote or co-wrote four books aimed at adults. My work has appeared in The New Yorker and I’ve been a freelance contributor to The Onion. I’ve also written some radio and film scripts that didn’t get made, as well as a few TV scripts that did.
I started writing children’s books in 2005. It took more than a decade of writing, rewriting, and rejection, but my first children’s book came out in 2017, a bunch more since then.
QUICK FACTS
I’m very absent-minded. Once when I was in high school, I tried for several minutes to write with my right hand, growing more and more frustrated, until I remembered that I’m left-handed.
My favorite food is bread pudding. On my birthday, instead of a cake, I always ask for bread pudding with candles stuck in it.
My great-grandfather moved from Poland to Austria. My grandfather and my mother moved from Austria to America. I moved from America to the UK. That makes me a fourth-generation immigrant.
My mom, age 5 ½, and her mom, two years after their arrival in America.
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Every time I start a project, I make a new playlist to listen to while I write. From then on, every time I work on that project, I listen to the same songs. After a few days, I’ve conditioned myself so that as soon as I hear the first song, I’m in the mood to write.
My playlist for the first Hyacinth book. It includes songs about rivers, songs about London, songs by Londoners, and one or two songs that just feel like they belong.
As a kid, my favourite writers included Lloyd Alexander, Joan Aiken, CS Lewis, Robin McKinley, Roald Dahl, Ellen Raskin, Daniel Pinkwater, Beverly Cleary, Edward Eager, Sid Fleischman, Susan Cooper, Judy Blume, and Diana Wynne Jones.
In my teens, I started reading comic books, and became a huge fan of writers like Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Scott McCloud.
Growing up, I had a dog named Phred. If you said, “Hellooooo” to him, he would try his hardest to say it back, although it always came out as “Erroooo.”
I used to be able to turn both feet entirely around so that my toes touched behind my back. (I wouldn’t recommend you try this. I now have bad knees and I think it’s from turning my feet around!)
Jacob Sager Weinstein
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Jacob Sager Weinstein is an American humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter. For three years he was a staff writer for Dennis Miller Live, for which he received a Writers Guild of America award in 2001.
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Hyacinth
1. Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath (2017)
2. Hyacinth and the Stone Thief (2017)
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City of Secret Rivers
1. The City of Secret Rivers (2017)
2. The City of Guardian Stones (2018)
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Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian (2018)
Princess Unlimited (2021)
What Rosa Brought (2023)
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The Government Manual for New Pirates (2000)
The Government Manual for New Superheroes (2005)
The Government Manual for New Wizards (2011)
How Not to Kill Your Baby (2012)
JACOB SAGER WEINSTEIN
Jacob Sager Weinstein has written for HBO, the BHBC, The New Yorker, and The Onion. His books for children include the middle grade novel Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, the picture books Lyric Mckerrigan, Secret Librarian and Princess Unlimited, and the non-fiction How to Remember Everything. He lives in London.
Open to work for hire and IP work in picture books and middle grade.
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Ammi-Joan Paquette
Q&A: Author Jacob Sager Weinstein ’94 on Writing for Young Readers
Published online May 10, 2018
It took Jacob Sager Weinstein ’94 about a decade to sell his first book for young readers, Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath (Random House Books for Young Readers), a fantasy and adventure story about an American girl navigating the magical underground rivers of London. With the second book in the trilogy, Hyacinth and the Stone Thief, coming out this month, we spoke with Weinstein about his persistence in creating the Hyacinth series and the challenges and joys of writing for children — as it turns out, 10-year-olds might have been his natural audience all along. Sager Weinstein also explains how he handles writer’s block and the role that Triangle Club and Quipfire! played in teaching him how to write with a specific audience in mind.
This is part of a monthly series of interviews with alumni, faculty, and students. PAW podcasts are also available on iTunes — click here to subscribe.
TRANSCRIPT
Brett Tomlinson: I’m Brett Tomlinson, and this is the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s Q&A podcast. This is our 11th episode, and so far we’ve featured several authors, alumni who’ve written about immigration, about math, about philosophy and the midlife crisis. Jacob Sager Weinstein is the first in our series who’s written about a giant pig in a bathing suit who lives in the secret underground rivers of London.
Jacob, a 1994 Princeton grad, is an author of children’s books, including Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, an adventure story that was released last year, and came to paperback in April. The second book in the series, Hyacinth and the Stone Thief, is due out May 15, and he is on the line with us from London. Jacob, thanks for joining me.
Jacob Sager Weinstein: My pleasure. Great to talk to you.
BT: So to begin, could you tell me a bit about your career path? I know some bits and pieces from your Princeton days, that you were a founding member of Quipfire!, the improv comedy troupe, and you wrote for the Triangle Club as well, majored in English. Did those experiences shape your route after college?
