Mike Nappa | |
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Born | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | December 10, 1963
Occupation | Author, editor, literary agent |
Genre | non-fiction, theology, writing resources, church resources, children's literature, Christian fiction |
Notable works | VeggieTales Super Comics, God in Slow Motion, Johnny Grav & The Visioneer, 77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected |
Website | |
nappaland |
Mike Nappa (born December 10, 1963) is an Arab-American author and an entertainment journalist for the e-magazine, NerdFans.com (formerly PopFam.com).
Nappa was born in Norman, Oklahoma. He started his career as a youth pastor, [1] 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. [2] 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., [2] which rebranded to NerdFans in 2024. Since then he has published over 60 books [3] which have collectively sold more than a million copies worldwide. [4] 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), [5] and as Publications Director for Blue Margin Inc. [6]
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. [7]