Q&A with Kristy Draper, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Digital Product Manager
Tell us a little bit about your role at HMH. Can you describe your typical day? I am a project manager. I started that role while I was in the digital group and recently moved to the sales department....
View ArticleQ&A with Lindsay Pryor, Hachette Book Group, Human Resources Coordinator,
What is a typical day like in your role and in HR in general?Like with any job, I don’t think there is a “typical day”! Day to day, I spend my time recruiting for open jobs and internships, answering...
View ArticleQ&A with Carl Lennertz, Executive Director, The Children’s Book Council and...
1) What was your first job in publishing?A bookseller first, and then a Midwest sales rep for Random House adult and children’s books.2) As the new CBC executive director, what role do you believe The...
View ArticleQ&A with Miriam Miller, Subsidiary Rights Manager, Macmillan Children’s...
1) Tell us a little about your role at Macmillan. What do you do within the Children’s Group?As Rights Manager, the biggest part of my job is licensing domestic audio rights and foreign rights in...
View ArticleQ&A with Christine Barcellona, Editor, Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan...
Tell us a little about your position at Macmillan. What does your role as an editor entail?I’m the editor for Square Fish, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group’s paperback line. That means I get to...
View ArticleQ&A with Jen Keenan, Senior Designer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
What and where was your first position in the book industry, and what was the most significant learning experience you took away from it?My first position in the book industry was a designer at Workman...
View ArticleQ&A with Sara Dayton, Senior Product Manager, Penguin Young Readers
Tell us a little about your role at Penguin Young Readers.My department manages the Penguin Young Readers apps, experiments with new technologies, and finds innovative ways, digital or otherwise, to...
View ArticleQ&A with Cassie McGinty, Senior Publicist, Disney-Hyperion
What is your typical day as a senior publicist at Disney-Hyperion?The day-to-day for publicity can run the gamut. From pitching media and blogs, to organizing author tours/conferences/festivals,...
View ArticleQ&A with Rich Thomas, VP, Publishing Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books
Tell us a little about your role at Harper. What’s your elevator pitch for what you do within the Children’s editorial department—and how does it differ from what other Harper teams do?The simplest way...
View ArticleQ&A with Hayley Jozwiak, Managing Editor at Macmillan Children’s Publishing...
By Jessica Anderson (ECC Member, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)What is a typical day like for you as a Managing Editor at Macmillan Children’s?I make a long to-do list in the morning, then I...
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