Meghan McCarthy

Author and illustrator, Meghan McCarthy, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about creating non-fiction picture books; her “depressing” experiences while working at Barnes & Noble; childhood and adulthood bullies; how Twitter criticism leads to “outrage telephone”; and what the morality clause from publishers could mean for creators.

A leader in non-fiction children’s publishing, Jeanne Bendick, was mentioned. Here’s more on her.

To learn more about Meghan, visit meghan-mccarthy.com.

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