Janine Le

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Janine Le, founder and agent at Janine Le Literary Agency, about how she became a literary agent; how the process of querying agents is far from ideal; what illustrators should do if they’re struggling to find an agent; and more.

To learn more about Janine and her agency, visit janinele.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Jerry Pinkney, Peggy Rathmann, Maurice Sendak, Arnold Lobel, and Steven Kellogg

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