Welcome!

I’m Cheryl Klein, Executive Editor at Arthur A. Levine Books (an imprint of Scholastic), and this is a small repository of information about writing, publishing, the books I’ve edited, and my editorial tastes. Please poke around and make yourself at home.

My book is available! Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults is a collection of my talks and essays on just those topics. You can read more about it on the book’s page or just order the book now.

New on the site: Some Observations on Electric Eels, a talk on outsider stories, reader-character connections, and icthyology.

Upcoming Appearances: I’ll present my highly praised Master Class on Plot in Spokane, Washington and Asheville, North Carolina, in March and April respectively. Please check back here or contact me at the e-mail address below for information on other appearances.