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From: leonardsma at aol.com <leonardsma>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:43:52 -0400
It's rare for an editor now to be in the positiion of deciding, on his or her own, whether or not to publish a manuscript, and to build a list year after year from such personal decisions. Most editors now, and certainly those at the larger houses, have to take their projects to a committee, with marketing executives having a major say and perhaps even a representative from Barnes and Noble.
Leonard S. Marcus
54 Willow Street, #2A
Brooklyn, New York 11201
tel 718 596-1897
e-mail leonardsma at aol.com
web www.leonardmarcus.com
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From: Sally Miller <derbymiller at fuse.net>
To: ccbc-net <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>
Sent: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 6:20 pm
Subject: [CCBC-Net] Editors past and present
I hate to intrude on the conversation with such a mundane question, but I am very curious. Mr. Marcus, in your opinion do editors of today have less power than they did in the past? Does it vary from publisher to publisher? And on another topic, does it seem to you that fiction for the middle-grade child is being a little neglected in favor of more of today's really lovely picture books at one end and the explosion of timely and well-written young adult novels at the other? (Not to mention the growing market for graphic novels) Too many questions to answer? Pick your favorite, and I thank you for the opportunity to ask your opinion. Sally Derby _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-net
Received on Mon 21 Jul 2008 04:43:52 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:43:52 -0400
It's rare for an editor now to be in the positiion of deciding, on his or her own, whether or not to publish a manuscript, and to build a list year after year from such personal decisions. Most editors now, and certainly those at the larger houses, have to take their projects to a committee, with marketing executives having a major say and perhaps even a representative from Barnes and Noble.
Leonard S. Marcus
54 Willow Street, #2A
Brooklyn, New York 11201
tel 718 596-1897
e-mail leonardsma at aol.com
web www.leonardmarcus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Sally Miller <derbymiller at fuse.net>
To: ccbc-net <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>
Sent: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 6:20 pm
Subject: [CCBC-Net] Editors past and present
I hate to intrude on the conversation with such a mundane question, but I am very curious. Mr. Marcus, in your opinion do editors of today have less power than they did in the past? Does it vary from publisher to publisher? And on another topic, does it seem to you that fiction for the middle-grade child is being a little neglected in favor of more of today's really lovely picture books at one end and the explosion of timely and well-written young adult novels at the other? (Not to mention the growing market for graphic novels) Too many questions to answer? Pick your favorite, and I thank you for the opportunity to ask your opinion. Sally Derby _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-net
Received on Mon 21 Jul 2008 04:43:52 PM CDT
