Poet, Author, and Verse Novelist
It s my favorite month. National Poetry Month! And of course, I have updated middle grade novel-in-verse statistics to share. In 2025, I included verse novel awards as part of my infographic. This year, I m not doing that here, but I will be posting each of the 2025 middle grade verse novels with lists of what Continue reading "Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2026"
In January I promised this further post, where I ve put some of the Agent/Editor data, and author stats from the middle grade verse novelist master list. You can see the masterlist of MG NIV from 1990 to today here. For these infographics, I ve narrowed in on primarily agent/editor/imprint or publisher info. Now, I am not Continue reading "Verse Novel Infographics: Agent/Editor Edition"
Sam Subity s recent video chat with editor Mallory Kass of Scholastic referenced that I share novel-in-verse statistics for Middle Grade here. I usually try to have the stats out closer to April, but with the interest this week, I decided to share a little early. When we get closer to April, I may add another Continue reading "Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2024"
All About the Middle Grade Verse Novels 2023 2023 Page Count Stats:
It s the UK s National Poetry Day. The perfect time to share some recent novel-in-verse stats. and infographics of recent middle grade novels in verse! Enjoy! First, some novels-in-verse you should either preorder, ask your library to order, or both: As always, I m sure I have missed some titles. I do my best to catch new Continue reading "Novel-in-Verse Stats"
Yesterday for the seventh time in the last decade, a Verse Novel was honored with a Newbery* either honor or award. It s an exciting decade for this genre as it expands, and more people come to love the layers and emotion of story in verse. Last year I shared some basic stats and a master Continue reading "2022 Middle Grade Novel-in-Verse Stats"
If this interests you, I ve also compiled a Pinterest board that links to where each title can be purchased. A note: I write Middle Grade, so this data focuses on Middle Grade. The authors you see may well have other Verse Novels. If they are not Middle Grade, I don t have them on this particular Continue reading "All Kinds of Middle Grade Novel-in-Verse Stats"
...a long, cool breeze dances through the branches of the trees. Leaves shimmer green to gold, gold to red, spread wide and leap, glide down to heap in the yard.
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