Yael Goldstein Love (born 1978) is a novelist, editor and book critic.[1] She is also co-founder and editorial director of the literary studio Plympton.[2]

Biography

Goldstein Love was born in 1978 to mathematical physicist Sheldon Goldstein and novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein. Her parents later divorced. Goldstein Love graduated from Harvard College with a degree in philosophy.[3]

In 2007, Goldstein Love published the novel The Passion of Tasha Darsky, originally titled Overture.[4][5] The novel was the contentious relationship between mother and daughter musicians, leading to speculation about whether the novel was autobiographical.[6] Goldstein Love denied the speculation.[6][7]

In 2011, Goldstein Love and fellow writer Jennifer 8. Lee founded a literary studio named Plympton, Inc.[2] The studio focuses on publishing serialized fiction for digital platforms.[8] Its first series launched in September 2012 as part of the Kindle Serials program.[9] It also launched the app Rooster, a mobile reading service for iOS7, in March 2014.[10]

References

  1. ^ Yael Goldstein Love, Special to The Chronicle (2011-03-13). "'The Tiger's Wife,' by Téa Obreht: review". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  2. ^ a b "Our Team | Plympton". Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Yael (2008-06-30). "Yael Goldstein". Jewcy.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  4. ^ Hogan, Ron (May 19, 2008). "Love Changes Everything: Paperback Comes With New Title, New Author, New Opening". Mediabistro. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  5. ^ "Boston Book Club: The Passion of Tasha Darsky | Boston Daily". Blogs.bostonmagazine.com. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  6. ^ a b Cohen, Mirian (January 2007). "Mothers, Daughters, and the Word: Talking with Yael Goldstein". Zeek. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  7. ^ "Accompanied by strings - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  8. ^ Denison, D.C. (September 8, 2012). "Boston literary start-up lands Amazon deal". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ^ Bosman, Julie (September 30, 2012). "E-Books Expand Their Potential With Serialized Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  10. ^ McMurtrie, John (March 12, 2014). "S.F. company launches Rooster, a new mobile reading service". SFGate. Retrieved March 17, 2014.


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