JSW: Yeah, they did. I would say, and I’m going to wade into controversy right off the bat, of those things, the one that was maybe the least practical use in becoming a writer was the English degree, just because the way you approach writing from a critical perspective is, I think, different from the way you approach it when you’re writing the piece. But I found that being in Quipfire!, and writing for Triangle, just the experience of writing something, or improvising something, and seeing how an audience reacts, gives you — it’s just an amazing lesson in what is effective writing, and what is not.
BT: And what did you want to do after college? I mean, did you have a sense of what types of things you wanted to write?
JSW: Well, I did know I wanted to be a writer. Oh, I should also mention that in addition to majoring in English, I got a certificate in the creative writing program, and that, I found, was extremely useful. I studied with Toni Morrison, Mary Morris, Russell Banks, and that sort of, that taught me a huge amount about how to think like a writer. I wasn’t entirely sure what kind of writing I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted to be a writer. So, after I graduated, I tried some different things. I spent a year working for Washingtonian magazine, in Washington, D.C., and concluded from that, that I did not want to be a journalist. It’s just much more fun to make stuff up than to research it. And they tend to frown on making stuff up in journalism.
So then, I thought I would be a TV sitcom writer. I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote a couple of spec scripts for various sitcoms with my fellow Quipfire! and Triangle alum, Rob Kutner, class of ’94. Eventually, I decided I did not want to be a sitcom writer. I did end up being a staff writer on a comedy variety show on HBO called Dennis Miller Live. I thought for a long time that what I wanted to do was screenplays and movies. And did that, and made some headway, and sold some scripts that never got made. And sort of eventually, around the time my kids were born is when I finally decided that children’s writing was what I wanted to pursue. So it’s been sort of a long and roundabout path.
BT: And there is, I imagine, quite a different in tone when you’re writing a joke for Dennis Miller, or writing a screenplay, or writing a chapter book for a 9 or 10-year-old. What was appealing to you about the idea of writing children’s books, and what were sort of the challenges of breaking into it?
JSW: Well, it’s interesting. And it’s certainly, for those who saw the Dennis Miller Show, it was very adult, there was a lot of swear words, there was sexual content, but actually, I was always — that didn’t come naturally to me. And actually, I had to make an effort to sort of write in that more adult voice. So with hindsight, I maybe was destined for children’s books all along. I think that there’s obviously a difference in the kinds of things you can cover.
But you know, I skipped over an important step. Which is, I wrote three books with Matthew David Brozik [’94], who is one of the founders of Quipfire!, that we thought were for adults or maybe very sophisticated college students, and I kept meeting 10-year-olds who liked them. And so I sort of, I sometimes describe myself as an accidental children’s book writer, and what I concluded from that is that I could write at the very top of my intelligence and ability, and it would be just about right for a 10-year-old. And I don’t know if that says something —
BT: Those books were the, uh, I think there was one about a guide for pirates, and one about superheroes or something like that?
JSW: That is exactly right. It was The Government Manual for New Wizards, The Government Manual for New Pirates, and The Government Manual for New Superheroes. And the fact that I thought those were grownup books, again, may tell you something about how I think and how my interests are.
BT: So, you had the, kind of the sense of the audience maybe inadvertently, you had some experience writing, but it’s not the type of thing that you can just kind of break into easily. I gather it’s a difficult process to find a publisher, and to kind of get that first break. What was it like for you? I gather it took some time.
JSW: Yeah, it was a very hard process. And I have to admit, I was rather arrogant, as I think a lot of writers are when they first contemplate children’s books. So the books that I wrote with Matthew, I think, were on the order of 20,000 words. You know, a picture book is on the order of 500 words. So I sort of figured, “Oh I could write a picture book a week!” But it turned out, especially with picture books, but also with middle grade novels, which Hyacinth is, that the fewer words you have to work with, the more each word counts.
So, I started writing — I decided I’d start seriously pursuing children’s books around 2008, 2007. And my first children’s book just came out last year. So it was sort of, almost a decade really, of writing and rewriting, and I was working on Hyacinth sort of simultaneously with various picture books. And I’d work on a picture book for a while, I’d put it aside, I’d work on Hyacinth, I’d put that aside. I’d come back. I did, just constantly had to rewrite Hyacinth. And would send it off, and get rejected, and try to learn from the rejection, and rewrite it again. It was a very long and frequently discouraging process.
BT: And what kept you going through all that rejection and rewriting, and that process?
JSW: Gosh, I think at the beginning, it was the arrogant belief that it was going to be a fairly easy and brief process. And then as it kept going, I had just become so attached to this world I had created. I should maybe explain that Hyacinth, and I think you mentioned this, it’s set in sort of a magical version of London, the conceit of it is that the — everything that the history books tell you about London’s history is a cover story for this secret magical history that has existed. And I had worked out an extensive backstory, and the rules of this world, and centuries of history, and I just, it was I guess the Vietnam syndrome, in literary form, where you just get committed to something, you’ve put so much effort into it, you really, it just drives you forward to keep going.
