Tanen, Sloane A. 1970–
Tanen, Sloane A. 1970–
PERSONAL: Born June 9, 1970, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Ned (a film producer and studio executive) and Max (Kirman) Tanen; married Gary Taubes (a science writer), November 3, 2001. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., 1992; New York University, M.A. (literary theory), 1995; Columbia University, M.A. (art history), 1998. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Jewish.
ADDRESSES: Office—Greenwich Studios, 515 Greenwich St., Ste. 309, New York, NY 10013. Agent—Amy Williams, Collins McCormick, 10 Leonard St., New York, NY 10013. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER: Writer. Painter, with work exhibited at galleries in New York, NY, Boston, MA, and Connecticut.
WRITINGS:
Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same: The Life and Times of Some Chickens (humor), photographs by Stefan Hagen, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2003.
Where Is Coco Going? (juvenile), photographs by Stefan Hagen, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2004.
Going for the Bronze: Still Bitter, More Baggage, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2005.
WORK IN PROGRESS: A children's book, completion expected in 2006.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
PERIODICALS
Publishers Weekly, October 18, 2004, review of Where Is Coco Going?, p. 62.
School Library Journal, December, 2004, Laurie Edwards, review of Where Is Coco Going?, p. 123.