Namrata Tripathi is VP & Publisher of Kokila, a newly-formed imprint of Penguin Young Readers dedicated to centering stories from the margins. In this two-part interview by Theo Baker, Namrata shares about her career as an editor, the lessons she’s learned on the way, and the vision behind her new imprint.

Part One: Namrata on naming her imprint, her journey as an editor of Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult books, and lessons she’s learned on the way. (29:03)

Part Two: Namrata speaks to the vision behind her new imprint, Kokila. 

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