Kathleen M. Squires
Experience
Freelance writer 1997-present
Work ranges from pop culture paperbacks to food and travel writing. Clients include: The Wall Street Journal, Saveur, Cooking Light, Zagat.com, Real Simple, National Geographic Traveler, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, Time Out New York,AOL, Budget Travel, New York Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Lucasfilm, American Express Custom Publishing and Disney Press.
Editor1993-1997
Associate editor 1991-1993
Assistant editor 1990-1991
Bantam Doubleday Dell
Acquired 20-25 original titles per year including fiction and nonfiction for middle grade and young adult readers in hardcover and paperback. Oversaw bestselling series such as Sweet Valley High and Choose Your Own Adventure. Negotiated contracts and worked intensively with writers on revision. Line edited full-length manuscripts. Nurtured new talent and maintained long-term author relationships. Wrote flap, cover, and catalog copy.
Editorial assistant 1988-1990
Charles Scribner’s Sons/Macmillan Publishing Company
Assisted the editorial director of books for young readers. Evaluated and screened manuscripts, proofread, and wrote cover copy.
Related experience
- New York panelist for the James Beard Foundation Chef and Restaurant Awards (2013-present)
- Producer, America’s First Foodie, documentary film about James Beard (release fall 2014)
- Top 100 Hotel panelist for International Traveller magazine (2013-present)
- Judge for final exams for culinary students at the International Culinary Center (2013-present)
- Chef liaison for Alta Editions Cookbook series
- Attended Stanford University Professional Publishing Program
- Completed copyediting and proofreading workshop at New York University
- Guest lecturer at New York University Children’s Publishing Course
Education
Lafayette College, Easton, PA, B.A. 1988
Richmond College, London, UK 1986
Magazines
Cooking Light
Real Simple
Saveur
Every Day with Rachael Ray
National Geographic Traveler
Gourmet
Budget Travel
Blueprint
Premier Traveler (Travel Bites columnist)
Business Traveler
New York Magazine
Time Out New York
Time Out Singapore
Four Seasons
City
Paper
Zink!
Chow
IN New York
Kirkus Reviews
Booklist
Bucknell Magazine
Star Wars Kids
Newspapers
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Daily News
The New York Post
The New York Observer
The Globe and Mail
Metro
The Villager
Web
Zagat.com—food and travel blogger and columnist
Fodors.com—travel contributor
Newyork.com—The Dish columnist and regular contributor
Jetsetter.com—travel correspondent
AOL/Holidash—food and lifestyle
Real Simple TV/Web—reporter/writer
The Latin Kitchen—contributor, food and travel
New York Citysearch.com—restaurant reviewer and food blogger for “Bottomless Dish”
New York Magazine.com—restaurant reviewer
NYCGo.com—food and bars
Gayot.com—restaurant reviewer
Papermag.com—travel, food, shopping, and bars
Mensstyle.com—travel, food
Radio
Food and travel expert on Martha Stewart’s “Living Today” on Sirius/XM Radio
Books
Cookbooks:
The Coolhaus Ice Cream Book (Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
The Journey, volume one (Alta editions) Nominee for 2014 IACP award
The Journey, volume two (Alta editions)
Carmen Gonzalez’s Kitchen
Other written as Kathleen Squires:
Real Simple Book of Home Cleaning (Time Inc.)
Hot Corn (publisher pending) a fictional exploration of the life of a female street vendor in 1838 Manhattan
Contributor to Nice Job! The Guide to Cool, Odd Risky, and Gruesome Ways to Make a Living (Ten Speed Press)
Contributor of reviews to Time Out New York’sEating and Drinking Guide 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Contributor of reviews to Time Out New York’s Bars and Clubs Guide 2004 & 2005
Contributor to Time Out’s New York Travel Guide Book 2003-2009
History essays for Time Out special circulars: Hell's Kitchen, Tribeca, Theater District
Contributor to American Express's Locals Know Best Las Vegas Travel Guide
“How to Read” essay featured in college textbook: Real Essays (St. Martins)
Ghostwriter:
Falling Out of Fashion by Karen Yampolsky (Kensington Press)
Written as K. M. Squires:
The Real World Paris: Culture Shock (Pocket Books/MTV)
The Real World Las Vegas: Confessions from Sin City (Pocket Books/MTV)
Making the Band: The Official Biography of O-Town (Pocket Books)
98 Degrees: The Official Book (Pocket Books) **A New York Times Bestseller**
‘N Sync: The Official Book (Dell/Random House) **A New York Times Bestseller**
Written as K.S. Rodriguez:
Dawson’s Creek: Long Hot Summer (Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster)
Dawson’s Creek: Major Meltdown (Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster)
Dawson’s Creek: The Official Scrapbook (Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster)
Will Smith: From Fresh Prince to King of Cool (HarperCollins)
The Backstreet Boys (HarperCollins)
Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of the Horrifying Hockey Team (Minstrel/Simon & Schuster)
Dinosaurs Then and Now (five book series) (Raintree Steck/Vaughn)
The Little Mermaid: The Dolphins of Coral Cove (Disney Press)
Memberships
New York Historical Society
James Beard Foundation
International Association of Culinary Professionals
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
National Writers Union
Authors Guild
Soho House
Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Association
The Public Theater
Charity
New York Cares
Habitat for Humanity
Hands on Disaster Relief