Using the Skills of Friendship With Arthur Levine

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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.

This episode is brought to you by Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar, a debut YA novel that blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy. Available wherever books are sold now!

This episode is sponsored by Revision Season, a seven-week, virtual master class in revising your novel, led by Elana K. Arnold, author of Printz honor winner Damsel and National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of, and more.

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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