But I will be honest that towards the end, I had really come to feel that I probably was not going to get published. And that all this effort was going to be for naught, and I was trying to figure out what else I could do with my life, and I literally couldn’t think of anything else I was especially qualified for. And it was, I’d say about two or three months into that real despair, that I got an agent for the book, and very quickly sold it. So, if I figured out something I was qualified for, I might have switched over to it sooner.
BT: In the current landscape for authors, is there pressure to write within certain boundaries, certain genres, or is it a space that rewards originality, in your experience?
JSW: I think whether you get that pressure — I think that pressure is often self-inflicted. And I would encourage anybody who’s listening to this, who’s interested in writing, to resist putting that pressure on themselves as much as possible.
You know, thinking about it, something else that kept me going on this book was the feeling that this was a book that only I could write. I’ve always been fascinated by quirky bits of history, I’ve always been fascinated by fantasy stories, and by conspiracy theories, and I’ve really loved the city of London. And so I feel like this book came out of a combination of things — obviously lots of people feel each of those individual things, but the specific recipe of that combination of things in that proportion was really me, and an expression of me. And I think had I been trying to write another Harry Potter, or another Percy Jackson, I don’t think it ever would have worked. I think, not only would I not have sold it, I’m not sure I would have had sort of the passion and the cussedness to keep going with it over the years that it took.
BT: And as I said at the top, you’re based in London, and it is a huge part of the first book, I’m not sure, is it — is the second one also set in London?
JSW: That’s right, absolutely. All three books in the trilogy are very London-centric.
BT: And what is it about London, the kind of quirks of it, that appeal to you? And do you think, you know, an English native would have had the same perception of the city, or well, not perception, but the same ability to kind of reimagine it as an American would?
JSW: I think you’ve put your finger on something, and I think that definitely the answer to that second question is no. That obviously, you can hear from my voice and my accent I am not a native Briton. My wife and I moved here just about 15 years ago. And I do think that if you grow up someplace, if you live there all your life, you take its oddities and quirks for granted. So there were a lot of things that I started noticing when I moved here, from little things like the way the faucets work here, to bigger things like just the extent of the history here.
I still remember shortly after we arrived, we went to a concert in a church, and they were doing renovations to the church, and there was just a big piece of lumber from somewhere in the church lying in the lobby of the church. And on it was a date that was 1725, I think. And I just remember thinking, this piece of wood is older than my country, and nobody is paying any attention to it. It’s just practically scrap. I mean I’m sure they were going to put it back, but there was no — nobody seemed impressed at this ancient piece of wood just sitting in the middle of the lobby. And as somebody who, I grew up in Washington, D.C., which is relatively historic. But you know, I spent seven years of my life in Los Angeles, where a historic building dates back to 1955. So, the vastness of the history here ends up being just this fantastic playing field, this fantastic thing to toy with, if you are making up a secret magical history.
BT: You mentioned you’re also a parent. Did your kids inspire the work that you’ve done?
JSW: They did, indirectly. I started really getting serious about it just at the time my daughter, my first child, was born. And you know, a lot of people gave us books as gifts for her, both picture books and kids books. And of course, when she was born, she wasn’t old enough to read those. But I would read them and I would remember just how much I loved all the books I read as a kid. And I was sort of struck anew by how incredibly well written and creative so many of them were. So, that was a huge inspiration in getting me to really focus on intentional children’s books.
In terms of them more directly inspiring me, I try to pay attention to the things that they like, and that are important to them in books they read. And that, I think, helps me keep my focus on what kids are passionate about reading. But an equal part of that, I think, is also my own memories of how I felt when I was a kid, and what I loved to read and hear about.
BT: Well, tell me a bit about that. I mean what was your reading story like? What authors did you like, what books did you reread, and what things made an impression on you, when you were a young reader?
JSW: Well the Narnia books were a huge favorite of mine. And actually, the Narnia books are responsible for me actually learning how to read. My mom used to read to me at bedtime, but one night, I don’t know if she was out, or sick, so my dad took over, and he thought it would be funny to put in like, my name instead of Aslan, and my brother’s name instead of Peter, and I had no idea what was happening in the book, because all the character names were wrong. And I realized you cannot depend on grownups to read to you, you have to do it for yourself. So that, I like, that sort of is what actually got me to buckle down and learn to read.
But, so yeah, so I loved the Narnia books. I mostly loved escapism. So the Narnia books, a fantasy author, Lloyd Alexander, who is not quite as appreciated as much as he should be, but he’s amazing. I loved Beverly Cleary, she was sort of the one realistic author I liked. I’m just blanking, there’s a wonderful, funny author who wrote Westerns a lot. Sid Fleischman. Sid Fleischman — Mr. Magic and Company, Me and the Man on the Moon-Eyed Horse — he was one of my favorites growing up.
BT: I’ve read a little bit about your method of writing, in which you mentioned creating a playlist for each project. Do you still do that?
