Theo Baker speaks with vice president, executive editor at Scholastic books and New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney. In this two part interview, they discuss Andrea’s path to becoming a reader and an editor, how her background as a journalist has helped her both as an editor and author, the evolution of diversity in children’s publishing, and much more!

Part One: Andrea speaks of becoming a reader, shares the twist in her career journey that led to her becoming a children’s book editor, and reflects on the skills she gained in journalism that apply to her work. (25:44)

Part Two: Andrea tells us about launching the Jump at the Sun imprint at Disney, and her mission at Scholastic. She speaks of her writing discipline, the growth of diversity as a focus in children’s publishing and what gives her “hope for a new day.”

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