I think I also remember that picture book publishing within a few months of the storyboarding. realistic timelines.

what are you watching?

no, it's a blank image

Made it home with a clean tote bag. It's a Hannukah miracle. Chag sameach

I'd love to participate if you're looking for new speakers! I'm all about demystifying the publishing industry

Thanks, requested all three! I didn't realize X Fang had a new book out this year.

Oh, ALSO PICTURE BOOKS! I'm planning to spend an entire afternoon at the library flipping through whatever picture books I can get my hands on at the same time. What should I request?

By all means, please share!

I'd particularly love to find a few YA novels without a speculative element so I can listen to the audiobook. I'm still working on my audiobook processing skills and it can be tough for me to follow high fantasy audio if I haven't read the book before.

Was it me?

There's not much that's within my power to help. But if you're a former Teen Vogue employee affected by the layoffs and you want to write a book, get in touch. I'm happy to talk through the process with you or connect you with a colleague who might want to represent that kind of project.

So much media created for teens, especially teen girls, is deeply infantilizing even when it claims to espouse empowerment. I worry how that focus will shift for Teen Vogue going forward.