JSW: I do, absolutely. And actually, one of the ways, when I was trying to figure out when I — so, when I sold Hyacinth, and the publisher would sort of send me a sheet for publicity purposes, asking me these same, when I started working on the book, various things, one of the ways I was able to track when I started on it was to look in iTunes and see when I added the first song to the playlist for this novel. And I should explain that the idea behind that is that for each project I work on, I create a specific playlist of songs that are either explicitly or thematically, or in some way related to the book. I listen to the same song each time I sit down for a writing session, and after that, it’s a randomized list. And it becomes this Pavlovian thing where as soon as I hear that song, I am immediately in the right frame of mind to start working on the book. The downside, of course, is that it then ruins that song for me forever, that I can never listen to it without feeling guilty that I’m not working on the book.
BT: Well you can always turn to the hardcover copy and say, “OK, that one’s done, I can re-listen to that song.”
JSW: Yes. Absolutely.
BT: What’s on your playlist now, and what’s the corresponding project?
JSW: I just finished working on a book for younger children, and I’m going to be a bit vague about it, because I just sent it off to my agent, and I don’t know if anything will happen with it. But it’s sort of a science fiction-y, sort of a goofy science fiction-y story. So, The Incredibles soundtrack is on there, because that’s great sort of action-y, science fiction-y music. There are — it’s about a robot, so there’s a bunch of robot theme songs, there’s a great They Might Be Giants song, “The Robot Parade,” that’s on there. And for Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, that one was a huge amount of mostly London themes, music, as you’d expect.
BT: And when you’re writing, do you have any tricks or tips, or things that kind of help you break through when you hit a rough patch, or kind of, I don’t want to use the B-word, but when you’re not quite feeling the flow of the piece?
JSW: So, I would say there are two things. And one of them is sort of ironic, given that I stopped doing journalism because I didn’t want to do research. But it turns out that research is really useful in fiction as well. So for something like Hyacinth, because it was so much based on this idea of a secret magical history, I was able to just take a lot of London’s actual history, and just give it these little twists to make it more magical. So, I have, God knows how many megabytes of stored research. I read huge — I’m sitting in my office right now, and I’m looking over at my shelf of London history books, and I’ve got multiple shelves sort of bulging with books about London history. And as I’d read them, anything that struck me as weird or contradictory, or mysterious, I would make a note of, and eventually try to work that into the story. So clearly, that’s less useful if you aren’t writing this specific kind of book. But I would say almost anything you are writing, you probably can deepen the book, and inspire yourself, by researching the reality behind that. So if you’re writing a real-world book about a certain time and place, you can research that time and place. If it’s a fantasy book, and you can think of some sort of model or analog to your work, then research from that can be immensely useful. So that’s the one thing.
The other thing, which is maybe more broadly applicable, is I think a lot of times — I will say the B-word — a lot of times, writer’s block comes from perfectionism. And it comes from the fact that when an idea is in your head, it’s beautiful and pristine, and as soon as it’s on paper, you see its limitations, you realize how obvious or unoriginal, or you convince yourself that it’s obvious or unoriginal. So I have learned to just embrace the crappiness of my first drafts. I just know from experience that the first draft of anything is probably going to be horrible. And that you can always revise a bad first draft, but you can’t revise a blank page. So I found that just forcing myself to get something on the page, even if I write 1,000 words and it results in one sentence that I can eventually keep, that’s one sentence more than I would have if I just didn’t write anything down.
BT: That’s — I think that’s very sound advice. Some of our listeners are younger alums who are, you know, trying to figure out their career path, trying to figure out what work suits them. What advice would you have for them on kind of finding your way as a writer, not just of children’s books, but overall?
JSW: Well I would say a few things. I would say one thing that is maybe advice I would give in particular to Princeton graduates, or graduates of other elite universities, is that you will see, just in your classmates’ Facebook pages, and the class-notes section, and also in conversation, you will see a lot about your classmates’ successes, and you will — you won’t see things about their failures, because people, understandably, are reluctant to talk about that publicly. But you will know all of your own failures intimately. And by the way, if I sounded a bit negative in the first half of this podcast, because I was talking about some of the failures and the frustrations along the way, it’s very deliberate, because I feel like people are not open enough about that, and it becomes easy to feel that you are the only one who’s struggling, or not where you want to be. So, I would just say that whatever path you choose, whether you’re being a writer, or an investment banker, whatever it is, you should be kind to yourself, and you should recognize that failing at things is not a sign of failure, it’s a sign of taking risks. And that is ultimately much more worthwhile, I think, than playing it safe.
The other advice I’d give is that I feel like I’ve always chosen to do the things that I love and am most passionate about. And that is a very risky thing, and has led to failures and frustrations, but it has been tremendously worth it. And I have absolutely no regrets about that. And so I would say that as big a risk as it might seem to follow your passions, I would just encourage you to do that, whatever that passion is. Whether it’s fiction writing, or nonfiction, or something entirely different.
