Unsung Heroes of Publishing from Christine Kole MacLean. Short interviews with a book designer, copy editor, publicity director, indexer, Printz Committee Chairperson, and sales rep. Christine is the author of How It’s Done (Flux, 2006). Read a Cynsations interview with Christine Kole MacLean.

More News & Links

2007 Writing Habits Poll Results from Anastasia Suen. Read a Cynsations interview with Anastasia.

Ethnic Book Awards: Discriminatory or Necessary? by Mitali Perkins at Mitali’s Fire Escape.

“How to Prepare for Your One-On-One Critique: Insights from Editors and Authors” by Gayle Jacobson-Huset from the Institute of Children’s Literature. See also The Purple Crayon: A Children’s Book Editor’s Site from Harold Underdown.

The Odds, Pages in a Picture Book Dummy, Book Advances, Article on Trends from the Purple Crayon Blog, January 2007.

Take a peek into illustrator Don Tate’s studio. Read a Cynsations interview with Don.