Susan Hirschman

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

Career

Hirschman was born in the 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. ^ a b c Britton, Jason (2001-03-05). "Hirschman to Retire". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 248, no. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.