The Slush Pile Myth

Kids who love books sometimes find themselves at a crossroads when it comes to determining their future career. For some, the choice boils down to librarian or a publisher. Librarianship lacks the sophistication and potential glory of publishing, but feeds very well into a certain type of person’s need to work on a grounded level with members of the immediate public. We don’t make the big bucks but we have our own levels of influence, often directly, with our patrons. Publishers, in contrast,...