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Article: An interview with Frances Foster.(children's book editor)(Interview)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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LEONARD S. MARCUS: How did you come to be a children's book editor?
FRANCES FOSTER: I came to New York on the rebound, following a wonderful but unreal year of living and working in Rome and the breakup of a college romance. I loved the vitality and energy of the city and wanted to get into publishing; I chose children's books because that was where my interests merged--children, literature, and art.
I started my job search by calling on the daughter of a friend of my aunt's who was working for Margaret McElderry at Harcourt Brace. I had been urged to look her up and did so now because I hoped she could give me some leads. I hadn't made an appointment ...
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