Mike Nappa
{{Short description|American author, editor, agent (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Mike Nappa
| image = Mike Nappa Public Photo 2025.jpg
| alt = Mike Nappa, author
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|12|10}}
| birth_place = Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
| occupation = Author, editor, literary agent
| genre = non-fiction, theology, writing resources, church resources, children's literature, Christian fiction
| notableworks = VeggieTales Super Comics, God in Slow Motion, Johnny Grav & The Visioneer, 77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected
| website = {{URL|nappaland.com}}
}}
Mike Nappa (born December 10, 1963) is an Arab-American author and an entertainment journalist for the e-magazine, NerdFans.com (formerly PopFam.com).
Biography
Nappa was born in Norman, Oklahoma. He started his career as a youth pastor,{{Cite web|url=https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/forbiblestudynerds|title=For Bible Study Nerds|website=Beliefnet.com|access-date=February 8, 2022}} and then transitioned to writing church resources at Group Publishing in Colorado. He eventually joined Group as a book acquisitions editor and remained active as an author.{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/nappa-mike|title=Nappa, Mike | Encyclopedia.com|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=February 8, 2022}} In 1995, Nappa left Group Publishing to start his own company, Nappaland Communications Inc., which became the parent company for Nappaland Literary Agency and the long-running e-magazine, PopFam.com., which rebranded to NerdFans in 2024. Since then he has published over 60 books{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/140583.Mike_Nappa?page=1&per_page=90|title = Books by Mike Nappa (Author of Annabel Lee)|website=Goodreads.com}} which have collectively sold more than a million copies worldwide.{{Cite web|url=http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/authors/mike-nappa/1420|title = Authors | Baker Publishing Group|website=Bakerpublishinggroup.com}} He has also served as a fiction acquisitions editor for Barbour Publishing, as a general acquisitions editor (fiction and non-fiction) for David C. Cook publishers, as Editor in Chief of the short-lived Destination Magazine (published by the now-defunct Private Escapes Luxury Destination Clubs),{{cite web|url=https://nappaland.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-2008-PDF-DestinationMag-Tuscany.pdf|format=PDF|title=Destination|website=Nappaland.com|access-date=October 26, 2022}} and as Publications Director for Blue Margin Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluemargin.com/ttd/author/mike-nappa|title=thrivethroughdata | Mike Nappa|website=Bluemargin.com|access-date=February 8, 2022}}
Although he published several suspense novels under the pen name "Sharon Carter Rogers", it was not until 2016 that Nappa began publishing adult fiction under his own name.{{Cite web|url=http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/search?terms=Mike+Nappa|title = Search results | Baker Publishing Group|website=Bakerpublishinggroup.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.Nappaland.com Nappaland web address]
- [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HNN51U Amazon author page]
- [https://www.bible-smart.com Bible-Smart™ blog]
- [http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/forbiblestudynerds/author/mnappa/ Mike Nappa on Beliefnet.com]
- [https://www.crosswalk.com/search/?q=by%20Mike%20Nappa&s=1 Mike Nappa on Crosswalk.com]
- [http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/articles/Why-Are-Girls-Suddenly-Into-Comics.aspx Why Are Girls Suddenly Into Comics? by Mike Nappa]
- [https://www.amazon.com/Coffey-Hill-2-Book-Series/dp/B01LZVHS5L Coffey & Hill trilogy]
- [https://www.bluemargin.com/ttd/author/mike-nappa Mike Nappa on ThriveThroughData.com]
- [https://www.talofagames.com Talofa Games web address]
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Category:20th-century American novelists
Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:American male novelists
Category:Novelists from Oklahoma