Biography
At Jan's solo website, you'll find a link to many of her 60+ award-winning books in a range of genres as well as annotated listings of published books with selected excerpts; Resources; a Store; highlighted art work; a blog with many free articles related to Jan's key areas of expertise - time management, relationships including friendship, romance, family, and work, crime victimization, and getting published.
Fred and Jan Yager are a married couple who have written several screenplays, novels, and nonfiction works in collaboration; they have also authored solo works.
Fred Yager was a reporter for the Associated Press for 13 years including four years as a movie critic and entertainment writer, screening hundreds of movies and interviewing hundreds of film industry professionals including actors, actresses, directors, and producers such as Stephen Spielberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the late John Ritter, Francis Ford Coppolla, and Sally Fields. He has a certificate in film production from New York University and a degree in psychology from City University of New York. He has been a member of the Writers Guild of America since 1983 and is the author of the novel, REX.
Jan Yager studied acting at the Gene Frankel Theatre Workshop and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has a Ph.D. in sociology from the City University of New York Graduate Center and a masters in criminal justice from the Goddard College graduate program. She has taught at the University of Connecticut, Penn State, Temple University, and The New School. She is the author of 66+ books in several genres including nonfiction -- TIME MASTERS; WHEN FRIENDSHIP HURTS; and EFFECTIVE BUSINESS AND NONFICTION WRITING; novels - ON THE RUN; children's book - FAIRY TALE SEQUELS, BOOK 1, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; and others.
To contact the Yagers about speaking engagements or film rights to their novels, or to request a reading copy of their screenplays ("Untimely Death," "Just Your Everyday People," "No Time for Love," or "Runaways," send an e-mail to: jyager@aol.com.
For information on foreign rights, contact: hannacroix@aol.com
You might also want to visit these additional websites for more information about writings by Fred or Jan Yager, including free sample book chapters, article reprints, website resources:
Indie press that will be celebrating it's 30th year in 2026. This press, which publishes in a range of genres, including adult nonfiction and fiction, middle grade and YA fiction, illustrated children's book, and specialty books including journals and workbooks, was founded by publishing executive Dr. Jan Yager, who runs it with the help of talented freelancers. They had a huge bestseller in 2016 -- Russel D. Bernstein's middle grade novel, DOODLES LANHORN AND THE QUEST TO SAVE INNER EARTH, also published in India by Emerald Books. It's current big hit is the business self-help book, HOW TO FINISH EVERYTHING YOU START, by Dr. Yager, with nine translation sales.
Other popular titles include Jeff Yager's SEVEN DAYS IN VIRTUAL REALITY, a novel; film critic Susan Granger's 150 TIMELESS MOVIES, Fred Yager's THE ASIAN QUEEN, Carole Addabbo's DINA THE DEAF DINOSAUR, and Jan's new FAIRY TALE SEQUELS series, Book 1, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD and Book 2, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS.
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WHEN FRIENDSHIP HURTS is the international hit title by Dr. Jan Yager, translated into 29 languages. It has been sold continually since its original publicationin 2002 with a new Preface and updated resources and bilbiogreaphy issued in 2023. Dr. Yager is a sociologist and friendship coach. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and at William Paterson University. The book was featured in an article in THE NEW YORK TIMES and the author went on GOOD MORNING AMERICA as well as to Australia and New Zealand for an Author Tour of their edition of the book.
Dr. Yager includes her original "Friendship Oath" in WHEN FRIENDSHIP HURTS. This sociologist believed that since there's an oath for marriage, why not have one for another very important relationship in our lives, friendship?