BT: Jacob, thank you so much for joining me, this has been great.
JSW: Oh my pleasure, thank you so much for talking.
BT: Jacob Sager Weinstein is the author of, most recently, Hyacinth and the Stone Thief, which is due out May 15.
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Jacob Sager Weinstein
Born January 8, 1972 (age 52)
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Jacob Sager Weinstein (born January 8, 1972) is an American author, humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter. For three years he was a staff writer for Dennis Miller Live, for which he received a Writers Guild of America award in 2001. Earlier he was a contributor to The Onion, and he has also written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the North American Review, and The New Republic.
Sager Weinstein co-wrote with Matthew David Brozik three humor books: in 2005 The Government Manual for New Superheroes;[1] The Government Manual for New Wizards in 2006;[2] and The Government Manual for New Pirates in 2007.[3]
In 2012 he published the sardonically titled How Not To Kill Your Baby.[4]
Sager Weinstein is the author of the Hyacinth Series, a middle-grade fantasy trilogy about enchanted rivers under London.
In 2018, he published the picture book, Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian,[5] with art by Vera Brosgol.
He also wrote a screenplay adapted from the 1937 novel Utas és holdvilág (Journey by Moonlight) by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb. The film, to be directed by István Szabó, is still in production.
Sager Weinstein was born in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of Princeton University, where he was a charter member of the school's improvisational comedy troupe, Quipfire!. He currently lives in London and is married to Lauren Sager Weinstein. He is the brother of television writer Josh Weinstein.
Published works
Brozik, Matthew D.; Weinstein, Jacob S. (September 1, 2005). The Government Manual for New Superheroes. Kansas City, Mo: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 0740754629. ISBN 978-0740754623
Brozik, Matthew D.; Sager Weinstein, Jacob (May 1, 2006). The Government Manual for New Wizards. Kansas City, Mo: Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 192. ISBN 0740757326.
Brozik, Matthew D.; Sager Weinstein, Jacob (April 1, 2007). The Government Manual for New Pirates. Kansas City, Mo: Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 144. ISBN 978-0740767906. ISBN 978-0740767906
Sager Weinstein, Jacob (March 20, 2012). How Not To Kill Your Baby. Kansas City, Mo: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1449409913. ISBN 978-1449409913
Sager Weinstein, Jacob (May 23, 2017). Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath. New York, NY: Random House Children's Books. p. 304. ISBN 978-0399553172. ISBN 978-0399553172. Published in the UK as The City of Secret Rivers.
Sager Weinstein, Jacob (May 15, 2018). Hyacinth and the Stone Thief. New York, NY: Random House Children's Books. p. 320. ISBN 978-0399553172. ISBN 978-0399553172. Published in the UK as The City of Guardian Stones.
Sager Weinstein, Jacob (September 4, 2018). Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian. New York, NY: Clarion Books. p. 48. ISBN 978-0544801226. ISBN 978-0544801226
Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath.
By Jacob Sager Weinstein.
May 2017.304p. illus. Random, $16.99 (9780399553172); lib. ed., $19.99 (9780399553196); e-book, $16.99 (9780399553202). Gr. 4-7.
Hyacinth Hayward and her mom recently moved to London and are staying at Hyacinth's aunt's apartment for the summer. The 12-year-old is quite handy, so she decides to fix the temperamental bathroom faucet, unwittingly unleashing a magical force drawn from secret rivers flowing beneath the city. When a drop of the magical water escapes the sink, monsterlike creatures appear and take Hyacinth's mother hostage, informing the girl she has until midnight to return the drop of water, "on pain of death." Hyacinth's neighbor Lady Roslyn rushes in to help with the quest, but Hyacinth soon realizes the neighbor is a villain set on causing a second "Great Fire" in London. As they traverse the sewers of London's underworld, they meet all sorts of magical, quirky characters--some friends, some foes. Whom can Hyacinth trust as she searches for her mother? Readers must willingly suspend disbelief to follow Sager Weinsteins engaging, fast-paced fantasy, but he makes it worth their while. It's a wild ride that's fun, freaky, outlandish, and suspenseful. Readers will beg for another installment.--J. B. Petty
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Petty, J.B. "Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath." Booklist, vol. 113, no. 14, 15 Mar. 2017, p. 60. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A490998576/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=bf6e7331. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Weinstein, Jacob Sager HYACINTH AND THE SECRETS BENEATH Random House (Children's Fiction) $16.99 5, 23 ISBN: 978-0-399-55317-2
Set in a magical version of London, this fantasy features white, 12-year-old Hyacinth, an American girl who discovers on a visit that "history is a big fat liar" and that magic truly exists. Hyacinth, who has an acquaintance with plumbing, decides to change the configuration of a faucet in her aunt Polly's flat. This simple action causes a nasty chain of events beginning when her elderly white neighbor, Lady Roslyn Hill-Haverstock, tells her off for making the change, closely followed by her mother's abduction at the hands of strange beings called Saltpetre Men. The twisty plot becomes more and more convoluted after Hyacinth and Lady Roslyn descend into the London sewers. The sewers are home to an amazing collection of characters, most of whom, when not covered in the contents of the sewers, seem to be white. In the sewers, Hyacinth meets a young boy with amnesia and his protector, a gigantic pig named Oaroboarus, and three heavily accented toshers, who scavenge the sewers. This setup can't help leading to a rollicking adventure with a lulu of an ending that comes with the promise of a sequel. Middle graders will adore clever Hyacinth and enjoy the other humorous characters, the puns (Oaroboarus, indeed), and the suspenseful narrative. (Fantasy. 8-12)
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"Weinstein, Jacob Sager: HYACINTH AND THE SECRETS BENEATH." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Feb. 2017. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A480921906/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=abd0a541. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Weinstein, Jacob Sager HYACINTH AND THE STONE THIEF Random House (Children's Fiction) $16.99 5, 15 ISBN: 978-0-399-55321-9
When someone steals ancient magical stones from beneath London, Hyacinth and her mother connect with old friends to solve another mystery and possibly save the world again.
