#081: Publisher Natalie Doherty — The Magic of Writing for Children, Market Trends, Behind the Scenes of Publishing, Children’s Book Categories, Social Media - London Writers' Salon

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Natalie Doherty, Children’s Publishing Director at HarperCollins, on what she looks for when acquiring books, the case against writing toward market trends, different categories of children’s books, and what makes a magical children’s book.

ABOUT NATALIE DOHERTY

Natalie Doherty is Fiction Publishing Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books, where she joined the team in May 2023 and is now working to build a brilliant new list of talent. She was previously an editor at Penguin Random House Children’s, working with a list of award-winning and bestselling authors including Tom Fletcher, Robin Stevens, R J Palacio, Tamzin Merchant and Nazneen Ahmed Pathak.

RESOURCES & LINKS

HarperCollins Children’s Books
Writers’ & Artist’s Yearbook
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Murder Most Unladylike Series by Robin Stevens
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw
The Last Life of Lori Mills by Max Boucherat
The Last Bear, The Lost Whale and Finding Bear by Hannah Gold
Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw
The Suitcase Kid and The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson
The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness

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#081: Publisher Natalie Doherty — The Magic of Writing for Children, Market Trends, Behind the Scenes of Publishing, Children’s Book Categories, Social Media

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