Publishing Tag

Agents and publishers are always saying they’re looking for stories that are “fresh and unique”, but what does that mean? Our Roundtable discussion centers around fresh angles in picture books.

Listen in as we take a look at some truly unique stories which perfectly exemplify what fresh takes on classic picture book topics can look like, and the common thread between them.

Books talked about in today’s episode:

• How This Book Got Read written by Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrated by Melissa Iwai
• The World’s Best Class Plant written by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick and illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao 
• Time is a Flower written and illustrated by Julie Morstad

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In this episode, we ask the question: Why is Everything So Slow? The pandemic is (basically) over, so why are things not back to normal? Will things ever go back to the way they were or is this slowness the new normal in publishing?

Emma Walton Hamilton leads our discussions. She reached out to her agent and two of her editors for their insights on trend in children’s publishing. We hope you find this discussion fascinating and maybe a little uplifting. Ultimately, there’s some good news related to this pace.

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