Journey of a New Book: From Manuscript to Publishing

Feb. 2021

Taylor Norman, editor from Chronicle Books, will take us on the journey of a new book, from manuscript to publishing. If there’s time, she’ll share some upcoming Spring and Fall titles. Taylor Norman is most passionate about picture books and middle grade fiction. She looks for three key factors in the books she works on: very strong writing, an honest voice, and no condescension to young readers. She seeks to publish books that employ and encourage new perspectives, make readers think, connect people and ideas thoughtfully—and most importantly, treat their readers with respect. She is the editor of such titles as the Odyssey Award-winning Redwood + Ponytail; the Pura Belpré Honor-winning The Other Half of Happy; the Pura Belpré Award-winning Lowriders series, Jon Scieszka’s AstroNuts series; Adam Rex’s On Account of the Gum; Dave Eggers’s Her Right Foot; and Carter Higgins’s Everything You Need for a Treehouse; among many other books for kids.