Using the Skills of Friendship With Arthur Levine

Arthur Levine is the legendary children’s book editor, including
of series such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. He is
founder of publishing house Levine Querido, and formerly
President and Publisher at Arthur A. Levine Books at Scholastic,
as well as author of picture books, most recently The Hanukkah
Magic of Nate Gadol.


I used portions of Arthur’s interview in the Track Changes:
Inequality in Publishing episode, and I encourage you all to
listen.


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Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode




Susan Hirschman, editor and founder of Greenwillow Books




Ursula Nordstrom, legendary editor of children’s books at
HarperCollins




Margaret Frith, long-time editor at G.P. Putnam's Sons




The Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine




The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin




The Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole




Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell




Levine Querido is partnering with Chronicle Books for
printing




Everything Sad is Untrue: A True Story by Daniel Nayeri




Elatso by Darcie Little Badger




Illustrator Rovina Cai




The Wanderer by Peter Van Den Ende




Illustrator Shaun Tan




Illustrator M.C. Escher




This Old Dog by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Gabriel
Alborozo




Kevin Hawkes, illustrator for The Hanukkah Magic of Nate
Gadol




Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick




 


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