A conversation with Cheryl Klein, the editorial director of Lee & Low Books, and Theo Baker.

Part One: Klein speaks of the insights she’s gained as an editor and the importance of diverse voices. (31:56)

Part Two: Klein shares the publishing and writing sides to the question “who can write what?”, talks genre and telling the story of your heart, and tells us about her own books, the writing craft “The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults” and the picture books “Things with Wings” and “Thunder Trucks.” 

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