Frustratingly, despite their recent experience (Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, 2017), no one believes they will be any help. Still whether she is locked up, chased, or shot at with magical beams of light, Hyacinth is determined to find the stones and discover the connection that her family has with the magic running beneath the city. But when Minnie Tickle, a girl with magical tattoos covering her arms, begins blasting them with bolts of light, Hyacinth must admit she is in over her head. Thankfully, Oaroboarus (a giant pig who speaks only with a deck of cards), a menagerie of stone animals, and the mysterious Saltpetre Men are all prepared to help. This wacky sequel is filled with dry humor, outlandish characters, and wild adventure. Hyacinth is brave, curious, and imaginative, but readers may find her mother's continual helplessness wearing. The principals all appear to be white, but characters include men made from cork, a police force fashioned from mud, and various sentient animals. This adventure is endlessly creative, but the whimsy often becomes forced, and the plot is sacrificed to wacky hijinks.
A mixed, magical bag best for fans of the first book. (Fantasy. 8-12)
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"Weinstein, Jacob Sager: HYACINTH AND THE STONE THIEF." Kirkus Reviews, 1 Mar. 2018. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A528959860/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=8afecb6c. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Weinstein, Jacob Sager LYRIC MCKERRIGAN, SECRET LIBRARIAN Clarion (Children's Fiction) $17.99 9, 4 ISBN: 978-0-544-80122-6
Who will save the world's books from peril? None other than Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian!
When Dr. Glockenspiel escapes from his cell in the Depository for the Criminally Naughty, not even the "best secret agents" can stop his plot to destroy every book with his "army of giant moths." The world needs a hero who "loves books so much that she would risk her life to save them." With her crafty disguises and unrivaled knowledge of titles for every reader, purple-haired Lyric McKerrigan sneaks past the defenses in Dr. Glockenspiel's Arctic-iceberg lair, frees the secret agents, and turns the evil plot on its head. The comic-book format and the vibrant colors that fill every page match the high-energy tone and dramatic flair of the text. Brosgol packs the illustrations with amusing details that add something new to discover with every reading. Lyric soars into action on a book-shaped parachute and passes out such titles as If You Give a Mouse a Contract and How to Win Friends & Influence Henchmen. In the background, on a security-camera screen, a henchman picks his nose. While Lyric, the henchmen, and Dr. Glockenspiel are white, the secret agents, Arctic lair security guard, and concerned citizens depict a more racially diverse world.
An exciting escapade with an unlikely hero and a not-so-secret message about the power of books. (Picture book. 4-7)
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"Weinstein, Jacob Sager: LYRIC MCKERRIGAN, SECRET LIBRARIAN." Kirkus Reviews, 15 July 2018. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A546323079/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=4ab6d1a8. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian
Jacob Sager Weinstein, illus. by Vera Brosgol. Clarion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-544-80122-6
What if there were a superhero who could give people in trouble the very book they need most? Weinstein (Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath) spins this winning concept out with cheeky hilarity, starting with the evil Doctor Glockenspiel's threat to set an army of giant moths loose on the world's books if he doesn't get "one billion trillion dollars." After Glockenspiel's henchmen capture the world's best secret agents, a mysterious plumber slips the ill-used henchmen a book called Your Boss Can't Do That, and an imprisoned hero finds a copy of How to Pick Locks in a bowl handed to her by a jailkeeper sporting suspiciously dark shades. But who could be supplying these books? Lyric McKerrigan, of course! Caldecott Honor-winning artist Brosgol (Leave Me Alone!) draws heroes and evildoers with wit: the henchmen are portly white men in three-piece suits, while the heroes are a diverse bunch, each with their own splendid sense of style. Against a palette that ranges from hot oranges to celestial blues, Lyric McKerrigan, with her pink bangs and lime green leggings, saves the day by dint of book recommendation. Ages 4-7. (Sept.)
