Emma started her career with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, where she worked in the marketing department before joining the Aladdin editorial team. After leaving
Category: Interviews – Agents, Editors & Publishers
Interview with Page Street Kids Associate Editor, Charlotte Wenger
Get to know Charlotte Wenger, associate editor at Page Street Kids!
Interview with Author Mary Atkinson
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
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
*As of the summer of 2018, Danielle Smith has stopped agenting due to unethical practices. When I first read about Danielle Smith about a year
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
