I met Mary Atkinson at Encore. We talked about her books and her writing career and then she offered to send me her books so
Category: Interviews – Agents, Editors & Publishers
Interview: Dreaming Robot Press
Dreaming Robot Press is a tiny little publisher in the small town of Las Vegas, NM – much less glamorous than its sister city in
#kidlit Interview with Clavis Books Publisher, Philippe Werck
I am proud to say that soon I will be a Clavis Books author. I loved their books and mission from the moment I Googled
How to Read a Wordless Picture Book
Guest Post by Rob Broder, Ripple Grove Press, and Piotr Parda “I never read. I just look at pictures.” – Andy Warhol Wordless, adjective: without
Interview: Mary Flower, Publishing Contracts Consultant
When I needed to find a professional to review a contract I had been offered, a number of people suggested Mary Flower, a veteran lawyer
New Publisher Bab’l Books: Bilingual Stories for Bilingual Families
Jair Hernandez, one of the founders of Bab’l Books, is using his Harvard Business School degree to fill a need: bilingual children’s books for bilingual
CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS -Meet Kristen Necaise, the New Owner of Character Publishing
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: First of all, congratulations, Kristen! That’s quite an undertaking to buy a small press. Since my second book, Ruth the Sleuth and
The Picture Book Idea Syndrome
Guest Post by Rob Broder — President and Founder of Ripple Grove Press Rob Broder’s guest post, “You Can Judge a Book by Its Title,
Meet book marketing expert, Deborah Sloan
REMEMBER, NOBODY BUYS A BOOK THEY HAVEN’T HEARD OF.* Read this interview with children’s book marketing expert, Deborah Sloan, to find out how to get
You Can Judge a Book by Its Title, and Other Wisdom from the Submission Pile
GUEST POST by Rob Broder, President & Founder of Ripple Grove Press We have received over 2000 submissions at Ripple Grove Press (RGP) since we
Interview with Agent Danielle Smith
When I first read about Danielle Smith about a year and a half ago, I liked her immediately. Her knowledge and love for children’s literature
Interview with Amanda Broder, publisher of the new Ripple Grove Press
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: It’s always exciting for kidlit writers to hear about a new publishing company geared towards the magical genre of picture books. (Can
Agent Interview: Victoria Wells Arms
Victoria Wells Arms has spent over twenty years in publishing, beginning as an editor at Dial Books for Young Readers and later establishing the highly
How one small press got started: Character Publishing
UPDATE: CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. Some titles have been acquired by other publishers. I first contacted Jerusha Bosarge through the SCBWI Discussion