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"Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian." Publishers Weekly, vol. 265, no. 29, 16 July 2018, p. 63. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A547266892/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=207f7396. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
WEINSTEIN, Jacob Sager. How To Remember Everything: Tips & Tricks To Become a Memory Master! illus. by Barbara Malley. 144p. Odd Dot. Oct. 2020. pap. $12.99. ISBN 9781250235268.
Gr 5-8--Weinstein offers a guide to memorization methodology. Over the course of 16 chapters, he introduces various theories and techniques. Weinstein asserts that not all of these techniques will work for everyone because "everybody's brain is different." This declaration will alleviate the frustrations of readers who may have trouble grasping certain memory methods. Each chapter includes multiple exercises and examples. Memory tests are featured at the end of each chapter, and Weinstein encourages readers to attempt these more than once, as perfection on the first try is not likely. Malley's bright cartoon illustrations break up the text and are essential in many of the explanations. These elements make for an interactive and engaging read. Weinstein provides the scientific research and history of the techniques. Appendixes and a bibliography are included. The overall tone is humorous but informative, and Weinstein incorporates personal anecdotes of his poor memory, referred to as "monkey brain," throughout. VERDICT A well-structured look at a unique subject for middle graders. Consider for purchase where quirky nonfiction circulates well.--Katharine Gatcomb, Portsmouth P.L., NH
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Gatcomb, Katharine. "WEINSTEIN, Jacob Sager. How To Remember Everything: Tips & Tricks To Become a Memory Master!" School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 10, Oct. 2020, p. 101. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A638792883/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=164afd9e. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Jacob Sager Weinstein, illus. by Raissa Figueroa. Clarion, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-328-90474-4 When copper-haired Princess Susan's parenrs fill their daughter's room with "sparkles and pretty dresses" ("A princess needs frills," says the pink-skinned king. "They help her look fancy," agrees the brown-skinned queen), their decision leaves no funds to fight a flying, fiery dragon that is laying waste to the kingdom. Indeed, the townspeople's weaponry consists of "hedgehogs and drinking straws." So Princess Susan joins forces with a straighttalking white scullery maid named Eleanor, and using sparkles to temporarily blind the dragon, they bring it down. When the beast turns out to be both friendly (its puppy eyes are irresistible) and as entrepreneurial as the girls, the trio launches rhe Dragon Fire Nerwork, a utility company powered by dragon breath. After selling "three thousand two hundred and ninety-four Dragon Fire Nerwork subscriptions, plus ten one-week trials," as Princess Susan tells her parents, the kingdom's coffers refill, and the king and queen gain a new respecr for their daughter's talents. In a tale that mixes business with heroics, Weinsrein's (Lyric McKerrigan. Secret Librarian) rext is full of determination, and Figueroa's (We Wait for the Sun) art has the compositional verve and plucky characterizations of classic Disney animation. Ages 4-7. (Nov.)
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"Princess Unlimited." Publishers Weekly, vol. 268, no. 39, 27 Sept. 2021, p. 71. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A677981497/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=e5fe7b34. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
SAGER WEINSTEIN, Jacob. Princess Unlimited. illus. by Raissa Figueroa. 32p. Clarion. Nov. 2021. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781328904744.
PreS-K--It is always delightful to find a children's story that shakes things up, encouraging laughter, bravery, and individuality. In a plot reminiscent of Robert Munsch's The Paper Bag Princess, Princess Susan's kingdom is under attack by a fierce dragon. Her parents spent all the treasury on sparkles and frills, for "a princess needs to look fancy," instead of armor. Hilariously, the military is armed with hedgehogs. Princess Susan, frustrated while speaking to her parents who simply gaze in handheld mirrors, gets a job to make money and befriends a scullery maid, Eleanor. Eleanor quickly becomes her right hand in saving the kingdom, for she has the capability of "Brave Truth Telling." They save the kingdom without fighting, instead using the sparkly dust Susan detests and creative problem-solving; Susan considers what the dragon wants, as well as the people. Sager Weinstein's story is a reminder that communication isn't easy, but it is worthwhile. Figueroa's art is lush and fierce. Diverse characters are realistic instead of fantastical or magical, and the art showcases the beauty of children who are allowed to be themselves. VERDICT This essential purchase smashes societal barriers erected against gender and is an enjoyable reminder to think outside the box.--Rachel Zuffa, Case H.S., Racine, WI
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Zuffa, Rachel. "SAGER WEINSTEIN, Jacob. Princess Unlimited." School Library Journal, vol. 67, no. 11, Nov. 2021, p. 56. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A683721410/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=1b32f1cf. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
WEINSTEIN, Jacob Sager. What Rosa Brought. illus. by Eliza Wheeler. 32p.HarperCollins/ Katherine Tegen. Nov. 2023. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063056480.
