Marc Aronson

Marc Henry Aronson (born October 19, 1950) is an American writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian. He has written history and biography nonfiction books for children and young adults, as well as nonfiction books for adults about teenage readers.

Biography
Marc Henry Aronson was born October 19, 1950, the son of the scenic designers Boris Aronson and Lisa Jalowetz Aronson. He is the grandson of rabbi Solomon Aronson, and of the musical conductor Heinrich Jalowetz.

As of June 2012 Aronson wrote a column for School Library Journal called "Consider the Source". As of September 2014 he writes an SLJ blog called "Nonfiction Matters".

In 2001, Aronson won the first Sibert Medal for nonfiction for Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado.

Aronson has a Ph.D. in American History from New York University. In 1997, he married author Marina Budhos. They have two sons and live in Maplewood, New Jersey.

Aronson is on the School of Library and Information Science faculty at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Books for Middle-Grade Readers

 * Ain’t Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry, with Scott Reynolds Nelson, National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
 * For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever, with HP Newquist, Feiwel & Friends, 2007
 * The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World, with John W. Glenn, National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
 * If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge, National Geographic Children's Books, 2010
 * Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011
 * "The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist a Scientist, A Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window Into Human Origins", with Dr. Lee R. Berger National Geographic Children's Books, 2012

Books for Young Adults

 * Art Attack: A Brief Cultural History of the Avant-Garde, Clarion Books, 1998
 * Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado, Clarion Books, 2000
 * John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise, Clarion Books, 2004
 * The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence, Clarion Books, 2005
 * Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005
 * Race: A History Beyond Black and White, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007
 * Robert F. Kennedy: Crusader, Viking Juvenile, 2007
 * Bill Gates: Tycoon, Viking Juvenile, 2008
 * Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008
 * "Pick-Up-Game: A Full Day of Full Court" (co-editor) Candlewick Press, 2011
 * Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies, Candlewick Press, 2012

Books for adults

 * Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading, Scarecrow Press, 2001
 * Beyond the Pale: New Essays for a New Era, Scarecrow Press, 2003
 * Sugar Changed the World, with Marina Budhos, Clarion Books, 2010