On this episode, I talk with Alison Weiss, Acquisitions Editor at Pixel+Ink, about her job editing and publishing middle grade books, about what she looks for in a manuscript, and about how she got started in children's book publishing.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• The Winterton Deception (series)
• Drag and Rex (series)
• The Second Favorite Daughters Club (series)
• Sky & Ty (series)

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