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Minders Of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, And The Shaping Of American Children's Literature (2008)

by Leonard S. Marcus(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0395674077 (ISBN13: 9780395674079)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: This is vastly entertaining as well as immensely informative. Marcus is a great storyteller and I particularly enjoyed various machinations of stalwart editors (most of them women) as they operated above and below the radar in the major houses during the 20s 40s and 50s. Highly recommended to anyone who is interested in American children's literature (which should include any American former children who use goodreads).
review 2: This book doubles as the history of women as heads of publishing houses in America. This history ranges from the end of the nineteenth century to the Potter age. Chapter by chapter, decade by decade, the book keeps track of what was published by whom, and what book turned the industry on its head this time. This was apparently 14 years... more in the making, which explains why the last chapter pretty much goes like this: "Reagan was elected and he cut all the funding to schools, then Harry Potter was published--Hey, what the hell was going on with those books anyway?" less

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