Bye Bye Brodie...

PW reports today that Deborah Brodie, one of the founders of Roaring Brook Press, will be leaving the publisher next month. I've dealt with Deborah a number of times over the years and always found her to be helpful, kind and professional--and I think she's brought many wonderful books to the world.

If you have a copy of the 2001 CWIM hanging out on your shelf, turn to page 203 for an interview with Deborah, then still serving as executive editor at Viking. Here's a snippet in which she answers a question about where children's publishing is going:

"...the one thing that will never change is the collaborative nature of publishing--the supportive, mutually nourishing relationship of editor, author and illustrator."

I wish her the best of luck in whatever new publishing endeavor she chooses.