The Editorial Director and the Translator: A Talk About EBYR’s Stories from Latin America with Kathleen Merz and Lawrence Schimel

If you saw the news this week then you know that Simon & Schuster has just been acquired by private equity firm KKR for $1.62bn. But as we watch large firms acquire massive publishing companies, the experience can be a bit like watching sharks devour sharks. Meanwhile, elsewhere, it doesn’t take much effort to notice that it’s the small publishers doing the innovative, interesting, imaginative work that makes the American children’s book scene as vibrant and interesting as it is today.

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