PreS-Gr 4--A story that may be challenging for younger children to fully understand but is compelling even before readers know that it is based in true events. Rosa is a Jewish girl in Vienna in 1938. Her grandmother watches her during the day, while her parents run the family shop. "Then the Nazis came, and things changed." The girl is confused as the appearance of Swastika symbols and vandalism become more commonplace in her neighborhood. Her grandmother simply explains: "The Nazis say Jews are bad. Some people believe them." Rosa's parents try to stay optimistic, hopeful that their loyal customers will continue to shop and support the family. Increasingly oppressive prohibitions, including banning Jews from owning businesses, force the family to pivot: making and selling trunks one at a time as if it were for a yard sale. After failing the first time, the family eventually receive their visas to leave for America. However, Rosa's grandmother must stay behind, as the Nazis only permitted three family members to leave. "I'm the oldest," the grandmother explains to Rosa, "and you and your parents have many more years of life left than I do.... you will take my love with you." This devastatingly poignant picture book is based on a true story: Rosa is the author's mother. The dialogues and events are based on her memories, stories from his grandparents, and supplemented by records. VERDICT Within the context of guided family and classroom conversations, this gorgeously illustrated picture book can be an important age-appropriate tool to educate children about the Holocaust while emphasizing the enduring power of perseverance and love. --Jane Huh
KEY: * Excellent in relation to other titles on the same subject or in the same genre | Tr Hardcover trade binding | Board Board book | pap. Paperback | BL Bilingual | SP Spanish
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Huh, Jane. "WEINSTEIN, Jacob Sager. What Rosa Brought." School Library Journal, vol. 69, no. 12, Dec. 2023, p. 81. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A779118660/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=757af429. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Weinstein, Jacob Sager WHAT ROSA BROUGHT Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins (Children's None) $19.99 11, 14 ISBN: 9780063056480
"Then the Nazis came, and things changed."
In Vienna, Rosa's parents work in their grocery store while Grandma watches over the child. Then Nazi flags appear everywhere, and hatred against Jews, like Rosa and her family, becomes rampant. Grandma tries to answer Rosa's perplexed questions as gently as possible, but how can you explain the unexplainable? When Jews are banned from owning businesses, Dad surreptitiously builds and sells one trunk at a time for departing Jewish neighbors, even helping a rabbi hide a Torah in a false bottom. The family desperately waits for a visa that will allow them to flee to America. Rosa, in her innocence, imagines what she might take with her when they leave, seen as white-line ghostlike objects floating around her. When the visas finally come, and there isn't one for Grandma, Rosa takes the most important thing of all on the journey: Grandma's love. Drawing inspiration from his mother's childhood experiences, Weinstein employs spare, carefully selected language, without sugarcoating, to describe the rapidly escalating events. Wheeler's illustrations inform the wider, more harrowing tale, gradually growing darker and more fraught with menacing vignettes of book burnings and broken windows. After viewing the family's apartment, nearly emptied of belongings, and watching them eat in a soup kitchen, readers will find the family's sadness, fear, and hunger to be palpable.
Heartrending, tender, and eye-opening. (author's note, photos) (Picture book. 7-10)
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"Weinstein, Jacob Sager: WHAT ROSA BROUGHT." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Oct. 2023, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A768633604/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=f23bfd56. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
Live Richer Now: 100 Simple Ways to Become Instantly Richer. By Jacob Sager Weinstein. Illus. by Lauren Radley. Jan. 2024.144p. Macmillan/Odd Dot, paper, $17.99 (9781250795090). 332.
This practical guide offers lots of commonsense financial advice dedicated towards one goal; getting rich. Or at least getting richer, for those readers who have the willpower and discipline to commit to the numerous suggestions spread throughout the brief chapters and outlined in step-by-step strategies and checklists. The text can get fairly sophisticated at times, despite the colorful graphics and illustrations that appear on almost every page and give this the appearance of a finance guide for teens. Despite that, the assumption is that most readers are already members of the workforce, with much attention given to networking, seeking promotions, and negotiating better salaries. Investment advice tends towards adult interests, as well: handling investments, home-management budgeting tips, refinancing house loans, setting up endowments. Much of the advice carries over into the practicalities of everyday living, including avoiding scams and keeping online passwords secure. This realistic guide will most likely be of interest to community college and public libraries. --Kathleen McBroom
YA/S: Teens with a deep interest in personal finance will appreciate this guide's inviting layout and practical, straightforward tone. SH.
YA Recommendations
Adult titles recommended for teens are marked with the following symbols: YA, for books of general YA interest; YA/C, for books with particular curricular value; and YA/S, for books that will appeal most to teens with a special interest in a specific subject.
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McBroom, Kathleen. "Live Richer Now: 100 Simple Ways to Become Instantly Richer." Booklist, vol. 120, no. 9-10, 1 Jan. 2024, p. 14. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A780973268/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=86bb9a1f. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.