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STEVE GECKEditorial Director, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
I'm acquiring fictional works for children from toddler through the age of fourteen. I also work on the occasional teen novel. I'm interested in picture books with an emotional hook and distinctive characters. For fiction I'm looking at all genres and subjects, stand-alone or series. RIGHT NOW DON'T SEND ME... Rhyming picture book texts that don't scan well; gross-out chapter book series |
HOW I GOT INTO BOOKS... My mom was an elementary school librarian, and when I was in college she and my dad opened The Tree House Children's Book Store in St. Cloud, MN. After college I moved to New York City and worked as the buyer and manager for Eeyore's Books for Children. I spent many years as acquiring editor for Children's Book-of-the-Month Club. Eventually I entered the world of publishing working for Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers and Greenwillow Books.
JUST A FEW OF THE BOOKS AND AUTHORS I'VE ACQUIRED AND EDITED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS... The New York Times bestseller Max the Brave by Ed Vere; #1 Indie Next pick The Snatchabook by Helen and Thomas Docherty; Society of Illustrator’s Gold Medal Winner A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes; and Carol Weston’s acclaimed novel The Speed of Life which received four starred reviews.
JUST A FEW OF THE BOOKS AND AUTHORS I'VE ACQUIRED AND EDITED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS... The New York Times bestseller Max the Brave by Ed Vere; #1 Indie Next pick The Snatchabook by Helen and Thomas Docherty; Society of Illustrator’s Gold Medal Winner A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes; and Carol Weston’s acclaimed novel The Speed of Life which received four starred reviews.
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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AN EDITOR DOES FOR AN AUTHOR IS... To work thoroughly and patiently so that the book with the author's name printed on it is the best it can be.
I LOVE MY JOB BECAUSE... I don't doubt for a second that a great book can change a child's life.
I KEEP MY READING PILE... Overflowing from my nightstand, in my car, on my phone, on my iPad. I'm happiest when there are books everywhere!
BOOKSTORES YOU SHOULD VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE... Which ones shouldn't you visit?
WHEN I'M NOT READING, I'LL BE... Watching Independent Lens on PBS, walking the High Line, or listening to music by British groups with odd names.
I FOLLOW READING, WRITING AND PUBLISHING NEWS AT... PW Daily, Publishers Lunch, Shelf Awareness, Publishing Perspectives, A Fuse 8 Production, and Read Roger
I LOVE MY JOB BECAUSE... I don't doubt for a second that a great book can change a child's life.
I KEEP MY READING PILE... Overflowing from my nightstand, in my car, on my phone, on my iPad. I'm happiest when there are books everywhere!
BOOKSTORES YOU SHOULD VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE... Which ones shouldn't you visit?
WHEN I'M NOT READING, I'LL BE... Watching Independent Lens on PBS, walking the High Line, or listening to music by British groups with odd names.
I FOLLOW READING, WRITING AND PUBLISHING NEWS AT... PW Daily, Publishers Lunch, Shelf Awareness, Publishing Perspectives, A Fuse 8 Production, and Read Roger
AGENTS CAN CONTACT ME AT steve.geck@sourcebooks.com, direct line 212-414-1701 ext. 2226