Job opening: editor

With the recent departure from our department of longtime Wizards editor Mark Sehestedt, we find ourselves in need of an editor on the adult fantasy side. If you’re an editor with five years or more of book publishing experience, with at least two years at a trade publisher preferably, or if you know of someone who fits that … Read more

Mogget would not stand for this

But apparently Winchester the cat is more longsuffering. Not to say we haven’t tried, mind. Note the pitiful look in Tildrum’s eyes as he wears the baby bonnet my roommate made for her new niece. Note also that none of the pictures of Mogget turned out because he wouldn’t hold still long enough.  In comparison: the blur … Read more

Katherine Paterson podcast

I’ve referred several times over the years to a talk I once saw Katherine Paterson give in Boston at the Cambridge Forum, but only now realized that it was recorded as a podcast in addition to being broadcast on the local radio. It’s a really great talk about how a writer handles the serious topics in children’s literature. Kind of … Read more