Author Anita Silvey

Today on the Neil Haley Show, Author's Corner Segment, Neil will
interview Author Anita Silvey.


Anita Silvey is an author, editor,
and literary critic in the genre of children’s
literature. Born in 1947 in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, Silvey has served as Editor-in-Chief
of The Horn Book Magazine and as vice-president
at Houghton Mifflin where she oversaw children’s and
young adult book publishing. She has also authored a number of
critical books about children's literature, including 500
Great Books for Teens and The Essential Guide to
Children's Books and Their Creators. In October 2010, she began
publishing the Children's Book-A-Day Almanac online, a daily
essay on classic and contemporary children's books