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December 9, 2019

Industry Insider – Intern Spotlight with Alayna Parsons-Valles »

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Next up in our Publishing Industry Insider series, we interviewed our invaluable publishing intern Alayna Parsons-Valles. Over the past few months, Alayna has happily jumped into any task with lightning-fast speed and attention to detail. She’s such a hardworking intern so, of course, we had to pi…

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September 30, 2019

Industry Insider – Translation Day »

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In honor of International Translation Day, we've rounded up the covers of some of our favorite translated titles below!

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September 16, 2019

Interview with Marketing Director Andrea Baird – PW Star Watch honoree »

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If you’ve perused the most recent issue of Publishers Weekly, you may have seen that our marketing director, Andrea Baird, was selected as a PW Star Watch honoree! A true star in her field, Andrea is always on the move, but even with her crazy schedule, she took the time to answer a few quest…

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July 31, 2019

Industry Insider – Subrights Spotlight with Alex Granato »

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Next up in our Publishing Industry Insider blog series, we interviewed our editorial and subrights associate, Alex Granato. Read below for Alex’s insight into the field of subrights and trends in the publishing industry.

What drew you to working in subsidiary rights aka subrights?

In the day…

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July 10, 2019

ALA 2019 Recap – Marketing Coordinator »

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This year was our marketing coordinator’s first time at ALA in DC, and she’s taking over the blog today to let you know her favorite moments!

ALA was a whirlwind of four days in DC with probably the hottest weather I’ve experienced all year. It was tons of fun, and I learned a lot working t…

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June 28, 2019

Welcome to the team! »

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We’ve got some new faces around the office so of course we had to bug them about their favorite books. Read below to hear more from Sadie Teper (Associate Designer), Ben Krapohl (Assistant Project Editor), and Kara Rota (Senior Editor) about their publishing journeys and working at Chicago Review …

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June 26, 2019

A Promise Kept – Editing Gilbert Baker’s memoir, Rainbow Warrior »

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A Promise Kept: Editing Rainbow Warrior

by Jay Blotcher

When a friend dies suddenly, the ritual of mourning is upstaged by pragmatic concerns: notifying the family, hunting for a will, making funeral arrangements, and cleaning out the apartment.

When my friend Gilbert Baker unexpectedly di…

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June 12, 2019

Top Five Favorite Moments at BookExpo 2019 »

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This year was my first time at NYC’s BookExpo, and so I somehow narrowed down my top five favorite moments below. Embarrassing pictures included!

Author Signings. One of the top highlights was leading people—who were often out of breath after having run from a different author signing—to ou…

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April 12, 2019

Industry Insider – Editor Spotlight with Jerome Pohlen »

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Next up in our Publishing Industry Insider blog series, we interviewed senior editor Jerome Pohlen. As both an author and editor for Chicago Review Press, he has insightful advice for any aspiring writer or editor.

Be on the lookout for Jerome’s upcoming book The Apollo Missions for Kids, avail

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March 11, 2019

Industry Insider – Designer Spotlight »

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Introducing our new Publishing Industry Insider blog series! Every few months, these interviews will reveal the individuals working behind the scenes who help shape our books into the final product.

First up we have Lindsey Cleworth Schauer, an editor turned cover designer here at Chicago Review …

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