Susan Hirschman

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Susan Hirschman is the founder of children's publisher Greenwillow Books. [1]

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Career

Hirschman was born in Manhattan and lived there for her entire career. [2] She was inspired to enter the field of publishing during high school when she heard a talk by Jennie Lindquist. [2] Her first job was in 1954, working as a secretary at publisher Alfred A. Knopf. [1] She later moved to Sandpiper Press, and from there to Harper & Row, where she worked under Ursula Nordstrom. [2] After taking time off from Harper & Row, she was quickly hired by Macmillan to head their children's book publishing division. [2] She remained there until October 1974, when she resigned in protest of a mass firing. [3] She founded Greenwillow as an imprint of William Morrow (now HarperCollins), where she remained until her retirement in 2001. [1]

Works published

During Hirschman's career, she was responsible for the US publication of Watership Down , as well as works by children's authors Kevin Henkes and Jack Prelutsky. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Britton, Jason (2001-03-05). "Hirschman to Retire". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 248, no. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Marcus, Leonard S. (1996). "An interview with Susan Hirschman: Part I" . The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 72, no. 2. p. 155. ISSN   0018-5078 . Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. ↑ Marcus, Leonard S. (1996). "An interview with Susan Hirschman: Part II" . The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 72, no. 3. p. 282. ISSN   0018-5078 . Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. ↑ Hirschmann, Susan (2009-08-30). "Susan Hirschman on Children's Books" (Interview). Interviewed by Steve Paulson. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Susan Hirschman To Retire" . School Library Journal. 47 (4): 22. April 2001. ISSN   0362-8930 . Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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