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Julia Mayer

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Biography, Art, Nonfiction

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Julia Mayer is always searching for fascinating stories and has built a career on asking people to share theirs. Fred Terna’s is one of the most fascinating stories Julia has heard, and is captured in her latest book, Painting Resilience: The Life & Art of Fred Terna (November 2020, JBJ Vision). She also enjoys learning about the experiences of both young adults and philanthropists in her role as Director of Philanthropy at Year Up, a nonprofit that provides workforce development training for 18-24 year olds. Julia pursues opportunities that enable her to build trust with interesting people so she can ask the questions other people don’t.

Julia’s first book, the young adult novel Eyes in the Mirror, was published in 2011 by Sourcebooks. Jul ...more

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How did "Painting Resilience" change over time?

Julia Mayer My first draft was a straight telling of Fred's story, and over time, after working with my editor, I came to realize that I was also a character in t…moreMy first draft was a straight telling of Fred's story, and over time, after working with my editor, I came to realize that I was also a character in the story. You can hear more about this here: https://youtu.be/4TJp4obwIE8 (less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Julia Mayer Holocaust survivor Fred Terna has often said that living through the Holocaust was luck but living with it takes skill. During a tour of his art studi…moreHolocaust survivor Fred Terna has often said that living through the Holocaust was luck but living with it takes skill. During a tour of his art studio and archive, I asked Fred about his life immediately post-liberation. He insisted the story wasn’t interesting and politely declined to answer my questions. It’s in that moment that this book was born - to discover and share what those skills are and how Fred came to acquire them.(less)

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Average rating: 3.24 · 1,260 ratings · 275 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Who Done It? by Jon Scieszka (Editor), Libba Bray (Goodreads Author), Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 1,209 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyes in the Mirror 3.18 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Painting Resilience: The Life and Art of Fred Terna by Julia Mayer (Goodreads Author), Daniel Terna (Illustrations), Frederick Terna (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars